Player Profile

Ko Kieft

TE • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Sioux Center, IA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Ko Kieft reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

12.7

Efficiency

70.7

Consistency

60.9

Season Value

60.6

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
Minnesota
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Ko Kieft, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Minnesota. Ko Kieft reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 101 primary output with 70.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 70.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Minnesota

Games

5

Receiving Yards / G

20.2

Efficiency

70.7

Usage

12.7

Consistency

60.9

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Game-by-Game Trend

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 4. Purdue: 8. Maryland: 21. Illinois: 20. Iowa: 48

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. Colorado: 1 by 26.7. Purdue: 2 by 26.7. Maryland: 1 by 100. Illinois: 1 by 100. Iowa: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins11 · n=3 · -23 vs Losses
Losses34 · n=2 · +23 vs Wins
First Half11 · n=3 · -23 vs Second Half
Second Half34 · n=2 · +23 vs First Half

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

100 vs Iowa

Result
Sat 11/13@ IowaL 22-272482424137
Sat 11/6vs IllinoisL 6-141202020020
Sat 10/23vs MarylandW 34-161212121021
Sat 10/2@ PurdueW 20-13284406
Sat 9/18@ ColoradoW 30-0144404

Career Arc

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

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    Minnesota

    2016-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMinnesota0
2017 Regular SeasonMinnesota1756.713.217
2018 Regular SeasonMinnesota191007.12
2019 Regular SeasonMinnesota0-19
2020 Regular SeasonMinnesota2996.711.129
2021 Regular SeasonMinnesota10170.712.772

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

48

Primary metric

48 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Michigan

29

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.

#3

Maryland

19

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Illinois

12

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#5

Maryland

21

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Minnesota

101 primary output · 70.7 efficiency · 12.7 usage

60.6

#2

2018 Regular Season · Minnesota

56.4

19 primary · 100 efficiency · 7.1 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Minnesota

46.5

29 primary · 96.7 efficiency · 11.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8061

Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA

Committed To
Minnesota
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

166

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
166