Travis Kelce could spend his entire career with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Travis’ older brother, Jason, recently retired from the NFL as a fan favorite after spending all 13 of his pro seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Travis and Jason Kelce played in a Super Bowl together but could have shared the same uniform
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Travis and Jason Kelce played in a Super Bowl together but could have shared the same uniformCredit: Getty
With the NFL Draft returning, college players will soon bounce across the country as they join their new pro teams.

But the draft is annually filled with what-if moments, as critical decisions — often made at the last second — affect players, coaches and teams for decades to come.

In 2017, Patrick Mahomes could have been drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals at No. 9.

Instead, Cincy took wide receiver John Ross — who soon became a first-round bust — while Mahomes went to the Chiefs one pick later and now has three Super Bowl trophies.

Back in 2011, Jason was a young offensive lineman fresh out of the University of Cincinnati.

And a major what-if moment occurred in NFL history.

Two teams showed the most pre-draft interest in Jason

“I knew I was a day three guy,” he recently told NFL Network.

There almost was a world where the inseparable Kelce brothers were even closer
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There almost was a world where the inseparable Kelce brothers were even closer
After six long rounds and 190 picks, Jason had bowled enough with his family and was still waiting to be picked before the seventh round was over.

“Round four passes. Round five passes,” Jason said. “At this point, we’re done bowling.”

He finally had his name called by Philly at No. 191 overall, and never left the Eagles franchise until he retired at 36 years old.

“My father’s got tears rolling down his face,” said Jason, recalling the emotional moment of being drafted on the final day.

But another team also kept an eye on Travis’ big brother as the rounds mounted and the last pick approached.

“I had two teams really interested,” Jason said. “Kansas City and the Philadelphia Eagles.”

The Chiefs held the No. 199 pick in 2011.

If the Eagles had passed on Jason at 190, Kansas City could have taken him — and eventually reunited the Kelce brothers in the NFL two years later, when Travis became the No. 63 pick for the Chiefs.

More than a decade later, Jason still remembered his draft feelings.

“It’s the greatest moment of my life … outside of my kids being born,” Jason said. “It’s the realization that you’re about to play in the NFL.”

The draft keeps getting larger and larger — and so do the crowds.

What used to occur in a hotel room with names written on a blackboard has become a massive three-day event televised on multiple networks at once.

More than 275,000 fans attended the first round on Thursday in downtown Detroit, watching Caleb Williams go No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears and the Atlanta Falcons stun the league by drafting Michael Penix Jr., after recently signing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to a $180 million contract.

The huge crowd set a NFL Draft record, breaking the all-time day one mark of 200,000 set in 2019 by Nashville, Tenn.​