#34

Ben Sinnott

Former tight end at Kansas State. 2023: 49 catches, 676 receiving yards, 6 TD.

TE · Kansas State · Jr. · #34

6′4″ · 245 lb · Waterloo, IA

CFB Index 85 · #3 of 137 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamWashington — drafted 2024, Rd 2, Pick 21, #53 overall

The story

Former tight end at Kansas State. 2023: 49 catches, 676 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Drafted round 2 by the Washington in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Kansas State, 1,138 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #53 overall by Washington.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 136 yds vs Iowa State.Iowa State · L 35-422023

202213 games

All-Big 12first

202311 games

All-Big 12first

2024

Drafted by Washingtonround 2, pick 53

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Kansas State

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #53

Washington · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Chris Klieman

Kansas State

Played his entire career under Chris Klieman.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

WashingtonEntering 3rd NFL season

#53Rd 2 · Pick 21

WashingtonEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Chris Klieman — 27-13 over that span.

2021Kansas State8-5HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2022Kansas State10-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

85All-Conference level #3 of 137?

Medium-low confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (83rd percentile). Strength: epa / target (83rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#107 / 639 · 83rd pct

10.5%

EPA / target#110 / 639 · 83rd pct

1.06

Explosive rate#137 / 639 · 79th pct

19.3%

Yards / catch#205 / 639 · 68th pct

13.9

Catch rate#254 / 639 · 60th pct

86.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec yards#5 / 160 · 97th pct

676

Receptions#5 / 160 · 97th pct

Rec TDs#6 / 160 · 94th pct

Yards / catch#33 / 160 · 79th pct

13.8

Fumbles lost#1 / 35 · 76th pct

Long catch#43 / 160 · 72nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

42nd → 83rd percentile

Explosive rate

90th → 79th percentile

Catch rate

29th → 60th percentile

TD rate

72nd → 83rd percentile

Yards / catch

75th → 68th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.2	63.2	13.3	0.3
Road5g	4.8	59.4	12.2	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.3	59.7	12.5	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	4.6	63.6	13.2	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Collin Klein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #3 of 137 FBS tight ends by CFB Index Score.2023 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

85 · #3 of 137 TEs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Kansas State	49	676	13.8	6	--
2022	Kansas State	31	447	14.4	4	--
2021	Kansas State	2	15	7.5	0	--
Career		82	1,138	13.9	10	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2023

W 31–27

at Kansas

4 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.

With W. Howard — 165 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.7 · 18 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · J. Blumer — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 42 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · Iowa State · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +4.04Will Howard pass complete to Ben Sinnott for 44 yds to the ISU 21 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Southeast Missouri State · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.62Will Howard pass complete to Ben Sinnott for 40 yds to the SEMO 43 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Texas Tech · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.54Will Howard pass complete to Ben Sinnott for 42 yds to the TTU 34 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Iowa State · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Will Howard pass complete to Ben Sinnott for 15 yds for a TD (Chris Tennant KICK)
Week 12 · Kansas · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.11Will Howard pass complete to Ben Sinnott for 11 yds for a TD (Chris Tennant KICK)
Week 4 · UCF · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.88Will Howard pass complete to Ben Sinnott for 14 yds to the UCF 49 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Baylor · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.86Will Howard pass complete to Ben Sinnott for 14 yds for a TD (Chris Tennant KICK)
Week 11 · Baylor · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.84Will Howard pass complete to Ben Sinnott for 35 yds to the BAY 38 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Missouri · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Will Howard pass complete to Ben Sinnott for 3 yds for a TD (Chris Tennant KICK)
Week 3 · Missouri · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Will Howard pass complete to Ben Sinnott for 3 yds for a TD (Chris Tennant KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-0vs Southeast Missouri State	5	100	20.0	0	40
Wk 2	W 42-13vs Troy	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 3	L 27-30@ Missouri	5	78	15.6	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 4	W 44-31vs UCF	5	64	12.8	0	22
Wk 6	L 21-29@ Oklahoma State	4	39	9.8	1	29
Wk 7	W 38-21@ Texas Tech	6	72	12.0	0	42
Wk 9	W 41-0vs Houston	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 10	L 30-33@ Texas	5	69	13.8	0	22
Wk 11	W 59-25vs Baylor	3	68	22.7	1	35
Wk 12	W 31-27@ Kansas	4	39	9.8	1	13
Wk 13	L 35-42vs Iowa State	10	136	13.6	1	44	Season-high 136 yds
Total		49	676	12.8	6	44

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology