#12

Jaren Kanak

Former tight end at Oklahoma. 2025: 44 catches, 533 receiving yards.

TE · Oklahoma · Sr. · #12

6′2″ · 233 lb · Hays, KS

CFB Index 70 · #14 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by Tennessee — Rd 7, Pick 9, #225 overall

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

Catch rate: 87th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

533

receiving yards · 2025

44 catches · 12.1 per catch

Best game: 5 rec, 69 yds, vs Michigan

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Oklahoma. 2025: 44 catches, 533 receiving yards.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2022.
Drafted round 7 by the Tennessee in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Oklahoma, 533 receiving yards — drafted at #225 overall by Tennessee.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20227 games

Signed with Oklahoma4-star out of Hays

202513 games

All-SECthird

2026

Drafted by Tennesseeround 7, pick 225

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#156 national

CFB

College

Oklahoma

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #225

Tennessee · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-SEC

All-SEC mention (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Brent Venables

Oklahoma

Played his entire career under Brent Venables.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tennessee2026 NFL rookie season

#225Rd 7 · Pick 9

Tennessee2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Brent Venables — 32-20 over that span.

2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced

2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning

2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

70Quality starter #14 of 156?

Medium-low confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (87th percentile). Strength: rec yards (94th percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#104 / 798 · 87th pct

79.6%

EPA / target#181 / 798 · 77th pct

0.60

Explosive rate#343 / 798 · 56th pct

11.1%

Yards / catch#357 / 798 · 55th pct

11.9

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec yards#11 / 175 · 94th pct

533

Receptions#12 / 175 · 93rd pct

Long catch#38 / 175 · 78th pct

Yards / catch#49 / 175 · 71st pct

12.1

Fumbles lost#18 / 33 · 27th pct

Rec TDs#152 / 175 · 7th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

24%13 of his 54 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	3.9	46.5	11.8	0.0
Road5g	2.6	32.2	12.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.9	52.9	13.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	27.2	10.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Venables

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

70 · #14 of 156 TEs

Former four-star. Now #14 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Oklahoma	44	533	12.1	0	--
2024	Oklahoma	--	--	--	--	--
2023	Oklahoma	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Oklahoma	--	--	--	--	--
Career		44	533	12.1	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025

W 33–27

at Tennessee

3 rec · 16 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

With J. Mateer — 159 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.3 · 80 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · G. Miller — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Illinois State · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +3.88John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 48 yds to the ILST 27 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Michigan · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.72John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 31 yds to the MICH 43 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Auburn · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +3.27John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 16 yds to the AUB 45 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Temple · 3&19 · Q1 · EPA +2.92John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 23 yds to the TEM 9 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Temple · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.72John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 31 yds to the TEM 6 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Temple · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +1.82John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 12 yds to the TEM 25 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Missouri · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.45(08:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short right to #12 J.Kanak caught at OU26, for 17 yards to the OU40 (#14 T.Newson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 8 · South Carolina · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.29John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 16 yds to the SC 35 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Texas · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.25John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 9 yds to the OU 34
Week 3 · Temple · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.19John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 20 yds to the TEM 33 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week