Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Minnesota
Ko Kieft
TE • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Sioux Center, IA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Ko Kieft reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
18
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 40
- Overall
- No. 218
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ko Kieft, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Minnesota. Ko Kieft reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 166
- Receptions
- 12
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Ko Kieft quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 166
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Sioux Center · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Sioux Center · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 6 · Pick 40 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 101 receiving yards · TE 174th (top 43%) · Big Ten 100th (top 44%) · National 962nd (top 48%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 60.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 53.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 101 | 1 | 68.5 |
Related Context
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Ko Kieft played TE for Minnesota. Across 6 tracked seasons, Ko Kieft recorded -2 rushing yards, 166 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 101 primary output with 70.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
5
Receiving Yards / G
20.2
Efficiency
70.7
Usage
12.7
Consistency
60.9
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 4. Purdue: 8. Maryland: 21. Illinois: 20. Iowa: 48
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 1 by 26.7. Purdue: 2 by 26.7. Maryland: 1 by 100. Illinois: 1 by 100. Iowa: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins11 · Games = 3 · -23 vs Losses
Losses34 · Games = 2 · +23 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 17 | 56.7 | 13.2 | 17 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 19 | 100 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | -19 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 29 | 96.7 | 11.1 | 29 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 101 | 70.7 | 12.7 | 72 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
12
Receiving Yards
82.2 takeover
12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 11 · L 22-27 · Conference game
48
Receiving Yards
81.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
48 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Michigan
Week 8 · L 24-49 · Conference game
29
Receiving Yards
77.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 4 · L 13-42 · Conference game
19
Receiving Yards
74.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 8 · W 34-16 · Conference game
21
Receiving Yards
61.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
101 primary output · 70.7 efficiency · 12.7 usage
68.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · Minnesota
60.6
19 primary · 100 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Minnesota
53.1
29 primary · 96.7 efficiency · 11.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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