15 Fantasy Football Transactions for Week 1

Add Travis Kelce

The 2014 season brings a ton of upside at the tight end position. Tyler Eifert, Zach Ertz, Ladarius Green – the list of viable late-round tight ends in fantasy football is a long one.

But perhaps no tight end being selected in the double-digit rounds of fantasy drafts has more upside than Kansas City’s Travis Kelce.

If you recall, Kelce was a third-round draft selection in 2013, but had micro-fracture surgery on his knee during his rookie season, sidelining him the entire year. Entering Year 2, the Chiefs’ tight end looks to be the de facto number two non-Jamaal Charles pass-catcher in Kansas City and has dazzled in the preseason, catching 11 passes for nearly 200 yards and a couple of scores. No tight end has been better.

In 2013, only two Chiefs saw over 100 targets. Third on this list was Dexter McCluster, who’s now in Tennessee. Given the team defense is sure to regress a bit, Alex Smith and company may turn to the pass even more in 2014 after ranking 23rd in pass-to-run ratio a season ago. That screams opportunity for the talented Kelce.

Head coach Andy Reid has a history of making his tight ends fantasy relevant, and Kelce compares physically to Rob Gronkowski. It’s shaping up to be a breakout season for Kelce, and it could start as early as Week 1 against Tennessee with Dwayne Bowe suspended.