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Ko Kieft

Minnesota · Tight End · 2016-21

REC
12
REC YDS
166
REC TD
2

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

In 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021, Kieft caught 12 passes for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Kieft was the No. 218 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 67 overall, the 6th-highest tight end rating at Minnesota since 1990 and No. 70 among all tight ends of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2022
    • No. 218 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Ko Kieft season-by-season statistics at Minnesota
SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20172170
20181190
20202291
202171011
Total121662

Seasons with tracked stats at Minnesota. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Minnesota Teammates

  1. 80Tyler Nubin2019-23S
  2. 77Rashod Bateman2018-20WR
  3. 74Mohamed Ibrahim2017-22RB
  4. 74Koi Perich2024-25S
  5. 72Cody Lindenberg2020-24LB
  6. 70Daniel Jackson2020-25WR
  7. 70Tanner Morgan2017-22QB
  8. 70Boye Mafe2017-21EDGE
  9. 70Justin Walley2021-24CB
  10. 70Benjamin St-Juste2019-20CB

Full Minnesota all-time roster

Top Tight Ends of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Brock BowersGeorgia · 2021-23TE
  2. 90Oronde Gadsden IISyracuse · 2021-24TE
  3. 90Tyler WarrenPenn State · 2021-24TE
  4. 90Kyle PittsFlorida · 2018-20TE
  5. 90Eli StowersVanderbilt · 2024-25TE
  6. 90Michael TriggBaylor · 2024-25TE
  7. 86Michael MayerNotre Dame · 2020-22TE
  8. 77Ja'Tavion SandersTexas · 2022-23TE

Best college tight ends since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Ko Kieft) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.