Tight end, Arkansas, 2017–⁠21

Blake Kern

Number
No. 87
Height
6′4″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Lamar, AR

Blake Kern played tight end at Arkansas (2017–⁠21).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Arkansas2020110.1235
2021Arkansas1518312.2232
Career3538411.0435

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Arkansas87TERS
2018Arkansas87TEFr.
2019Arkansas87TESo.
2020Arkansas87TEJr.
2021Arkansas87TESr.6′4″255

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Arkansas260.50––13.14%
2021Arkansas150.91––13.6–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Arkansas 10 games, 15 catches, 183 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.RiceW 38–⁠17114014
Sep 11vs.TexasW 40–⁠212807
Sep 18vs.Georgia SouthernW 45–⁠10121021
Oct 2atGeorgiaL 0–⁠37118018
Oct 16vs.AuburnL 23–⁠38116016
Oct 23vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 45–⁠3225118
Nov 13atLSUW 16–⁠13220018
Nov 20atAlabamaL 35–⁠42347132
Nov 26vs.MissouriW 34–⁠171606
Jan 1 ✦vs.Penn StateW 24–⁠101808
2020 Arkansas 9 games, 20 catches, 201 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26vs.GeorgiaL 10–⁠371909
Oct 10atAuburnL 28–⁠30459035
Oct 17vs.Ole MissW 33–⁠211303
Oct 31atTexas A&ML 31–⁠42221014
Nov 7vs.TennesseeW 24–⁠13340124
Nov 14atFloridaL 35–⁠63431013
Nov 21vs.LSUL 24–⁠27217013
Dec 5atMissouriL 48–⁠501212
Dec 12vs.AlabamaL 3–⁠52219011
2019 Arkansas 1 game, 1 return, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 9vs.Western KentuckyL 19–⁠45––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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