#81

Reis Kessel

TESophomore6' 5", 245 lbsFargo, ND
North Dakota State Bison4-0 · TDC #57
Snap share
70%
2 of 4 started · likely 59–84%
Receptions
11
154th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
106
292nd of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
9.6
362nd of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.43
175th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

16 plays · +6.9 total EPA · 175th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.43
Passing+0.43
1st down+0.83
2nd down+1.24
3rd down+0.43
Standard downs+0.30
Passing downs+0.53
KesselWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays16%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down5%
3rd down14%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs11%
KesselWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets15—
Target share17.9%214th / 489
Catch rate66.7%228th / 489
Success rate per target53.3%212th / 489
Yards per target5.9382nd / 489
Explosive catches6.7%341st / 489
Deep-target rate6.7%—
3rd-down targets7—
Red-zone targets2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11154th / 1676
Yards106292nd / 1662
Yards / catch9.6362nd / 499
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long23—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Jacksonville State✓ TE68~51 (43–62)5175%
Wk 1 · Fordham—68~39 (18–56)2·57%
Wk 2 · Air Force✓ TE60~45 (38–54)5·75%
Wk 3 · Sacramento State—59~43 (36–52)4·73%
Season2 GS255178 (151–215)16170%

Position Room

9 TEs on the North Dakota State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
81Reis KesselTESO11106116%+0.43
9Gabriel CunninghamTEFR—————
43Cash DannerTEFR—————
44Luke KokatTESR———4%-1.10
49Colten GundersonTEFR—————
87Noah NelsonTEFR—————
88Isaac EllisonTEFR—————
96Abraham MyersTEJR—————
Kaden ZenzenTE———0%-3.65

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. North Dakota State depth chart →