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 Score

12.7

Efficiency

69.5

Consistency

64

Season Value

61.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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

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: Colorado

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 85.7th 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

Baylor

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

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

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 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

Wins33.7 · n=3 · +19.3 vs Losses
Losses14.3 · n=3 · -19.3 vs Wins
First Half20 · n=4 · -2.7 vs Second Half
Second Half22.7 · n=3 · +2.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Colorado

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 Unknown144404

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Kansas

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season 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

Duke

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

44

Primary metric

44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.

#2

Colorado

38

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

38 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Houston

39

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

TCU

44

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Oklahoma State

20

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Kansas

148 primary output · 69.5 efficiency · 12.7 usage

61.4

#2

2021 Regular Season · Kansas

55.9

86 primary · 80 efficiency · 12.1 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Kansas

47

69 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.89

Little Rock Central · Little Rock, AR

Committed To
Arkansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

368

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Trevor Kardell quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
368