OVERVIEW
In high school, Kelce was a three sport star, but his best sport was always football. He was a three-year letter winner at quarterback, and earned All-Lake Erie League honors after totaling 2,539 yards of total offense and 31 total touchdowns as a senior. Kelce’s uncle Don Blalock played football at Purdue and grandfather Don Blalock played football at Ohio. Travis is the younger brother of former Cincinnati Bearcats and current Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce.
In his first year on campus, Travis redshirted. In his redshirt freshman year, Kelce participated in 11 games as the tight end. He caught one pass for three yards. Kelce also played some quarterback, strictly in a Wildcat role. He logged eight carries for 47 yards and two touchdowns. Kelce did not play in 2010, as he was suspended for a violation of team rules. Upon his return in 2011, Kelce caught 13 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns. In his senior season, Kelce put himself on the NFL prospect map, as he caught 45 passes for 722 yards and eight touchdowns. He was selected to the All-Big East first team for his play.
ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS Kelce has an ideal tight end frame. Athletic for his size, with great strength, and the ability to stretch the field vertically. Very physical run blocker, generates power from the lower half, and will move defenders off the ball. Plays with leverage. Wide catching radius, can adjust and make the difficult catch. Tough to bring down after the catch. Light feet, and has lined up in numerous different positions.
WEAKNESSES Suspended for an entire season for violating team rules. Only one season of production. Doesn't have blazing speed. Not a tremendously explosive athlete. Doesn't come out of his breaks all that well.
NFL COMPARISON Rob Gronkowski
BOTTOM LINE Kelce has been a tremendous run blocker throughout his career for the Bearcats, but really elevated his game as a receiver in his senior season. He isn't a tremendous athlete, but he does a lot of things very well. It's a deep tight end class, but Kelce's play suggests that he should be highly sought after. [Reply]
Is that Ryan Murphy at the 10 second mark? I worked with that guy a couple of times. Pure fucking evil. Like no shit, I'm almost postive the guy murders and eats babies. [Reply]
Watching the college world series and one of the things scrolling along the bottom on espn is coming up next "travis Kelce retirement plans" along with aiyuk news, Cole debut for yanks, and another thing or two.
Just nuthooks or are they about to tell us something? [Reply]
Originally Posted by cmh6476:
Watching the college world series and one of the things scrolling along the bottom on espn is coming up next "travis Kelce retirement plans" along with aiyuk news, Cole debut for yanks, and another thing or two.
Just nuthooks or are they about to tell us something?
Well according to Kelce at his most recent Chiefs conference from mini-camp/OTA, he said he's going to keep playing "until the wheels fall off."
So yeah... I guess those KIND of are retirement plans, but not in the way the scroller was hoping to bait people [Reply]
Originally Posted by Saul Good:
I've watched a lot of Cincy games. This guy is a stud. Great athlete who is just scratching the surface of what he can do.
