Kelce enters his 12th season with the Chiefs in 2024.
Spent the majority of the 2013 season on the club’s injured reserve list.
Originally entered the NFL as the first of two third-round picks (63rd overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Kelce has caught a pass in 158 consecutive games, marking the longest streak in franchise history and besting PFHOF TE Tony Gonzalez’s 131 consecutive games.
He is three consecutive games behind WR DeAndre Hopkins (161) to be the active streak holder outright.
His 11,328 receiving yards are the most by any Chiefs player and the fourth-most by an NFL tight end.
Passed 11,000 total yards Week 12 (11/26/23) in Las Vegas and finished the season with 11,342 combined yards.
He is only the second player in Chiefs history to record more than 11,000 combined yards and is second only to Dante Hall (12,356).
Kelce owns 74 career receiving touchdowns, good for second in team history. He needs three more receiving touchdowns to best PFHOF TE Tony Gonzalez (76).
Between Kelce and QB Patrick Mahomes, the pair has 51 touchdown connections.
Their 51 touchdown connections passed PFHOF QB Len Dawson and former WR Otis Taylor for most QB-pass catcher connections in Chiefs history.
They are now tied with PFHOF QB Drew Brees and TE Jimmy Graham for the third-most QB-tight end touchdown connections in league history.
Currently has 37 regular season games of 100 receiving yards or more, which is the most such games in team history and is the most 100-yard games by a tight end in league history.
His 157 receptions of 20 or more yards is a franchise best for all pass catchers.
Has tallied 86 receptions of 25+ yards which is the third-most for a tight end in NFL history since 1994.
Kelce’s ten consecutive seasons with 50+ receptions is tied for the top spot with WR Mike Evans for the most consecutive seasons among all active pass catchers in the league.
With a 50+ reception season in 2024, Kelce would tie TE Tony Gonzalez for the most such seasons in Chiefs history.
He currently holds the fourth-most 80+ reception seasons in the NFL (eight) and is tied for the second-most 90+ reception seasons with six.
He trails only Larry Fitzgerald with eight seasons.
Kelce’s three seasons of 100+ receptions is a franchise best for any pass catcher and a league best for all tight ends.
He is the only tight end in NFL history with multiple 100+ reception seasons.
With 5,359 yards after catch, Kelce is ranked at the top amongst all tight ends in NFL history.
With 5,359 career YAC after recording 463 in 2023, Kelce now owns the seventh-most YAC, regardless of position, in the NFL.
Kelce was the fastest player to reach 900 career receptions, doing so against the Raiders (12/25/23) in just 158 games.
The previous record was held by TE Jason Witten in 181 games.Â
Kelce is just one of four tight ends to snag 900 receptions. In 154 games, Kelce became the eighth-fastest player to do so in NFL history, regardless of position.
Became the fastest tight end in NFL history to reach the 800-reception plateau, doing so in 142 career games played.
He tied with PFHOF WR Torry Holt for seventh-fewest games to record 800 receptions by any NFL pass catcher.