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If Travis Kelce played soccer: center back, rated 86

Travis Kelce would play center back in soccer, rated 86 in Legends Draft Soccer, the parody game where famous people play soccer. The position leans hardest on defending and physical, where Travis Kelce rates 88 and 89. Best attribute: physical (89). A center back who dominates every duel. Physical strength leads his card, his defending is right behind it, and shooting is the soft spot.

Portrait of Travis Kelce

Photo: Adam Schultz, Public domain

Sportsborn 1989

Natural position

CB Center back

Rating

86OVR

Plays like: A commanding center back who wins every aerial battle in the box.

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Soccer ratings

Made up for the game, 40 to 99.

Shooting
75
Passing
76
Dribbling
84
Pace
77
Defending
88
Physical
89
Goalkeeping
86

Where Travis Kelce fits

Each spot weighs the ratings its own way. Away from the natural spot a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.

  1. CBCenter back, natural86
  2. GKGoalkeeper81
  3. FBFullback80
  4. CMCentral midfielder76
  5. STStriker75

Travis Kelce as a soccer player: scouting report

Travis Kelce plays center back, which flips his football career on its head in the best way. As a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs he spent years winning contested catches against linebackers and safeties, and a center back's job is the mirror image: attack the ball in the air, win the physical battle and take it away from the striker. Physical strength is the best part of his card, and his defending is right behind it.

He won three Super Bowls with the Chiefs and climbed past Jerry Rice for the most postseason catches in NFL history, which tells a scout he is at his best when the pressure peaks. Set pieces will be his playground at both ends, because he times his jump like a tight end high pointing a ball in the end zone. Dribbling is unusually strong for a center back, so he can carry the ball out of defense and break the first line of the press, and his pace lets him recover when a quick striker gets in behind. Goalkeeping is his next best spot, which fits a player whose hands made him famous. He also cohosts the New Heights podcast, so he will never run out of things to say to his back line.

Shooting is the honest weakness, which a center back can live with, though his headers from corners still give him a goal threat. Fullback is a solid fallback for his pace and ball carrying. Pair him with a quick, positionally smart partner and a ball playing keeper, and draft him early as the cornerstone of your back line.

Plays like A commanding center back who wins every aerial battle in the box

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Travis Kelce in other sports

Travis Kelce in every sport, side by side

Travis Kelce in real life

Real life

American football player (born 1989)

Lived
Born 1989
From
United States
Known as
American football player, podcaster, athlete
Sport
American football
Played
tight end
Teams
Cincinnati Bearcats football, Kansas City Chiefs

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Questions about Travis Kelce in soccer

What position would Travis Kelce play in soccer?
Center back. In Legends Draft Soccer the position leans hardest on defending and physical, where Travis Kelce rates 88 and 89. The next best spots are goalkeeper (81) and fullback (80).
What is Travis Kelce's rating in Legends Draft Soccer?
86 at center back, the natural position. Away from it a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.
What is Travis Kelce's best attribute?
Physical, at 89. The weakest is passing, at 76.
Are these ratings real?
No. Legends Draft Soccer is a parody game and the ratings are made up for fun, on a scale of 40 to 99. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone in it.

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