Usage / Role
19%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2020SMU
Kylen Granson
TE • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Austin, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Kylen Granson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a tight end
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Kylen Granson built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a tight end from Austin, TX wearing No. 83, spending time with Rice and SMU. The clearest part of Kylen Granson's career was his receiving role: 129...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 127
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Kylen Granson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · SMU. Kylen Granson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,879
- Receptions
- 129
- Touchdowns
- 16
Quick Answers
Kylen Granson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,879
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 22 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 536 receiving yards · TE 8th (top 3%) · American Athletic 11th (top 8%) · National 90th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 7 | 33 | 381 | 2 | 65.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 18 | 241 | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 12 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 76.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 36 | 628 | 9 | 76.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 35 | 536 | 5 | 63.4 |
Related Context
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Kylen Granson played TE for Rice and SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kylen Granson recorded 103 rushing yards, 1,879 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
SMU paired 721 primary output with 88.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 83.4 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rice, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
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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2020 Regular Season · SMU
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
53.6
Efficiency
83.4
Usage
15
Consistency
46
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 11. North Texas: 25. Stephen F. Austin: 38. Memphis: 94. Tulane: 61. Cincinnati: 68. Navy: 39. Temple: 149. Tulsa: 24. East Carolina: 27
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. Texas State: 1 by 73.3. North Texas: 2 by 83.3. Stephen F. Austin: 5 by 50.7. Memphis: 5 by 100. Tulane: 4 by 100. Cincinnati: 4 by 100. Navy: 3 by 86.7. Temple: 6 by 100. Tulsa: 2 by 80. East Carolina: 3 by 60
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins59.6 · Games = 7 · +19.9 vs Losses
Losses39.7 · Games = 3 · -19.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
100 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | @ East Carolina | L 38-52 | — | 3 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Tulsa | L 24-28 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Temple100 receiving yards | W 47-23 | — | 6 | 149 | 24.8 | 24.80 | 1 | 34 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Navy | W 51-37 | — | 3 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Cincinnati | L 13-42 | — | 4 | 68 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| Fri 10/16 | @ Tulane | W 37-34 | — | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Memphis | W 30-27 | — | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 50-7 | — | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ North Texas | W 65-35 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Texas State | W 31-24 | — | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Kylen Granson story
Kylen Granson built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a tight end from Austin, TX wearing No. 83, spending time with Rice and SMU. The clearest part of Kylen Granson's career was his receiving role: 129 catches, 1,879 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns, and 103 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 103 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kylen Granson'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.
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Rice
2015-2017
Opening stop
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SMU
2019-2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 381 | 71.1 | 19.8 | 381 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 241 | 62.1 | 24 | -140 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 721 | 88.6 | 14.3 | 480 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 721 | 88.6 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 536 | 83.4 | 15 | -185 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 9 · L 28-42 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
73 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ UAB
Week 10 · L 21-52 · Conference game
69
Receiving Yards
96.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
69 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Temple
Week 10 · W 47-23 · Conference game
149
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
149 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 10 · L 25-42 · Conference game
87
Receiving Yards
93.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
87 receiving yards with a 82.9 efficiency score.
#5
vs East Carolina
Week 11 · W 59-51 · Conference game
138
Receiving Yards
90.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
138 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · SMU
721 primary output · 88.6 efficiency · 14.3 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · SMU
76.5
721 primary · 88.6 efficiency · 14.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Rice
65.5
381 primary · 71.1 efficiency · 19.8 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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