Reis Kessel

#81 · TE · 3rd-year · North Dakota State6′5″ · 245 lb · Fargo, ND · Fargo South

Receiving yards34512th of 107 tight endsLast gameW 31–7vs UTEP · Oct 31
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345 receiving yards in 9 games; their best was 85 vs UTEP.
Game 1: against Jacksonville State, win 33-7, 30 receiving yards, 1 touchdown30WJXSTGame 2: against Fordham, win 38-0, 18 receiving yards, FCS opponent18WFORFCSGame 3: at Air Force, win 38-32, 42 receiving yards42WAF@Game 4: at Sacramento State, win 31-10, 16 receiving yards16WSAC@Game 5: against Wyoming, win 28-0, 44 receiving yards44WWYOGame 6: at UNLV, loss 7-13, 30 receiving yards30LUNLV@Game 7: against Nevada, win 31-17, 23 receiving yards, 1 touchdown23WNEVGame 8: at New Mexico, loss 16-21, 57 receiving yards, 1 touchdown57LUNM@Game 9: against UTEP, win 31-7, 85 receiving yards, 1 touchdown85WUTEPSeason high
Game 1: against Jacksonville State, win 33-7, 30 receiving yards, 1 touchdownWJXSTGame 2: against Fordham, win 38-0, 18 receiving yards, FCS opponentWFORFCSGame 3: at Air Force, win 38-32, 42 receiving yardsWAF@Game 4: at Sacramento State, win 31-10, 16 receiving yardsWSAC@Game 5: against Wyoming, win 28-0, 44 receiving yardsWWYOGame 6: at UNLV, loss 7-13, 30 receiving yardsLUNLV@Game 7: against Nevada, win 31-17, 23 receiving yards, 1 touchdownWNEVGame 8: at New Mexico, loss 16-21, 57 receiving yards, 1 touchdownLUNM@Game 9: against UTEP, win 31-7, 85 receiving yards, 1 touchdown85WUTEPSeason high
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UTEP · W 31-7

6 catches, 85 yards, 1 TD

The other 8 games average 32 yards. This one was 52 above.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

Worth knowing

  • Reis Kessel has 40 receiving yards a game at home, 36.2 on the road.

His most important play this season

  1. Q1, 15:00 · North Dakota State tiedNathan Hayes finds Reis Kessel for a 6-yard touchdownJacksonville State at North Dakota State, week 1Q1, 15:00 · North Dakota State 7, Jacksonville State 0North Dakota State opened the scoringNorth Dakota State opened the scoringN.Hayes pass complete short right to R.Kessel caught at JSU00, for 6 yards to the JSU00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this play CBS Sports College Football

18% of the catches, 20% of the yards, 31% of the touchdowns

  • Catches18%27 of 149
  • Yards20%345 of 1,749
  • Touchdowns31%4 of 13
  • A touchdown every 6.8 catches. Everyone else on the team: one every 13.6.

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

Who caught the team's passes

Share of the team's total this season.

Reis Kessel

TE · North Dakota State · Fr · #81

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. One game to point at: 85 receiving yards and 6 receptions against UTEP — Week 9, 2026.

345 receiving yards · 27 catches · 4 receiving TD

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

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