Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Total | 3 | 36 | 11.8 | 0 | 21 |
#89
Terik Mulder
Senior tight end for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 250 lb · Lexington, KY · Bryan Station HS
CFB Index 41 · #102 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Kent State for 2026
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.
The numbers
36
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 12 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 25 yds, vs Wofford
Swing playSwung Kent State from 64% to 84% to win.Kent State at Akron · 42-35
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Limestone to Kent State in 2025.
Terik Mulder
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He got to Kent State by way of Limestone. One game to point at: 25 rec yds, 2 receptions against Wofford — Week 2, 2026.
36 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Carney, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
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 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 18.0 YDS/g, 11.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #6 of 12 Mid-American TEs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 19 | 198 | 10.4 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 22 | 234 | 10.6 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
2 rec · 25 yds
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Kent State
Returning around him
- 64% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Garrett Oakley’s 2024 season.
91%match
Matches Garrett on
Height
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Garrett on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Garrett Oakley's freshman season at Kansas State (2023).
79%match
Matches Garrett on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Garrett on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Background
2026 (R-Senior) John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Second Team Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Second Team Pro Football Network Preseason All-MAC Third Team 2025 (R-Junior) Played in 10 games with 19 receptions for 198 yards and 4 TDs Averaged 10.4 yards per catc...
The tight end room · Kent State
- #89Terik Mulder198 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Zy'Aire Fletcher47 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Dakota Taylor6 receiving yards · 2025
- #45Tommy Arnold1 game · 2025
- #47Andrew Rickelmanno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology