#81

Reis Kessel

TESophomore6' 5", 245 lbsFargo, ND
North Dakota State Bison6-1 · TDC #70
Snap share
71%
4 of 7 started · likely 61–86%
Receptions
17
299th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
203
343rd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.9
261st of 463 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
174th of 830 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.75
24 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

24 plays · +17.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.75
Passing+0.75
1st down+0.88
2nd down+0.68
3rd down+1.10
Standard downs+0.28
Passing downs+1.03
KesselWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays14%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down4%
3rd down14%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs10%
KesselWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets23—
Target share14.9%323rd / 527
Catch rate69.6%176th / 527
Success rate per target52.2%201st / 527
Yards per target8.0269th / 527
Explosive catches13.0%209th / 527
Deep-target rate8.7%—
3rd-down targets12—
Red-zone targets4—

Charting

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

Targets
24
17 caught (71%)
Avg. depth of target
7.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.9
67 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
136
of 203 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
8%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted24 targets charted

71% comp7.9 avg. depth3.9 YAC/catch8% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (13%), 1 caught (33%), 2 yds, 0.7 per target333% · 2yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (13%), 2 caught (67%), 27 yds, 9.0 per target367% · 27yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (13%), 3 caught (100%), 37 yds, 12.3 per target3100% · 37yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (17%), 4 caught (100%), 33 yds, 8.3 per target4100% · 33yRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (17%), 3 caught (75%), 48 yds, 12.0 per target475% · 48yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 1 caught (50%), 28 yds, 14.0 per target250% · 28yRight, 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

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

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 7.5 vs Jacksonville State (Week 1)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Jacksonville StateW 33–77.54307.5117
1FordhamW 38–05.711818.0018
2@Air ForceW 38–327.244210.5023
3@Sacramento StateW 31–105.72168.009
5WyomingW 28–07.124422.0030
6@UNLVL 7–136.523015.0028
7NevadaW 31–177.122311.5112
2026 · 7 games6.71720311.9230

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions17299th / 1995
Yards203343rd / 1981
Yards / catch11.9261st / 463
Touchdowns2174th / 830
Long30—

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%
Wk 5 · Wyoming✓ TE70~51 (43–62)3·73%
Wk 6 · UNLV✓ TE61~42 (36–51)2·69%
Wk 7 · Nevada—70~55 (47–66)3·79%
Season4 GS456326 (279–390)24171%

Position Room

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

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
81Reis KesselTESO17203214%+0.75
44Luke KokatTESR11204%-0.42
9Gabriel CunninghamTEFR—————
43Cash DannerTEFR—————
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 →