Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017SMU
Mitchell Kaufman
TE • 6'3" • 237 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Mitchell Kaufman reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Mitchell Kaufman, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · SMU. Mitchell Kaufman reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 123
- Receptions
- 11
Quick Answers
Mitchell Kaufman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 123
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Highland Park · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Highland Park · 33 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 28 receiving yards · TE 235th (top 70%) · American Athletic 124th (top 74%) · National 1,447th (top 74%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 58.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 6 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 55.1 |
Related Context
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Mitchell Kaufman played TE for SMU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Mitchell Kaufman recorded 123 receiving yards and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
SMU paired 41 primary output with 71.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · SMU
Games
2
Receiving Yards / G
14
Efficiency
100
Usage
5.6
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 28. Memphis: 0
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.
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half28 · Games = 1 · +28 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · -28 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
100 vs TCU
Career Arc
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SMU
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 41 | 71.1 | 5.9 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 54 | 50 | 6 | 13 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 28 | 100 | 5.6 | -26 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Texas
Week 2 · W 31-13
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
24 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ TCU
Week 3 · L 36-56
28
Receiving Yards
72.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Navy
Week 13 · L 31-75 · Conference game
16
Receiving Yards
70.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Baylor
Week 2 · L 13-40
16
Receiving Yards
64.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ North Texas
Week 1 · W 34-21
10
Receiving Yards
51.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
10 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · SMU
41 primary output · 71.1 efficiency · 5.9 usage
58.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · SMU
57.7
54 primary · 50 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · SMU
55.1
28 primary · 100 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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