How many fantasy points did Travis Kelce score in 2016?

Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs scored 221 fantasy points in the 2016 season, playing 16 games, averaging 14 points per game, and posting a best single week of 33. He ranked first among tight ends.

Which tight end had the biggest single fantasy week in 2016?

Zach Ertz of the Philadelphia Eagles had the biggest single week among top ten tight ends in 2016 with 39 points. Travis Kelce was next at 33. Despite that spike, Ertz finished sixth at the position with 184 points.

Who finished second and third among fantasy tight ends in 2016?

Kyle Rudolph of the Minnesota Vikings finished second with 209 fantasy points over 16 games, and Greg Olsen of the Carolina Panthers finished third with 205 points over 16 games. Both averaged 13 points per game.

Did every top ten fantasy tight end play 16 games in 2016?

All but one. Zach Miller of the Chicago Bears played 11 games, yet his 120 points still ranked seventh at the position, and his 11-point per-game average matched the full-season players around him on the list.

Was Kyle Rudolph or Greg Olsen the better 2016 fantasy tight end?

Kyle Rudolph finished ahead on the board, 209 points to 205, both over 16 games and both at 13 points per game. Rudolph's best week of 29 also edged Olsen's 27, so the numbers favor Rudolph on every column in the table.

Who Was the Most Consistent Tight End of 2016?

Playing for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2016, Travis Kelce placed first among tight ends with 221 fantasy points across 16 games, good for 14 points per game. He played every game and paired the top total with a best week of 33, separating himself from Kyle Rudolph of the Minnesota Vikings, who took second with 209 points. No tight end combined volume and week-to-week production the way Kelce did that year.

Why Kelce Rates as the Most Consistent TE of 2016

The 2016 tight end board was defined by one clear leader. Across 16 games in 2016, Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs totaled 221 fantasy points, 14 per game, to lead all tight ends. Every other name in the top ten averaged 13 or fewer, so Kelce held the top spot on volume and on weekly output at the same time.

His best week of 33 was also the second-highest single week in the top ten, behind only the 39 that Zach Ertz of the Philadelphia Eagles posted. That combination of a top weekly average and a top spike game is what makes Kelce the consistency answer for 2016: he did not need a single outlier to carry his total.

The Full Top 10 Fantasy TE Seasons of 2016

The table below shows every tight end who finished in the top ten for the 2016 season, with games played, total fantasy points, per-game average, and best single week.

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | |------|--------|------|-------|--------|-----------------|-----------| | 1 | Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 221 | 14 | 33 | | 2 | Kyle Rudolph | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 209 | 13 | 29 | | 3 | Greg Olsen | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 205 | 13 | 27 | | 4 | Jimmy Graham | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 189 | 12 | 30 | | 5 | Delanie Walker | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 188 | 12 | 27 | | 6 | Zach Ertz | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 184 | 11 | 39 | | 7 | Zach Miller | Chicago Bears | 11 | 120 | 11 | 28 | | 8 | Jordan Matthews | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 171 | 11 | 24 | | 9 | Cameron Brate | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 171 | 11 | 22 | | 10 | Dennis Pitta | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 169 | 11 | 28 |

What stands out in the 2016 numbers is how the per-game column and the totals point the same direction at the top. Kelce leads both. Kyle Rudolph of the Minnesota Vikings and Greg Olsen of the Carolina Panthers each played 16 games and averaged 13 per game, finishing second and third, so the podium was set by steady output rather than by one huge afternoon.

The middle of the board tells a different story. Jimmy Graham of the Seattle Seahawks edged Delanie Walker of the Tennessee Titans by a single point, 189 to 188, while a cluster at 11 per game stretched from Zach Ertz all the way to Dennis Pitta of the Baltimore Ravens in tenth. Ertz is the interesting case there: his 39-point best week was the largest single game in the entire top ten, yet his season total of 184 ranked sixth, meaning a big share of his production arrived in one outing.

Zach Miller of the Chicago Bears is the one name in the table whose games column reads 11 rather than 16. His 120 points still landed seventh, and his per-game average of 11 matched the players below him who played the full season.

Where the 2016 Tight End Field Broke Apart

The drop after the top three is where the 2016 position thinned out. Kelce, Rudolph and Olsen each topped 2016's next-best mark, with Jimmy Graham's 189 points slotting just behind them. Below Walker, the tight ends who filled out the rest of the top ten all averaged 11 points per game.

Two Philadelphia Eagles tight ends made the list, Zach Ertz and Jordan Matthews, the only team with two names in the top ten that year. Cameron Brate of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dennis Pitta of the Baltimore Ravens closed out the table, with Pitta's 28-point best week matching Zach Miller's for the highest spike outside the top six.

Common questions

How many fantasy points did Travis Kelce score in 2016?: Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs scored 221 fantasy points in the 2016 season, playing 16 games, averaging 14 points per game, and posting a best single week of 33. He ranked first among tight ends.
Which tight end had the biggest single fantasy week in 2016?: Zach Ertz of the Philadelphia Eagles had the biggest single week among top ten tight ends in 2016 with 39 points. Travis Kelce was next at 33. Despite that spike, Ertz finished sixth at the position with 184 points.
Who finished second and third among fantasy tight ends in 2016?: Kyle Rudolph of the Minnesota Vikings finished second with 209 fantasy points over 16 games, and Greg Olsen of the Carolina Panthers finished third with 205 points over 16 games. Both averaged 13 points per game.
Did every top ten fantasy tight end play 16 games in 2016?: All but one. Zach Miller of the Chicago Bears played 11 games, yet his 120 points still ranked seventh at the position, and his 11-point per-game average matched the full-season players around him on the list.
Was Kyle Rudolph or Greg Olsen the better 2016 fantasy tight end?: Kyle Rudolph finished ahead on the board, 209 points to 205, both over 16 games and both at 13 points per game. Rudolph's best week of 29 also edged Olsen's 27, so the numbers favor Rudolph on every column in the table.