Senior tight end for Duke. 2025: 15 catches, 203 receiving yards, 4 TD.
6′5″ · 230 lb · Beaumont, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Yards / catch: 87th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
15 catches · 4 TD · 13.5 per catch
Best game: 3 rec, 34 yds, 1 TD, vs Georgia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Duke. 2025: 15 catches, 203 receiving yards, 4 TD.
Landen King
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, Kyle Whittingham and Manny Diaz. The receipt: 48 rec yds, 2 receptions against Virginia — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor, and Manny Diaz. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (87th percentile). Strength: rec tds (80th percentile). Concern: receptions (17th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 24.2 | 14.9 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 25.6 | 11.8 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #108 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #16 of 22 ACC TEs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 27–20
at Virginia
2 rec · 21 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
With D. Mensah — 196 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.1 · K. Reynoldson — 46 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 47 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-17vs Elon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-45vs Illinois | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Tulane | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-33vs NC State | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-21@ California | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-27vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 10 | W 46-45@ Clemson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34vs Virginia | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 32 | Season-high 48 yds |
| Wk 15 | W 27-20@ Virginia | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 15 | 203 | 13.4 | 4 | 33 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Duke
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #71
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Michael Kirch’s 2025 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Geor'quarius Spivey’s path through TCU.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Eli Wilson's graduate season at App State (2024).
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Player DNA