Tight end, Mississippi State (from Arkansas State), 2021–⁠25

Seydou Traore

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
London, England
Born
Aug 12, 2002

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Seydou Traore played tight end at Arkansas State (2021–⁠22) and Mississippi State (2023–⁠25). The Miami Dolphins took Traore in round 5, No. 180 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
655
Receiving yards, 2022 (Arkansas State, 3–⁠9)
Drafted
No. 180
Round 5, 2026 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. South Alabama, 2022120receiving yards, career highat Memphis, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Arkansas State11797.2020
2022Arkansas State5065513.1451
2024Mississippi State3436110.6132
2025Mississippi State3537210.6555
Career1301,46711.31055

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Arkansas State8TEYr 1
2022Arkansas State8TEYr 2
2023Mississippi State8TEYr 3
2024Mississippi State8TEYr 4
2025Mississippi State8TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″235

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
2021Arkansas State60.36––2.2–
2022Arkansas State540.9379th (n=683)0.7150.47%
2024Mississippi State370.5610th (n=581)0.9220.75%
2025Mississippi State480.6579th (n=1040)0.4631.06%

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 Mississippi State 11 games, 35 catches, 372 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atSouthern MissW 34–⁠17577155
Sep 20vs.Northern IllinoisW 38–⁠101111
Sep 27vs.TennesseeL 34–⁠41440116
Oct 4atTexas A&ML 9–⁠311909
Oct 18atFloridaL 21–⁠23236029
Oct 25vs.TexasL 38–⁠45660115
Nov 1atArkansasW 38–⁠353904
Nov 8vs.GeorgiaL 21–⁠41533010
Nov 15atMissouriL 27–⁠49329118
Nov 28vs.Ole MissL 19–⁠38467029
Jan 2 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 29–⁠43111011
2024 Mississippi State 11 games, 34 catches, 361 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atArizona StateL 23–⁠30333012
Sep 14vs.ToledoL 17–⁠41540014
Sep 21vs.FloridaL 28–⁠45448025
Sep 28atTexasL 13–⁠35114014
Oct 12atGeorgiaL 31–⁠41551014
Oct 19vs.Texas A&ML 24–⁠34338015
Oct 26vs.ArkansasL 25–⁠58577032
Nov 2vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠20226119
Nov 9atTennesseeL 14–⁠331303
Nov 23vs.MissouriL 20–⁠39317013
Nov 29atOle MissL 14–⁠2621409
2022 Arkansas State 12 games, 50 catches, 655 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.GramblingW 58–⁠3113113
Sep 10atOhio StateL 12–⁠45217016
Sep 17atMemphisL 32–⁠446120151
Sep 24atOld DominionL 26–⁠29781018
Oct 1vs.UL MonroeW 45–⁠28462021
Oct 8vs.James MadisonL 20–⁠42373047
Oct 15atSouthern MissL 19–⁠20550023
Oct 22atLouisianaL 18–⁠38358127
Oct 29vs.South AlabamaL 3–⁠31847013
Nov 12vs.MassachusettsW 35–⁠33241124
Nov 19atTexas StateL 13–⁠16549022
Nov 26vs.TroyL 19–⁠48444033
2021 Arkansas State 4 games, 11 catches, 79 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 7vs.Coastal CarolinaL 20–⁠521202
Nov 13atUL MonroeW 27–⁠2431209
Nov 20atGeorgia StateL 20–⁠2853208
Nov 27vs.Texas StateL 22–⁠24233020

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 2026
Height6′3¾″
Weight244 lb
Arm length33⅛″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan80⅜″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.65 s
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press25 reps
3-cone drill7.09 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Miami Dolphins1000

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

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