Jacksonville State · W 33-7
No catches.
Air Force · W 38-32
No catches.
Sacramento State · W 31-10
No catches.
Wyoming · W 28-0
No catches.
UTEP · W 31-7
1 catch, 24 yards
The other 4 games average 32 yards. This one was 8 below.
Kiel has catches in 5 of North Dakota State’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Christopher Kiel
On tape: 50 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Fordham, Week 1, 2026.
151 receiving yards · 12 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against UTEP on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 24 yards, 1 of 3 on third and fourth down. In the 4 games drawn here: 8 catches for 101 yards. North Dakota State has thrown to him 14 times in 114 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 12 | 151 | 12.6 | 2 | 24 |
| Career | 12 | 151 | 12.6 | 2 | 24 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 1 | −3 | 17 |
| Career | 1 | −3 | 17 |
Last game (Wk 9): 24 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 50 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 7-13@ UNLV | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Nevada | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-21@ New Mexico | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-7vs UTEP | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Total | 12 | 151 | 12.6 | 2 | 24 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-0
vs Fordham
4 rec · 50 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With N. Hayes — 210 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · J. Williams — 4 rec · 38 yds
The plays that mattered most
566th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2010% of team targetsCatch rate
65%13 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 20 targets · 10% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 34.0 | 15.3 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 24.5 | 12.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 36.0 | 12.3 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 21.5 | 16.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
40.7%
236 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
64.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
