Tight end, Oklahoma, 2022–⁠25

Jaren Kanak

Number
No. 12
Height
6′2″
Weight
233 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Hays, KS
Born
Feb 10, 2004

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Jaren Kanak played tight end at Oklahoma (2022–⁠25). The Tennessee Titans took Kanak in round 7, No. 225 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. LSU, 202590receiving yards, career highvs. Illinois State, 202513tackles, career highvs. Texas, 2023

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Oklahoma4453312.1048

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Oklahoma2371002
2023Oklahoma58266204
2024Oklahoma1750000
2025Oklahoma420000
Career102407206

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Oklahoma12TEFr.
2023Oklahoma12TESo.
2024Oklahoma12TEJr.
2025Oklahoma12TESr.6′2″233

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
2025Oklahoma540.6073rd (n=1040)0.4632.36%

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

2025 Oklahoma 13 games, 44 catches, 533 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 30vs.Illinois StateW 35–⁠35900–––
Sep 6vs.MichiganW 24–⁠135690300
Sep 13atTempleW 42–⁠34860–––
Sep 20vs.AuburnW 24–⁠174620–––
Oct 4vs.Kent StateW 44–⁠02210100
Oct 11vs.TexasL 6–⁠233200–––
Oct 18atSouth CarolinaW 26–⁠71160–––
Oct 25vs.Ole MissL 26–⁠343300–––
Nov 1atTennesseeW 33–⁠273160–––
Nov 15atAlabamaW 23–⁠212230–––
Nov 22vs.MissouriW 17–⁠62240–––
Nov 29vs.LSUW 17–⁠136540–––
Dec 19 ✦vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠344220–––
2024 Oklahoma 8 games, 17 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 30vs.TempleW 51–⁠3–––200
Sep 7vs.HoustonW 16–⁠12–––300
Sep 14vs.TulaneW 34–⁠19–––100
Oct 12vs.TexasL 3–⁠34–––100
Oct 19vs.South CarolinaL 9–⁠35–––300
Nov 2vs.MaineW 59–⁠14–––500
Nov 30atLSUL 17–⁠37–––100
Dec 27 ✦vs.NavyL 20–⁠21–––100
2023 Oklahoma 12 games, 58 tackles, 2 sacks
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.Arkansas StateW 73–⁠0–––300
Sep 16atTulsaW 66–⁠17–––510
Sep 23atCincinnatiW 20–⁠6–––700
Sep 30vs.Iowa StateW 50–⁠20–––300
Oct 7vs.TexasW 34–⁠30–––1310
Oct 21vs.UCFW 31–⁠29–––500
Oct 28atKansasL 33–⁠38–––600
Nov 4atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠27–––300
Nov 11vs.West VirginiaW 59–⁠20–––500
Nov 18atBYUW 31–⁠24–––100
Nov 24vs.TCUW 69–⁠45–––500
Dec 28 ✦vs.ArizonaL 24–⁠38–––200
2022 Oklahoma 7 games, 23 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.UTEPW 45–⁠13–––400
Sep 10vs.Kent StateW 33–⁠3–––300
Sep 17atNebraskaW 49–⁠14–––1000
Oct 1atTCUL 24–⁠55–––100
Oct 8vs.TexasL 0–⁠49–––100
Oct 15vs.KansasW 52–⁠42–––200
Nov 5vs.BaylorL 35–⁠38–––200

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′2″
Weight234 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan74⅜″
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press24 reps
3-cone drill7.18 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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