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
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Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
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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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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