Tight end, North Dakota State, 2025–26
Reis Kessel
- Number
- No. 81
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Fargo, ND
Reis Kessel plays tight end for North Dakota State. Last time out, against Nevada: 2 catches, 23 yards, 1 TD.
2026 so far
17 catches, 203 yards, 2 TD
Last game: 2 catches, 23 yards, 1 TD vs. Nevada, W 31–17
Next game: at New Mexico, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2025
Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Dakota State | 15 | 335 | 22.3 | 1 | 50 |
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 17 | 203 | 11.9 | 2 | 30 |
| Career | 32 | 538 | 16.8 | 3 | 50 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Dakota State | 81 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 81 | TE | So. | 6′5″ | 245 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Dakota State (FCS) | 20 | 1.55 | – | – | 31.0 | 2% |
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 24 | 0.75 | 85th (n=829) | 0.43 | 17.9 | 5% |
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
2026 North Dakota State 7 games, 17 catches, 203 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 33–7 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Fordham | W 38–0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 12 | at Air Force | W 38–32 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 19 | at Sacramento State | W 31–10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Wyoming | W 28–0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 30 |
| Oct 10 | at UNLV | L 7–13 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 28 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Nevada | W 31–17 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 12 |
2025 North Dakota State 11 games, 15 catches, 335 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at The Citadel | W 38–0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 6 | at Tennessee State | W 59–3 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 41–14 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 27 | vs. South Dakota | W 51–13 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 29 |
| Oct 4 | at Illinois State | W 33–16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 45–17 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Oct 18 | at Indiana State | W 38–7 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 25 | at South Dakota State | W 38–7 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Youngstown State | W 38–30 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 8 | at North Dakota | W 15–10 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 48–16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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