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 | 26 | — |
| Target share | 12.3% | 420th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 76.9% | 77th / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 65.4% | 30th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 8.3 | 247th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 11.5% | 242nd / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Kent's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted27 targets charted
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.
Where he's targeted1 targets charted
Career
3 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Pittsburgh#42 · 5-2 | 7 | 67% | 21 | 238 | 1 | 12.3% |
| 2025 |  Oklahoma#21 · 10-3 | 3 | 15% | 3 | 26 | 0 | 4.0% |
| 2024 |  Kennesaw State#132 · 2-10 | 9 | 35% | 18 | 217 | 3 | 9.1% |
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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Miami (OH) | W 59–14 | 6.5 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 |  UCF | W 12–7 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Syracuse | W 27–13 | 7.8 | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | 38 |
| 4 |  Bucknell | W 59–0 | 8.5 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | @ Virginia Tech | W 35–33 | 2.8 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  North Carolina | L 17–21 | 8.0 | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | @ Boston College | L 21–27 | 6.0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.9 | 21 | 238 | 11.3 | 1 | 38 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 2 | 1250th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 2 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 21 | 199th / 1995 |
| Yards | 238 | 270th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 11.3 | 292nd / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 38 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 7 | — |
| Average | 7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 7 | — |
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 | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Miami (OH) | ✓ TE | 75 | ~31 (14–44) | 2 | · | 41% |
| Wk 2 · UCF | ✓ TE | 71 | ~43 (36–52) | 2 | 1 | 61% |
| Wk 3 · Syracuse | ✓ TE | 60 | ~41 (35–50) | 4 | · | 68% |
| Wk 4 · Bucknell | ✓ TE | 82 | ~53 (45–64) | 6 | · | 65% |
| Wk 5 · Virginia Tech | ✓ TE | 61 | ~48 (41–58) | 3 | · | 79% |
| Wk 6 · North Carolina | — | 85 | ~67 (57–81) | 7 | · | 79% |
| Wk 7 · Boston College | ✓ TE | 64 | ~50 (42–60) | 4 | · | 78% |
| Season | 6 GS | 498 | 333 (285–398) | 28 | 1 | 67% |
Position Room
5 TEs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Carson Kent | TE | SR | 21 | 238 | 1 | 11% | +0.81 |
| 17 | Elijah Lagg | TE | SR | 7 | 76 | 1 | 7% | +0.52 |
| 18 | Max Hunt | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Truitt Brown | TE | JR | — | — | — | 2% | -0.69 |
| 44 | Adam Howanitz | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →