Senior tight end for Arkansas. 2021: 15 catches, 183 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′4″ · 255 lb · Lamar, AR
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 tight end for Arkansas. 2021: 15 catches, 183 receiving yards, 2 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBlake Kern
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Blake Kern has been at Arkansas through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 47 rec yds, 3 receptions against Alabama — Week 12, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Arkansas, 384 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Morris → Sam Pittman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (21st percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.3 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 28.3 | 14.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 24.5 | 11.1 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs Rice | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-21vs Texas | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-37@ Georgia | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-38vs Auburn | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | W 16-13@ LSU | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42@ Alabama | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 32 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 34-17vs Missouri | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 14 | 175 | 13.0 | 2 | 32 |
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Shane Calhoun’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Shane Calhoun's junior season at East Carolina (2021).
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Player DNA