Alabama · L 17-45
No catches.
South Carolina · W 35-34
No catches.
LSU · W 35-34
No catches.
Vanderbilt · W 34-17
1 catch, 3 yards
The other 4 games average 23 yards. This one was 20 below.
Skinner has catches in 5 of Kentucky’s 8 games: none against Alabama, South Carolina and LSU.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“They're wearing that Skinner sweep out....eventually they're going to use that to open up something else downfield”
Mikkel Skinner
A game that shows it: 61 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Youngstown State — Week 1, 2026.
95 receiving yards · 9 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Mikkel Skinner vs South Alabama.
Against Vanderbilt on Oct. 24: 1 catch for 3 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 9 catches for 95 yards. Kentucky has thrown to him 11 times in 124 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 | 28 |
| Career | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 | 28 |
Last game (Wk 8): 3 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs Youngstown State | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 1 | 28 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 31-21@ No. 9 Texas A&M | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-21vs South Alabama | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-13@ Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-17vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 | 28 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 45-13
4 rec · 61 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 32-point win at home against Youngstown State.
With K. Minchey — 301 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · 17 rush yds (1 car) · T. O'Hara — 42 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
136% of team targetsCatch rate
69%9 of 13 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
69% catch rate on 13 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 29.0 | 9.9 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 23.0 | 8.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Pass share
46.1%
233 pass / 272 run
Plays / game
63.1
8 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Stoops → Will Stein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
