Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| 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 |
| Total | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 1 | 28 |
#8
Mikkel Skinner
Sophomore tight end for Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 234 lb · Greer, SC
Returning to Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
61
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 1 TD · 15.3 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD, vs Youngstown State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
48.3own fans
45national conversation
Mikkel Skinner
The receipt: 61 rec yds, 4 receptions against Youngstown State — Week 1, 2026.
61 REC YDS · 4 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Kentucky4-star out of Riverside
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Kentucky1-1HC: Will Stein · 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: 4.0 REC/g, 61.0 YDS/g, 15.3 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
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 | Kentucky | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–13
3 rush yds (1 car)
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 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 45 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +4 net (31 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
The tight end room · Kentucky
- #81Willie Rodriguez310 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Henry Boyer62 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Elijah Brownno box-score line yet
- #44Justin Kattusno box-score line yet
- #8Mikkel Skinner1 game · 2026
1 more on the roster · Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology