#88

Jeron Askren

Sophomore tight end for Missouri State. 2025: 19 catches, 224 receiving yards, 5 TD.

TE · Missouri State · So. · #88

6′3″ · 230 lb · Wichita, KS · Maize South High

CFB Index 44 · #86 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-ConferenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Missouri State)

Next upSat Sep 19 · 6:30 pm ETvs MarshallPlaster Sports ComplexMarshall by 3.5

The numbers

224

receiving yards · 2025

19 catches · 5 TD · 11.8 per catch

Swing playSwung Missouri State from 12% to 33% to win.Louisiana Tech at Missouri State · 42-30

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 tight end for Missouri State. 2025: 19 catches, 224 receiving yards, 5 TD.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

TD rate: 73rd percentile.

The full scouting read

Jeron Askren

TE · Missouri State · So · #88

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 75 rec yds, 1 receptions against Louisiana Tech, Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Missouri State7-6HC: Nick Petrino · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

44Rotational starter #86 of 156?

Medium-low confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (97th percentile). Strength: rec tds (89th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (19th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#213 / 798 · 73rd pct

4.2%

Catch rate#425 / 798 · 45th pct

66.7%

Explosive rate#486 / 798 · 39th pct

8.3%

EPA / target#600 / 798 · 25th pct

0.23

Yards / catch#645 / 798 · 19th pct

8.6

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#5 / 175 · 97th pct

Rec TDs#14 / 175 · 89th pct

Yards / catch#56 / 175 · 68th pct

11.8

Rec yards#96 / 175 · 45th pct

224

Receptions#114 / 175 · 33rd 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

12%3 of his 24 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	1.7	39.0	30.8	1.0
Road7g	2.0	15.3	6.1	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.2	3.4	3.3	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	41.4	23.7	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Casey Woods

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

44 · #86 of 156 TEs

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Missouri State	19	224	11.8	5	--
Career		19	224	11.8	5	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 14 · Louisiana Tech · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +6.08Jeron Askren 75 Yd pass from Jacob Clark (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
Week 9 · New Mexico State · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.01No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Clark pass complete short left to #88 J.Askren caught at NMSU00, for 9 yards to the NMSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:45 #36 Y.Obeid kick attempt good (H: #25 S.McDonald, LS: #47 A.Kallas)
Week 12 · UTEP · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.94#12 J.Clark pass complete short middle to #88 J.Askren caught at UTEP00, for 9 yards to the UTEP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:29, 1ST DOWN #36 Y.Obeid kick attempt good (H: #25 S.McDonald, LS: #47 A.Kallas)
Week 13 · Kennesaw State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.66(01:41) Shotgun #12 J.Clark pass complete short middle to #88 J.Askren caught at MSU39, for 31 yards to the KSU44 (#29 M.Jones; #46 T.Christopher), 1ST DOWN
Week 12 · UTEP · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.51No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Clark pass complete deep middle to #88 J.Askren caught at UTEP35, for 26 yards to the UTEP29 (#5 S.Barnes), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Marshall · 1&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.32Jacob Clark pass complete to Jeron Askren for 8 yds for a TD (Yousef Obeid KICK)
Week 12 · UTEP · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Shotgun #12 J.Clark pass complete short right to #88 J.Askren caught at UTEP02, for 2 yards to the UTEP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:43, 1ST DOWN #36 Y.Obeid kick attempt good (H: #25 S.McDonald, LS: #47 A.Kallas)
Week 9 · New Mexico State · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +1.39Shotgun #12 J.Clark pass complete short right to #88 J.Askren caught at MOST40, for 9 yards to the MOST48 (#5 N.Session), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 7 · Middle Tennessee · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.98Deuce Bailey pass complete to Jeron Askren for a loss of 1 yard to the MTSU 39
Week 13 · Kennesaw State · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +0.95(11:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.Clark pass complete short right to #88 J.Askren caught at MSU24, for 7 yards to the MSU28 (#9 I.Paul), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-73@ USC	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 2	W 21-20@ Marshall	1	8	8.0	1	8
Wk 3	L 10-28vs SMU	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 7	W 22-20@ Middle Tennessee	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Wk 9	W 24-17@ New Mexico State	5	35	7.0	1	9
Wk 11	W 21-17@ Liberty	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 12	W 38-24vs UTEP	3	37	12.3	2	26	2 TD catches
Wk 13	L 34-41@ Kennesaw State	3	54	18.0	0	31
Wk 14	L 30-42vs Louisiana Tech	1	75	75.0	1	75	Season-high 75 yds
Bowl	L 28-34@ Arkansas State	2	1	0.5	0	1
Total		19	224	13.5	5	75

The tight end room · Missouri State

#88Jeron AskrenTE · So.224 receiving yards · 2025
#85Dillon HippTE · So.17 receiving yards · 2025
#80Michael Osei-BonsuTE · Sr.2 games · 2026
#86James RexroatTE · So.1 game · 2026
#46Cash PomeroyTE · Fr.no box-score line yet

Missouri State team page

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

Jeron Askren

202510 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Complete TE

Background

The tight end room · Missouri State