Player Dossier

2021-2025

Penn State

Khalil Dinkins

TE • 6'4" • 251 lbs • Wexford, PA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Khalil Dinkins reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

10.6

Efficiency

72.9

Consistency

64.4

Season Value

61.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

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.

Khalil Dinkins, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Penn State. Khalil Dinkins reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Penn State paired 167 primary output with 72.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 72.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

Loss 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Penn State

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

23.9

Efficiency

72.9

Usage

10.6

Consistency

64.4

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 24. Florida International: 9. Oregon: 23. UCLA: 49. Iowa: 10. Ohio State: 12. Indiana: 40

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. Nevada: 1 by 100. Florida International: 1 by 60. Oregon: 2 by 76.7. UCLA: 3 by 100. Iowa: 1 by 66.7. Ohio State: 2 by 40. Indiana: 4 by 66.7

Split Comparison

Wins16.5 · n=2 · -10.3 vs Losses
Losses26.8 · n=5 · +10.3 vs Wins
First Half26.3 · n=4 · +5.6 vs Second Half
Second Half20.7 · n=3 · -5.6 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

UCLA

Best efficiency game

100 vs UCLA

Result
Sat 11/8vs IndianaL 24-274401010023
Sat 11/1@ Ohio StateL 14-382126609
Sat 10/18@ IowaL 24-251101010010
Sat 10/4@ UCLAL 37-4234916.316.30140
Sat 9/27vs OregonL 24-3022311.511.50016
Sat 9/6vs Florida InternationalW 34-0199919
Sat 8/30vs NevadaW 46-111242424024

Career Arc

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

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    Penn State

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonPenn State0
2022 Regular SeasonPenn State5363.34.653
2023 PostseasonPenn State5774.74.64
2023 Regular SeasonPenn State5774.74.60
2024 PostseasonPenn State12256.38.765
2024 Regular SeasonPenn State12256.38.70
2025 Regular SeasonPenn State16772.910.645

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCLA

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

49

Primary metric

49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Maryland

16

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Ohio

28

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Maryland

36

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#5

Indiana

40

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

40 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Penn State

167 primary output · 72.9 efficiency · 10.6 usage

61.4

#2

2024 Postseason · Penn State

49

122 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 8.7 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Penn State

49

122 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 8.7 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 0.8567

Martin County · Stuart, FL

Committed To
UCF
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

399

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Khalil Dinkins quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career receiving yards
399