#86
Pittsburgh · 2026

Carson Kent

TESenior6' 4", 250 lbsMilton, GA
Pittsburgh Panthers6-3 · TDC #38
Snap share
71%
7 of 9 started · likely 62–85%
Receptions
30
146th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
317
231st of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.6
334th of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
412th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.54
126th of 315 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

43 plays · +23.3 total EPA · 126th of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.54
Passing+0.50
Rushing+2.17
1st down+0.52
2nd down+0.15
3rd down+1.62
Standard downs+0.56
Passing downs+0.52
KentWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays13%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down10%
3rd down6%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs9%
KentWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets37—
Target share14.6%350th / 534
Catch rate67.6%211th / 534
Success rate per target56.8%111th / 534
Yards per target7.0354th / 534
Explosive catches8.1%372nd / 534
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets7—
Red-zone targets4—

Charting

Where Kent's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
42
29 caught (69%)
Avg. depth of target
4.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.8
196 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
112
of 308 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted42 targets charted

69% comp4.4 avg. depth6.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 7 targets (17%), 5 caught (71%), 33 yds, 4.7 per target771% · 33yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (7%), 1 caught (33%), 6 yds, 2.0 per target333% · 6yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 25 yds, 25.0 per target1100% · 25yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 2 caught (100%), 20 yds, 10.0 per target2100% · 20yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (10%), 3 caught (75%), 36 yds, 9.0 per target475% · 36yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (7%), 3 caught (100%), 51 yds, 17.0 per target3100% · 51yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (5%), 2 caught (100%), 40 yds, 20.0 per target2100% · 40yRight, 0–4 air yards: 13 targets (31%), 11 caught (85%), 91 yds, 7.0 per target1385% · 91yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Oklahoma

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Kent’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
1
0 caught (0%)
Avg. depth of target
0.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
—
0 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
0
of 0 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted1 targets charted

43% comp0.0 avg. depth— YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (100%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farPittsburgh#38 · 6-3971%30317114.6%
2025Oklahoma#21 · 10-3315%32604.0%
2024Kennesaw State#132 · 2-10935%1821739.1%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Carson Kent's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Carson Kent's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 8.5 vs Bucknell (Week 4)2 of 9 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Miami (OH)W 59–146.522914.5023
2UCFW 12–72.0155.005
3SyracuseW 27–137.826331.5038
4BucknellW 59–08.56579.5120
5@Virginia TechW 35–332.8133.003
6North CarolinaL 17–218.07618.7015
7@Boston CollegeL 21–276.022010.0014
8@MiamiL 23–527.15387.6015
9Georgia TechW 34–114.544110.3013
2026 · 9 games5.93031710.6138

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards21304th / 1519
Yards / carry2—
Touchdowns0—
Long2—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions30146th / 2089
Yards317231st / 2074
Yards / catch10.6334th / 460
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long38—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards7—
Average7—
Touchdowns0—
Long7—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Miami (OH)✓ TE75~31 (14–44)2·41%
Wk 2 · UCF✓ TE71~43 (36–52)2161%
Wk 3 · Syracuse✓ TE60~41 (35–50)4·68%
Wk 4 · Bucknell✓ TE82~53 (45–64)6·65%
Wk 5 · Virginia Tech✓ TE61~48 (41–58)3·79%
Wk 6 · North Carolina—85~67 (57–81)7·79%
Wk 7 · Boston College✓ TE64~50 (42–60)4·78%
Wk 8 · Miami✓ TE61~49 (42–59)6·80%
Wk 9 · Georgia Tech—88~77 (65–88)10·88%
Season7 GS647459 (399–553)44171%

Position Room

5 TEs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
86Carson KentTESR30317113%+0.54
17Elijah LaggTESR77617%+0.52
18Max HuntTESO—————
32Truitt BrownTEJR———2%-0.69
44Adam HowanitzTESR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Pittsburgh depth chart →