# Rich Hribar: Hribar places Travis Kelce alone in Tier 1 as the clear TE1 for 2023, while predicting the gap between Kelce and the rest of the position will narrow compared to 2022.

**Claimed:** Jun 23, 2023
**Pundit:** Rich Hribar — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-hribar
**Outlet:** Sharp Football Analysis — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sharp-football-analysis
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/fantasy/tight-end-fantasy-football-tiers-rankings-2023/

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 91.7 out of 100, against 91.7 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> Travis Kelce is still in a tier by himself at the tight end position.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Travis Kelce to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards**
  - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Travis Kelce
  - Verdict: scored 91.67 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess

## Who this take is about

- Travis Kelce — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/travis-kelce

## What others said about the same people

- Chris Welsh on Travis Kelce: Welsh drafted Christian McCaffrey, Breece Hall, RJ Harvey, Tetairoa McMillan, Travis Hunter, the Rams and Saints receivers, Justin Fields (a top-10 QB), Drake Maye (QB10-14), Travis Kelce and Tyler Warren, while passing on Joe Mixon, the Commanders backfield, Tyreek Hill, Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9f0f2132-f3b8-4813-b2b1-374b827d86a8 (scored 100)
- Michael Moore on Travis Kelce: In a Week 9 injury roundup, Moore forecast which banged-up fantasy contributors would play or sit: Deshaun Watson, Garrett Wilson, David Montgomery, Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel, TreVeyon Henderson and Terrance Ferguson are expected out, while Travis Kelce, Saquon Barkley, Michael Wilson, Christian Watson and Emeka Egbuka should play. They also expect Shedeur Sanders and Drew Lock to start at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e26319a3-10aa-49a6-a24d-a257521363f0 (not settled)
- Mike Florio on Travis Kelce: Florio predicted the Chargers would fire someone if they fell to 0-6, said Travis Kelce will be in a broadcast booth next year and would be Joe Buck's Monday Night Football partner, declared Tony Romo has called their last NFL game, forecast the Rams winning five straight to reach 7-3, predicted the Vikings win the NFC North and lose the NFC Championship, and said Brian Flores will not get a head coaching job. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/366ee8ad-c8c6-487b-98ed-634e4e2ea5a6 (not settled)
- Shanna McCarriston on Travis Kelce: They project that if Travis Kelce keeps up their 4.6 catches per game pace over a full 17-game season, they'll finish the year with 78 receptions, leaving them fifth on the all-time receptions list, and that they'd likely pass Jason Witten for No. 4 sometime in 2027 if they keep playing. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ed8ea18a-6d42-4bd1-a643-a3c15b3a42c3 (not settled)
- Derek Brown on Travis Kelce: Brown laid out aggressive rest-of-season positional rankings — Mahomes QB8, Kenneth Walker RB3, Kelce up to TE7, Rashee Rice all the way down at WR31 and Worthy at WR42 — called Drake London a WR1 with Penix back, and picked Tampa Bay 21-18 over Minnesota while declaring Zay Flowers will not play in Brazil. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/889acfb2-8238-4174-89cb-a194ff0948ff (not settled)
- Pat Fitzmaurice on Travis Kelce: Fitzmaurice gave rest-of-season positional rankings for several Chiefs and other skill players, including Mahomes as their QB10, Kenneth Walker as RB4 behind Gibbs, Bijan and McCaffrey, Kelce at TE8 and Worthy down at WR50, and they picked Tampa Bay to beat Minnesota 21-20. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/31b15133-9938-492f-a5a8-48d1dd02b911 (not settled)

## More positional finishes

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Nick Wright on Puka Nacua: Nick Wright picked the Ravens to beat Houston this weekend even with Lamar Jackson possibly out (leaning on Derrick Henry and Cooper Rush), the Chiefs to win in Jacksonville, and the Rams to beat the 49ers on Thursday night. They also laid out an AFC playoff field of Bills, Steelers, Chiefs, Chargers and Colts, projected the Chiefs' receiver pecking order once Rashee Rice returns, and called Justin Jefferson the best receiver in football with Puka Nacua a top-five receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d48b8521-6883-4f25-99f1-6f552bfe5a94 (scored 75)
- Chris Brockman on Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Brockman argued Jaxon Smith-Njigba is already the best receiver in the NFL and deserves to be the highest paid, called their shot that three quarterbacks (Mendoza, Ty Simpson, Carson Beck) go in the first round with Mendoza first overall, and suggested New England is headed for a 7-10 season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c47d130c-5598-4cd0-b546-1121046b9166 (scored 100)
- Ryan Tracy on Bryan Cook: Tracy argues the Chiefs should address edge rusher and defensive tackle via the draft and use free agency on running back and wide receiver; they name Brian Robinson as their target, expects Kenneth Walker III to re-sign with Seattle, thinks Nick Bolton-style veterans like Jerry Tillery, Derek Nnadi and Mike Pennel shouldn't return, believes Bryan Cook is a top-10 safety the Chiefs can't afford, and predicts a quarterback (Trinidad Chambliss) will rocket up boards so more than one QB goes in the top 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/18bb787c-4f93-4c95-b8c2-02daeeffe823 (scored 0)
- Pat Gustavson on Bijan Robinson: Gustafson picks the Patriots, Bills, Seahawks and Bears in the divisional round with a Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl, predicts Mike Tomlin and Matt LaFleur stay, Aaron Rodgers returns to Pittsburgh, and lays out their own coaching landing spots. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/06884586-5b21-40c8-9439-e303a3e8a806 (scored 75)
- JP Acosta on Bijan Robinson: JP picked the Eagles to beat the 49ers in a low-scoring game and the Jaguars to beat the Bills, called Bijan Robinson the best running back in the league, and named their own first-team All-Pro roster. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/660e3494-2b0b-415e-beb7-9e3bf3464e30 (scored 75)
- Rich Eisen on George Pickens: Eisen called the Rams-winning-it-all take an overreaction but expects Los Angeles to win the NFC West, said they don't see how Myles Garrett fails to win Defensive Player of the Year, and called George Pickens perhaps the third-best receiver in the NFL this season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2b6828d6-b24c-4c65-ac95-56bf45c4ebf7 (scored 100)

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