Chiefs’ Travis Kelce makes appearance on NFL Top 100 list. See where he landed
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- Travis Kelce came in at No. 79 on the 2026 NFL Top 100 list.
- He finished 2025 with 76 catches for 851 yards and five touchdowns.
- Prior to 2026, Kelce had appeared on the NFL Top 100 list 10 times (2016-25).
The “NFL Top 100” is an annual ranking of the best 100 players in the league, as determined by a vote of current players. For the 2026 edition, the NFL is revealing two players a day via X every weekday morning.
Two weeks ago, center Creed Humphrey became the first Kansas City Chiefs player to crack this year’s list, checking in at No. 94.
On Monday, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce came in at No. 79.
“The thing I love about Travis is he plays his game in a specific way to him,” Los Angeles Rams defensive back Quentin Lake said in the league’s video. “It’s like no other. He can push off you. He can tug a little bit of jersey. He can swipe by you. It’s like he’s out there playing basketball with little kids sometimes.
“He’s doing crossovers, wiggling with his body to get your eyes off. When you get a guy like that, that’s so smooth and doesn’t have any wasted movement, it’s hard to guard.”
The recently married tight end is no stranger to the “NFL Top 100,” with 10 previous appearances — in 2025 (No. 37), 2024 (No. 9), 2023 (No. 5), 2022 (No. 10), 2021 (No. 5), 2020 (No. 18), 2019 (No. 21), 2018 (No. 24), 2017 (No. 17) and 2016 (No. 91).
The 36-year-old finished his 13th NFL season in 2025 with 76 catches for 851 yards and five touchdowns. His yardage output was fourth among the league’s tight ends.
Had quarterback Patrick Mahomes not missed the final three games of the season due to injury, Kelce may have had a better chance to record his first 1,000-yard season since 2022. Kelce holds the record for most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons by a tight end with seven, a stretch that ran from 2016-22.
Signs have indicated that 2026 could be the final season for the seven-time All-Pro and three-time Super Bowl champion. If so, he would end his career having appeared on the “NFL Top 100” 11 straight times.
This story was originally published July 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM with the headline "Chiefs’ Travis Kelce makes appearance on NFL Top 100 list. See where he landed."
