Former tight end at Minnesota. 2021: 7 catches, 101 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′5″ · 265 lb · Sioux Center, IA
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 1969 nationally · Signed with Minnesota
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former tight end at Minnesota. 2021: 7 catches, 101 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Ko Kieft
This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Minnesota. The receipt on tape: 48 rec yds, 2 receptions against Iowa, Week 11, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Minnesota, 166 receiving yards — drafted at #218 overall by Tampa Bay.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Tampa BayEntering 5th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 24-21 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 20.0 | 10.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 29.7 | 21.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 30-0@ Colorado | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-13@ Purdue | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-16vs Maryland | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-14vs Illinois | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-27@ Iowa | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | 37 | Season-high 48 yds |
| Total | 7 | 101 | 14.6 | 1 | 37 |