Travis Kelce is an American professional football player. He plays for the NFL team named Kansas City Chiefs. He was born on October 5, 1989 in Westlake, Ohio. One of the greatest tight ends in the history of the NFL, Kelce is currently in his 11th season in the NFL. Over his distinguished career, Kelce has been selected to the Pro Bowl 8 times and First-Team All Pro 4 times. He is a member of the NFL 2010’s All-Decade team and has won two Super Bowl championships. Kelce holds the records for consecutive and overall seasons with at least 1000 receiving yards. He is recognized as being the fastest tight end to reach the milestone of 10,000 receiving yards.
His most recent achievement is winning the Super Bowl. His latest ring was won by the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles. This was the first Super Bowl contest that featured two brothers, Travis and Jason, playing against each other.
Kelce played basketball, baseball and football while a student at Cleveland High School. Scouts took notice of his talent and started recruiting him to various institutions. Surprisingly, Kelce was a quarterback when he initially started playing football. As a quarterback for his high school team, Kelce won All-Lake Erie League honors for his stellar performance, recording over 2,000 total offensive yards in his senior year.
Despite his size and height, Kelce is known to be a good runner apart from being a proficient receiver. Starting from his high school career, Kelce has proven to be an able runner, possibly due to his strength and skill. These attributes allowed Kelce to excel in different sports and different positions, making him a viable prospect in the eyes of many colleges.
Which College Did Travis Kelce Go To College?
Travis Kelce committed to play football at the University of Alabama alongside his brother, Jason Kelce, who was a starting left guard for the team. He was a two-star recruit coming out of high school and received offers from other universities including the University of Akron and Eastern Michigan University.
Kelce joined his brother Jason at the University of Cincinnati. Jason played as part of the defensive team at the time, while Travis entered as a tight end. The brothers had previously played together at the Cleveland Heights high school.
At college, Kelce played as a tight end and at times, as a quarterback. He redshirted the 2008 season and finished his first official year at college with 47 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns and one reception of 3 yards.
Kelce was not allowed to play the 2010 season due to a team rule violation that saw him being suspended for the entire year. In 2011, Kelce returned to the team as a tight end and recorded 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Kelce’s last year at college was marked by his breakout performance, receiving 722 yards, and scoring 8 receiving touchdowns. He received First-Team All-Conference honours and was awarded the College Football Performance Awards Tight End of the Year.
