Player Dossier

2020-2024

Kansas

Trevor Kardell

TE • 6'5" • 255 lbs • Lee's Summit, MO, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Trevor Kardell reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

18

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

7

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

28

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Player Story

Trevor Kardell built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a tight end from Lee's Summit, MO wearing No. 45, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Trevor Kardell's career was his receiving role: 28...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2026 · Rating 0.89

Little Rock Central · Little Rock, AR

Committed To
Arkansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Trevor Kardell, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas. Trevor Kardell reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
368
Receptions
28
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Trevor Kardell quick answers

Latest team and position
Kansas · TE
Career Receiving Yards
368
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
Best season
2024 Regular Season · Kansas
Top game
Duke
Recruit profile
3-star · Little Rock Central · Arkansas
High school pipeline
Little Rock Central · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 45 · Senior
2024 Receiving yards rank
148 receiving yards · TE 138th (top 32%) · Big 12 90th (top 36%) · National 780th (top 37%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonKansas0-00-
2021 Regular SeasonKansas3586063
2022 Regular SeasonKansas3565148.6
2023 PostseasonKansas610051.6
2023 Regular SeasonKansas6569151.6
2024 Regular SeasonKansas712148068.9

Related Context

Trevor Kardell played TE for Kansas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Trevor Kardell recorded 368 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kansas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Kansas paired 148 primary output with 69.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 69.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Houston

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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2024 Regular Season · Kansas

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

21.1

Efficiency

69.5

Usage

12.7

Consistency

64

Best Game by takeover score

Houston

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Lindenwood: 4. UNLV: 28. West Virginia: 9. Houston: 39. Iowa State: 24. Colorado: 38. Baylor: 6

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Lindenwood: 1 by 26.7. UNLV: 2 by 93.3. West Virginia: 1 by 60. Houston: 3 by 86.7. Iowa State: 2 by 80. Colorado: 2 by 100. Baylor: 1 by 40

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins26.3 · Games = 4 · +11.9 vs Losses
Losses14.3 · Games = 3 · -11.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Houston

Best efficiency game

100 vs Colorado

Result
Sat 11/30@ BaylorL 17-45166606
Sat 11/23vs ColoradoW 37-212381919023
Sat 11/9vs Iowa StateW 45-362241212013
Sat 10/19vs HoustonW 42-143391313032
Sat 9/21@ West VirginiaL 28-32199909
Fri 9/13vs UNLVL 20-232281414018
Fri 8/30vs LindenwoodW 48-3144404

Player Story

Trevor Kardell story

Trevor Kardell built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a tight end from Lee's Summit, MO wearing No. 45, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Trevor Kardell's career was his receiving role: 28 catches, 368 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle and 3 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Trevor Kardell'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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    Kansas

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonKansas0
2021 Regular SeasonKansas868012.186
2022 Regular SeasonKansas6574.89.2-21
2023 PostseasonKansas6970.77.74
2023 Regular SeasonKansas6970.77.70
2024 Regular SeasonKansas14869.512.779

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Duke

Week 4 · W 35-27

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

44

Receiving Yards

83.5 takeover

44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.

#2

vs Houston

Week 8 · W 42-14 · Conference game

39

Receiving Yards

83.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#3

vs Colorado

Week 13 · W 37-21 · Conference game

38

Receiving Yards

81.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

38 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs UNLV

Week 3 · L 20-23

28

Receiving Yards

73.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ TCU

Week 12 · L 28-31 · Conference game

44

Receiving Yards

71.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Kansas

148 primary output · 69.5 efficiency · 12.7 usage

68.9

#2

2021 Regular Season · Kansas

63

86 primary · 80 efficiency · 12.1 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Kansas

51.6

69 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games