Cole Kmet vs Travis Kelce: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Cole Kmet and Travis Kelce for your lineup, you are not alone. Cole Kmet finished the 2025 season at 4.0 PPG for the Chicago Bears (16 games), and Travis Kelce averaged 9.1 for the Kansas City Chiefs (17 games).
That 5.1-point weekly advantage for Travis Kelce is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Travis Kelce is the volume tight end in this matchup with 76 receptions for 851 yards, while Cole Kmet profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (2 scores on 30 catches). In weeks where Cole Kmet finds the end zone he out-scores Travis Kelce, but the floor gap is real.
Cole Kmet has his bye in Week 7, and Travis Kelce rests in Week 6. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
