Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Total | 10 | 162 | 15.9 | 1 | 24 |
#7
Trey'Dez Green
Trey'Dez Green is 6-7, a former basketball player, and PFF's No. 1 returning tight end in the country. He led LSU in touchdown catches because in the red zone, there's nobody to cover him. He's just getting started.
6′7″ · 237 lb · Jackson, LA · Zachary HS
CFB Index 68 · #19 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to LSU 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.
How he plays
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Rec yards: 86th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
162
receiving yards · 2026
10 catches · 1 TD · 16.2 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD, vs Louisiana Tech
Swing playSwung LSU from 57% to 79% to win.Western Kentucky at LSU · 13-10
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Trey'Dez Green is 6-7, a former basketball player, and PFF's No. 1 returning tight end in the country. He led LSU in touchdown catches because in the red zone, there's nobody to cover him. He's just getting started.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
The story
Green's 2025 was a red-zone clinic -- 33 catches for 433 yards and a team-leading seven touchdowns, the production of a 6-7 former two-sport athlete who simply out-sizes and out-jumps defensive backs near the goal line. PFF ranks him the No. 1 returning tight end in college football, and he's a foundational piece of LSU's new-look offense. The forward stakes are the leap from mismatch specialist to every-down star: the catch radius and the scoring are already elite, so 2026 is about Resolves 2027-01-20.. For an offense looking for a security blanket and a touchdown-maker, Green is both.
The record
A falsifiable call from this player's outlook. Not yet gradeable.
What we said
the size-athleticism mismatch becomes a Mackey-winning every-down star
Graded as: wins the Mackey in 2026.
What happened
Resolves 2027-01-20.
PENDINGHis career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The week the volume broke through — put up 119 yds vs South Carolina.South Carolina · W 20-102025
Green is a size-and-catch-radius weapon, and the data screams red zone: a 97th-percentile touchdown rate and an 96th-percentile EPA per target, the numbers of a tight end defenses can't match up with inside the 20. At 6-7, he's a high-point, box-out, throw-it-up-and-let-him-go-get-it target, with a reliable (85th-percentile) catch rate that says the hands are real, not just the frame. The yards-per-catch is more ordinary (63rd percentile) -- he's a possession and scoring mismatch more than a seam-stretching burner right now. The growth edge is exactly that: rounding out the route running and the after-the-catch game to become the every-down centerpiece his physical tools promise.
Written by our staff.
20247 games
- Signed with LSU4-star out of Zachary
20258 games
- All-SECsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
LSU
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: rec yards (86th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: receptions (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: 5.0 REC/g, 81.0 YDS/g, 15.9 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
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 to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #4 of 20 SEC TEs
How the All-SEC 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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
4 rec · 58 yds
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1&20 · Q2 · EPA +3.19(08:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short right to #7 T.Green caught at LSU44, for 24 yards to the LAT44 (#4 K.Franklin; #16 T.Rogers), 1ST DOWN. #4 K.Franklin injured on the play
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 2&18 · Q3 · EPA +3.18(05:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short middle to #7 T.Green caught at LAT37, for 23 yards to the LAT27 (#1 S.Fongang), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.08Trey'Dez Green 10 Yd pass from Sam Leavitt (Scott Starzyk Kick)
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3&13 · Q2 · EPA +2.61(09:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short middle to #7 T.Green caught at LSU31, for 15 yards to the LSU42 (#20 T.Jones), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3&17 · Q2 · EPA +1.93(07:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short middle to #7 T.Green caught at LAT40, for 15 yards to the LAT36 (#13 M.Moultrie II; #17 D.Bookhart)
- Week 1 · Clemson · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.92(11:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short middle to #7 T.Green caught at LSU45, for 21 yards to the CLEM48 (#6 J.Carter III; #21 K.McCloud), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.77(05:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short right to #7 T.Green caught at LSU41, for 10 yards to the LSU46 (#6 J.Carter III), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +1.74(10:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short right to #7 T.Green caught at CLEM47, for 18 yards to the CLEM29 (#47 S.Brown), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.40(15:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 T.Green rush middle for 6 yards gain to the LSU42 (#20 T.Jones), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.82(05:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short right to #7 T.Green caught at CLEM36, for 9 yards to the CLEM30 (#47 S.Brown), out of bounds
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Green is a size-and-catch-radius weapon, and the data screams red zone: a 97th-percentile touchdown rate and an 96th-percentile EPA per target, the numbers of a tight end defenses can't match up with inside the 20. At 6-7, he's a high-point, box-out, throw-it-up-and-let-him-go-get-it target, with a reliable (85th-percentile) catch rate that says the hands are real, not just the frame. The yards-per-catch is more ordinary (63rd percentile) -- he's a possession and scoring mismatch more than a seam-stretching burner right now. The growth edge is exactly that: rounding out the route running and the after-the-catch game to become the every-down centerpiece his physical tools promise.
Our classifier reads him the same way: creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
2026 Outlook
LSU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · LSU
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (44 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #8 · 2026 recruiting class #11
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Colin Jeter’s 2016 season.
Matches Colin on
Height
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from Colin on
Reception volume (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyle Morlock’s path through Florida State.
77%match
Matches Kyle on
Yards per reception
Weight
Differs from Kyle on
Height (higher)
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Carter's junior season at Northern Illinois (2023).
67%match
Matches Chris on
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Chris on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #127
Peaked at #127 this season.
The tight end room · LSU
- #7Trey'Dez Green433 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Malachi Thomas192 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Zach Graceno box-score line yet
- #46James Larsonno box-score line yet
- #81Landon Craigno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology