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Kansas State · 2026

Linkon Cure

TESophomore6' 5", 242 lbsGoodland, KS
Kansas State Wildcats4-2 · TDC #37
Snap share
42%
2 of 6 started · likely 32–59%
Receptions
7
787th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
66
889th of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
9.4
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.20
11 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

11 plays · -2.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.20
Passing+0.19
Rushing-4.10
1st down+0.19
2nd down-1.06
Standard downs+0.28
Passing downs-2.33
CureWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down4%
3rd down0%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs2%
CureWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share4.6%—
Catch rate57.1%—
Success rate per target57.1%—
Yards per target4.7—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate28.6%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

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

Targets
10
6 caught (60%)
Avg. depth of target
10.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.7
40 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
20
of 60 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
30%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted10 targets charted

60% comp10.5 avg. depth6.7 YAC/catch30% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (20%), 2 caught (100%), 27 yds, 13.5 per target2100% · 27yMiddle, 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 (10%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 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 · Kansas State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Cure’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
6
5 caught (83%)
Avg. depth of target
4.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.4
7 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
20
of 27 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

86% comp4.2 avg. depth1.4 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), -3 yds, -3.0 per target1100% · -3yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 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 (17%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farKansas State#37 · 4-2642%76604.6%
2025Kansas State#47 · 6-6412%63707.5%

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

Game Log

Linkon Cure'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

4.7 avg. game scoreBest: 6.4 vs Houston (Week 6)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1NichollsW 71–3—no stats recorded
2Washington StateW 34–7—no stats recorded
3TulaneW 31–206.33237.7013
4@CincinnatiL 26–31—no stats recorded
6HoustonL 16–356.422713.5018
7KansasW 35–241.52168.0010
2026 · 3 games4.77669.4018

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7787th / 1994
Yards66889th / 1980
Yards / catch9.4—
Touchdowns0—
Long18—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Nicholls—71~20 (9–29)128%
Wk 2 · Washington State—74~30 (14–43)141%
Wk 3 · Tulane—65~28 (13–40)343%
Wk 4 · Cincinnati✓ TE79~22 (10–31)128%
Wk 6 · Houston—59~36 (17–51)361%
Wk 7 · Kansas✓ TE75~43 (36–52)257%
Season2 GS423179 (137–250)1142%

Position Room

6 TEs on the Kansas State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
86Garrett OakleyTESR16196114%+0.58
0Linkon CureTESO76605%-0.20
80Will AnciauxTESR68408%+0.94
81Owen HarringtonTESO—————
87Lawson McGrawTEFR—————
88Arley MorrellTEFR—————

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. Kansas State depth chart →