Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-34@ Eastern Washington | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 44 | Season-high 57 yds |
| Total | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 44 |
#17
Kai Black
Sophomore tight end for Northern Iowa. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Urbandale, IA
Transferred Iowa State → Northern Iowa for 2026
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 734 nationally · Signed with Iowa State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Northern Iowa. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2023.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Northern Iowa in 2026.
Kai Black
He got to Northern Iowa by way of Iowa State. The receipt: 57 rec yds, 2 receptions against Eastern Washington — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Urbandale
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Northern Iowa
2025Iowa State
2026Northern Iowa
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 57.0 YDS/g, 28.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology