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 / Role

8%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

31

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

33

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: 2025 Regular Season · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

Player Story

Khalil Dinkins built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a tight end from Wexford, PA wearing No. 16, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Khalil Dinkins' career was his receiving role: 37...

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

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
399
Receptions
37
Touchdowns
7

Quick Answers

Khalil Dinkins quick answers

Latest team and position
Penn State · TE
Career Receiving Yards
399
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 25 games
Best season
2025 Regular Season · Penn State
Top game
UCLA
High school pipeline
Martin County · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 16 · Senior
2025 Receiving yards rank
167 receiving yards · TE 135th (top 29%) · Big Ten 95th (top 34%) · National 732nd (top 34%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonPenn State0-00-
2022 Regular SeasonPenn State4453141.4
2023 PostseasonPenn State5112050.5
2023 Regular SeasonPenn State5445250.5
2024 PostseasonPenn State9334054.5
2024 Regular SeasonPenn State91188254.5
2025 Regular SeasonPenn State714167268.1

Related Context

Khalil Dinkins played TE for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Khalil Dinkins recorded 399 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Penn State.

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

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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

UCLA

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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

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. 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

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

Wins16.5 · Games = 2 · -10.3 vs Losses
Losses26.8 · Games = 5 · +10.3 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

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

Player Story

Khalil Dinkins story

Khalil Dinkins built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a tight end from Wexford, PA wearing No. 16, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Khalil Dinkins' career was his receiving role: 37 catches, 399 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Khalil Dinkins' 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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    Penn State

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2021202220232023202420242025
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

@ No. 98 UCLA

Week 6 · L 37-42 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

49

Receiving Yards

84.2 takeover

49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Maryland

Week 14 · W 44-7 · Conference game

36

Receiving Yards

76.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#3

@ Maryland

Week 10 · W 51-15 · Conference game

16

Receiving Yards

70.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Ohio

Week 2 · W 46-10

28

Receiving Yards

70.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs No. 1 Indiana

Week 11 · L 24-27 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

40

Receiving Yards

69.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

40 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Penn State

167 primary output · 72.9 efficiency · 10.6 usage

68.1

#2

2024 Postseason · Penn State

54.5

122 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 8.7 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Penn State

54.5

122 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 8.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games