{"id":101553,"date":"2025-10-02T00:11:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T00:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=101553"},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:11:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T00:11:19","slug":"oregon-star-predicted-to-replace-chiefs-travis-kelce-in-2026-sporting-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=101553","title":{"rendered":"Oregon star predicted to replace Chiefs&#8217; Travis Kelce in 2026 | Sporting News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce is in the twilight of his career.<\/p>\n<p>The former University of Cincinnati product turns 36 this month, and we may be witnessing his final year in the NFL. A story from ESPN&#8217;s Nate Taylor back in August indicated that Kansas City&#8217;s management is bracing for a retirement announcement at the end of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>But what will the Chiefs do if Kelce does indeed retire? It&#8217;s not like they have a replacement waiting in the wings currently on the roster, which means they may have to look to the draft to find the heir apparent to their future Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<h2>Mock draft has the Chiefs selecting Oregon tight end\u00a0Kenyon Sadiq<\/h2>\n<p>In a new mock draft from USA Today,\u00a0Ayrton Ostly has the Chiefs selecting Oregon\u00a0tight end Kenyon Sadiq with the 20th overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sadiq is exactly the kind of matchup nightmare NFL teams look for in tight ends. At 6-foot-3 and 245 pounds, Sadiq is a more than capable blocker with elite speed for his size,&#8221; wrote Ostly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kansas City needs more athletic difference-makers on offense. Sadiq could be the heir to Travis Kelce as a versatile, dynamic threat inline or outside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Noah Gray and Robert Tonyan are valuable depth for Kansas City, neither can provide the star power Kelce brings to the table for the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>Sadiq has a great blend of power and speed, and could slide into Kelce&#8217;s role on offense out of the gate. Through five games, the Oregon standout has 15 catches for 204 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>If the Chiefs want to keep their long line of star tight ends moving, this would be a great selection in next April&#8217;s draft.<\/p>\n<h2>More Oregon news:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Oregon star predicted to replace Bengals&#8217; Trey Hendrickson in 2026<\/li>\n<li>Browns insider provides update on trade rumors surrounding Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders<\/li>\n<li>Browns insider projects timeline for Joe Flacco benching, Dillon Gabriel starting<\/li>\n<li>Oregon star predicted to replace Cowboys&#8217; injured Malik Hooker in 2026<\/li>\n<li>Chargers&#8217; Jim Harbaugh says Justin Herbert is &#8216;taking too many hits&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Did Shedeur Sanders just take a jab at Dillon Gabriel, Joe Flacco and other NFL QBs?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Oregon Duck could be the heir to the Chiefs&#8217; tight end legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":101554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Oregon star predicted to replace Chiefs&#039; 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