Across their respective rosters, the gap in talent between the Jets and Chiefs is wider than the Atlantic Ocean, so to pinpoint one area that was the difference in the Chiefs’ 35-9 blowout of the hapless Jets on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium is pure folly.

At one position, though, the gap is so obvious it screamed out at you through the television screen.

Tight end.

The Chiefs have one of the best in the game in Travis Kelce, who positively abused the Jets defense Sunday, catching eight passes for 109 yards and a touchdown.

The Jets?

Tight end was a position thought before the season to be a team strength, with Chris Herndon returning from an injury-riddled 2019 season and Ryan Griffin coming off a career year.

Herndon, who caught 39 passes for 502 yards and four TDs in 2018 in his rookie year, oozed promise for the future. Griffin had such a good 2019 season — 34 catches for 320 yards and five TDs — he was given a $10.8 million contract with $4 million guaranteed.

And yet, the two have been invisible in the offense this year with Herndon in particular having an utterly nightmarish season. His troubles were lowlighted by fumbling away the only pass he caught Sunday.

With the Jets having just fallen behind 28-9 late in the third quarter, Sam Darnold completed a short pass to Herndon, who was quickly separated from the ball on a hit by Chiefs safety Daniel Sorensen. The fumble, Herndon’s second this season, was recovered by cornerback Bashaud Breeland.

“We kind of got a rhythm going and the fumble killed us momentum-wise,’’ Darnold said. “We were on a good drive there and if we score seven there it’s a different ballgame. That’s something you can’t do against a good Kansas City team.’’

On their way off the field after the turnover, Darnold quickly caught up to Herndon, put his arm on his back and offered some words of encouragement.

“Chris is a warrior,’’ Darnold said. “He’s a great dude, who’s going to get through anything. I have confidence in him. The whole team has confidence in him. We know what kind of player he is. I know he has confidence in himself. I know there’s no one more upset than him when he makes mistakes.

“So, we’re just going to keep encouraging each other and taking it one day at a time.’’

On this day, while Kelce was putting up his numbers, the only reception a Jets tight end had was that 3-yard gain on the Herndon catch on which he fumbled. Herndon and Griffin have combined to catch 18 passes for 140 yards and no TDs.

Kelce, through eight games, has caught 48 passes for 610 yards and six TDs. Those numbers are better than Herndon’s or Griffin’s best NFL season.