Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 35 | — |
| Target share | 15.8% | 295th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 74.3% | 102nd / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 54.3% | 154th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 9.3 | 149th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 17.1% | 95th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 11.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 16 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 6 | — |
Charting
Where Kessel's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted36 targets charted
Game Log
Reis Kessel'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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | W 33–7 | 7.5 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 | 17 |
| 1 |  Fordham | W 38–0 | 5.7 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | @ Air Force | W 38–32 | 7.2 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | @ Sacramento State | W 31–10 | 5.7 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 |  Wyoming | W 28–0 | 7.1 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | @ UNLV | L 7–13 | 6.5 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 |  Nevada | W 31–17 | 7.1 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | @ New Mexico | L 16–21 | 8.4 | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 |  UTEP | W 31–7 | 9.2 | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 1 | 30 |
| 2026 · 9 games | 7.2 | 27 | 345 | 12.8 | 4 | 30 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 27 | 185th / 2089 |
| Yards | 345 | 194th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 12.8 | 213th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 69th / 914 |
| Long | 30 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Jacksonville State | ✓ TE | 68 | ~51 (43–62) | 5 | 1 | 75% |
| Wk 1 · Fordham | — | 68 | ~39 (18–56) | 2 | · | 57% |
| Wk 2 · Air Force | ✓ TE | 60 | ~45 (38–54) | 5 | · | 75% |
| Wk 3 · Sacramento State | — | 59 | ~43 (36–52) | 4 | · | 73% |
| Wk 5 · Wyoming | ✓ TE | 70 | ~51 (43–62) | 3 | · | 73% |
| Wk 6 · UNLV | ✓ TE | 61 | ~42 (36–51) | 2 | · | 69% |
| Wk 7 · Nevada | — | 70 | ~55 (47–66) | 3 | · | 79% |
| Wk 8 · New Mexico | ✓ TE | 63 | ~47 (40–57) | 5 | · | 75% |
| Wk 9 · UTEP | — | 69 | ~50 (42–60) | 7 | · | 72% |
| Season | 5 GS | 588 | 423 (368–510) | 36 | 1 | 72% |
Position Room
10 TEs on the North Dakota State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Reis Kessel | TE | SO | 27 | 345 | 4 | 15% | +0.78 |
| 44 | Luke Kokat | TE | SR | 3 | 23 | 0 | 6% | -0.20 |
| Jett Zabel | TE | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +0.89 | ||
| 9 | Gabriel Cunningham | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Cash Danner | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Colten Gunderson | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Noah Nelson | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Isaac Ellison | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | Abraham Myers | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaden Zenzen | TE | — | — | — | 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 →