TOP Tight End Prospects—Will Eli Stowers SHOCK The NFL As Travis Kelce’s Heir?

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Kansas City Chiefs face a pivotal question: can they find a true successor to Travis Kelce as their lead tight end? With Kelce nearing the end of his career, draft strategy takes center stage as the team evaluates prospects like Kenyon Sadiq, Eli Stowers, Andre, and Max Claire, examining whether any tight end can fill the offensive void Kelce will eventually leave. Hosts Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy break down the strengths, weaknesses, and athletic ceilings of top tight end prospects, debate the value of mid-round selections like Justin Jolly and Michael Trig, and assess the Chiefs’ current tight end depth chart—including Noah Gray and Jared Wiley. Will Kansas City use a high pick, search for a developmental gem, or turn to free agency after 2026? Find out what analytics and film say about the next great Chiefs tight end and what it means for the team’s future Super Bowl runs.

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0:00.0	Can the Chiefs find a Travis Kelsey replacement?
0:03.0	From the land of the free and the home of the Chiefs, this is the Locked-on Chiefs podcast.
0:08.9	You are Locked-on Chiefs, your daily Kansas City Chiefs podcast, part of the Locked-on
0:15.0	podcast network, your team every day.
0:20.8	And let's just dive right in. The Chiefs need a tight-in to your team every day.
0:22.6	And let's just dive right in.
0:27.4	The Chiefs need a tight in to replace Travis Kelsey and 100% clear.
0:30.7	I don't mean actually physically replace 100%, because you're not going to get that.
0:32.5	But they do need to find somebody that can be their guy going forward.
0:36.5	And I'm Chris Clark from
0:37.5	Chief's Corner. He is Ryan Tracy from RGR Football, NFL 33, and Rogue APC. And let's just get
0:43.3	right into it. If the Chiefs stay at 9, there's only one option at tied end. I don't think that we
0:50.8	are, I think we're both on the same page. kenyon sadiq is not an option for them in nine
0:54.7	at least we don't feel like he is uh is it possible that they have to go that way depending on how
0:59.4	the draft shakes out wouldn't shock me but i don't think that that's the best use of their pick
1:04.8	uh i would like to see them move back but he is far and away number one on your board and probably
1:10.2	is he the only one that has a
1:12.1	first or second round grade or do you have some guys that have second round grades you know
1:16.5	I have another player at the bottom of the second but it's a bit of a stretch he could fall out
1:23.8	it would not surprise me if Eli Stowers went in the 50s or the 70s. But I have them
1:30.7	right down there right about 60, which makes sense, and that's fine. You don't have to. This isn't
1:36.5	this isn't as thick a class as we've seen in some other years. But I think the important part is,
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