Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Total | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 |
#80
Kaiden Prothro
Freshman tight end for Georgia. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 230 lb · Bowdon, GA · Bowdon HS
Returning to Georgia for 2026
The numbers
16
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 1 TD · 16 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 16 yds, 1 TD, vs Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 tight end for Georgia. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2026.
Kaiden Prothro
One game to point at: 16 rec yds, 1 receptions against Tennessee State — Week 1, 2026.
16 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of Bowdon
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Georgia2-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 16.0 YDS/g, 16.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 63–3
1 rec · 16 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Georgia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Georgia
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #6
Background
High School: Bowdon HS, coached by Rich Fendley…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #35 prospect nationally, #4 tight end prospect and #5 prospect in Georgia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #23 prospect nationally, #2 TE prospect and #4 prospect in Georgia…On3.com five-...
The tight end room · Georgia
- #7Lawson Luckie158 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Elyiss Williams117 receiving yards · 2025
- #23Jaden Reddell9 receiving yards · 2025
- #41David Lalaianno box-score line yet
- #80Kaiden Prothro1 game · 2026
4 more on the roster · Georgia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology