Tight end, Missouri, 2014–⁠18

Kendall Blanton

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 11
Height
6′6″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Blue Springs, MO
Born
Nov 10, 1995

Kendall Blanton played tight end at Missouri (2014–⁠18).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Missouri1616110.1322
2017Missouri613823.0162
2018Missouri221778.0218
Career4447610.8662

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Missouri11TERS
2015Missouri11TEFr.
2016Missouri11TESo.
2017Missouri11TEJr.
2018Missouri11TESr.6′6″260

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
2016Missouri240.60––14.44%
2017Missouri81.51––12.1–
2018Missouri290.41––11.94%

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

2018 Missouri 10 games, 22 catches, 177 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.UT MartinW 51–⁠14220018
Sep 8vs.WyomingW 40–⁠13321112
Sep 15atPurdueW 40–⁠37216010
Sep 22vs.GeorgiaL 29–⁠43321011
Oct 6atSouth CarolinaL 35–⁠37118018
Oct 13atAlabamaL 10–⁠391404
Oct 20vs.MemphisW 65–⁠33327013
Nov 17atTennesseeW 50–⁠171000
Nov 23vs.ArkansasW 38–⁠021509
Dec 31 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 33–⁠38435116
2017 Missouri 5 games, 6 catches, 138 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Missouri StateW 72–⁠43241024
Sep 23vs.AuburnL 14–⁠511707
Oct 21vs.IdahoW 68–⁠21162062
Nov 4vs.FloridaW 45–⁠161515
Dec 27 ✦vs.TexasL 16–⁠33123023
2016 Missouri 7 games, 16 catches, 161 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.Eastern MichiganW 61–⁠21431113
Sep 17vs.GeorgiaL 27–⁠28226017
Oct 22vs.Middle TennesseeL 45–⁠51237122
Nov 5atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠31442119
Nov 12vs.VanderbiltW 26–⁠171303
Nov 19atTennesseeL 37–⁠63221013
Nov 25vs.ArkansasW 28–⁠241101

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height6′6¼″
Weight262 lb
Arm length33¾″
Hand size10⅜″
40-yard dash4.95 s
10-yard split1.70 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.37 s
20-yard shuttle4.42 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 6 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Los Angeles Rams44370
2022Los Angeles Rams22350
NFL career66720

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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