#21

Chris Kiel

WRFreshman5' 11", 205 lbsMount Horeb, WI
North Dakota State Bison6-1 · TDC #69
Snap share
33%
1 of 5 started · likely 19–44%
Receptions
9
631st of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
108
618th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.0
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.76
14 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

14 plays · +10.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.76
Passing+0.86
Rushing+0.14
1st down+0.58
2nd down+1.31
3rd down+0.24
Standard downs+0.32
Passing downs+1.33
KielWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays9%
Run plays1%
1st down2%
2nd down4%
3rd down7%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs6%
KielWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share10.0%—
Catch rate72.7%—
Success rate per target45.5%—
Yards per target7.7—
Explosive catches9.1%—
Deep-target rate18.2%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
12
9 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
10.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.7
15 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
79
of 94 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted12 targets charted

75% comp10.1 avg. depth1.7 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (33%), 3 caught (75%), 25 yds, 6.3 per target475% · 25yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yMiddle, 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: 2 targets (17%), 1 caught (50%), 1 yds, 0.5 per target250% · 1yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yRight, 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.

Game Log

Chris Kiel'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

6.4 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs Fordham (Week 1)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
ReceivingDefense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1Jacksonville StateW 33–7—no stats recorded
1FordhamW 38–06.945012.5119········
2@Air ForceW 38–32—no stats recorded
3@Sacramento StateW 31–10—no stats recorded
5WyomingW 28–0—no stats recorded
6@UNLVL 7–136.623015.0121110000··
7NevadaW 31–175.83289.3015········
2026 · 3 games6.4910812.0221110000··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards-31353rd / 1456
Yards / carry-3—
Touchdowns0—
Long0—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9631st / 1995
Yards108618th / 1981
Yards / catch12—
Touchdowns2172nd / 825
Long21—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14244th / 5408
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

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 involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Jacksonville State—68~31 (10–42)1·46%
Wk 1 · Fordham✓ WR68~40 (26–49)5·59%
Wk 5 · Wyoming—70~13 (4–21)1·19%
Wk 6 · UNLV—61~19 (6–26)2131%
Wk 7 · Nevada—70~48 (32–58)5·69%
Season1 GS456151 (85–199)14133%

Position Room

17 WRs on the North Dakota State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Jackson WilliamsWR28432123%+0.64
15Mekhi CollinsWRSR14208315%+0.55
21Chris KielWRFR910829%+0.76
17Isiah St. RomainWRSO7480——
84Logan ConklinWRSO47217%+0.76
3Jeremiah PattersonWRSR31707%-0.17
11Jordan McCantsWRSR38815%+1.07
83Cade OstermanWRJR22304%+1.63
Dylan VokalWR1703%+1.19
12Myles EllisWRFR—————
19John GoresWRSR—————
20Drake SchlosserWRFR—————
23Kye SchlichtingWRFR—————
27Joaquin JordanWRFR—————
80Jacob KilzerWRSO—————
82SJ GreenWRFR—————
89Tochi OkoroWRJR—————

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 →