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Travis Kelce is returning to play a 13th NFL season for the Chiefs, but the franchise is evidently looking towards the aboriginal erstwhile it comes to the choky extremity position.
Bowling Green merchandise Harold Fannin Jr. revealed connected Up & Adams this week that helium was acceptable to conscionable with Kansas City anterior to the NFL Draft, which begins connected April 24.
Fannin besides said that meetings with the Browns, Lions and Broncos were connected his schedule.
In his 3rd and last collegiate season, Fannin racked up 117 catches, 1,555 receiving yards and 11 full touchdowns.
Both his drawback and yardage totals led each FBS schools successful 2024.
Fannin is projected to beryllium a mid-round draught pick, and the Chiefs volition person respective opportunities to prime him determination if they wish.
Travis Kelce is returning for a 13th season, but it could beryllium his farewell twelvemonth successful the NFL
Tight extremity Harold Fannin Jr. revealed this week that helium was gathering with the Chiefs
He led the federation successful receiving yards and receptions past twelvemonth arsenic helium starred for Bowling Green
They ain the No. 66 wide and No. 95 wide picks successful the 3rd round, arsenic good arsenic the No. 133 prime successful the 4th round.
Kansas City besides owns the No. 63 prime precocious successful the 2nd round, though they whitethorn deem that spot excessively aboriginal to prime the talented pass-catcher.
In 2024, 35-year-old Kelce had his worst regular play successful a decade, arsenic helium produced 823 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns.
Nonetheless, helium inactive ranked a respectable 5th among choky ends successful receiving yards for the regular season.
The choky extremity was yet quiescent successful the Super Bowl arsenic the Chiefs mislaid 40-22 to the Eagles, arsenic helium didn't drawback a walk successful the archetypal fractional and finished with conscionable 39 yards.
Beyond perchance drafting Fannin, the Chiefs bash person different options for a Kelce replacement, including the team's existent backup, Noah Gray.
The choky extremity signed a three-year hold with the squad anterior to past play - keeping him nether declaration done 2027.
Gray besides posted a career-high 437 receiving yards past twelvemonth arsenic Patrick Mahomes began to thin connected him more.
Kansas City besides drafted choky extremity Jared Wiley successful the 4th circular of past year's draft, and signed seasoned Robert Tonyan this offseason.
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