Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2020Rutgers
Kyle Penniston
TE • 6'4" • 243 lbs • Orange, CA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Kyle Penniston reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Wisconsin • Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Kyle Penniston built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a tight end from Orange, CA wearing No. 49, spending time with Rutgers and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Kyle Penniston's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Kyle Penniston, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Kyle Penniston reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 176
- Receptions
- 16
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Kyle Penniston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 176
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Mater Dei · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Mater Dei · 95 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 49 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 102 | 2 | 63.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 5 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 54.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 32.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Kyle Penniston played TE for Wisconsin and Rutgers. Across 6 tracked seasons, Kyle Penniston recorded 176 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Wisconsin paired 102 primary output with 66.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 40 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wisconsin, Rutgers.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Games
4
Receiving Yards / G
4.5
Efficiency
40
Usage
8.1
Consistency
46.1
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 4. Illinois: 11. Rutgers: 0. Penn State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 1 by 26.7. Illinois: 1 by 73.3. Penn State: 1 by 20
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins5.5 · Games = 2 · +2 vs Losses
Losses3.5 · Games = 2 · -2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
73.3 vs Illinois
Player Story
Kyle Penniston story
Kyle Penniston built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a tight end from Orange, CA wearing No. 49, spending time with Rutgers and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Kyle Penniston's career was his receiving role: 16 catches, 176 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 13 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kyle Penniston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Wisconsin
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Rutgers
2019-2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 102 | 66.1 | 10.6 | 102 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 56 | 56 | 9.3 | -46 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 18 | 40 | 8.1 | -38 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | -18 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 8 · W 17-9 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
54
Receiving Yards
74.1 takeover
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Northwestern
Week 5 · W 33-24 · Conference game
14
Receiving Yards
70.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
14 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Illinois
Week 8 · W 49-20 · Conference game
11
Receiving Yards
66.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs Georgia State
Week 3 · W 23-17
35
Receiving Yards
66.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
35 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 13 · W 31-0 · Conference game
16
Receiving Yards
64.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Wisconsin
102 primary output · 66.1 efficiency · 10.6 usage
63.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · Wisconsin
54.4
56 primary · 56 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
32.7
18 primary · 40 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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