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
Career highs
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| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 0 | 20 |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 50 | 655 | 13.1 | 4 | 51 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 34 | 361 | 10.6 | 1 | 32 |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 35 | 372 | 10.6 | 5 | 55 |
| Career | 130 | 1,467 | 11.3 | 10 | 55 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 8 | TE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 8 | TE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 8 | TE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 8 | TE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 8 | TE | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 6 | 0.36 | – | – | 2.2 | – |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 54 | 0.93 | 79th (n=683) | 0.71 | 50.4 | 7% |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 37 | 0.56 | 10th (n=581) | 0.92 | 20.7 | 5% |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 48 | 0.65 | 79th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 31.0 | 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
2025 Mississippi State 11 games, 35 catches, 372 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | W 34–17 | 5 | 77 | 1 | 55 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 38–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 34–41 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 9–31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 21–23 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 29 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 38–45 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 38–35 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 21–41 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 27–49 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 19–38 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 29 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 29–43 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2024 Mississippi State 11 games, 34 catches, 361 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | L 23–30 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 17–41 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 28–45 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 13–35 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 31–41 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 24–34 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 25–58 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 32 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 45–20 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 19 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 14–33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 20–39 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 14–26 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
2022 Arkansas State 12 games, 50 catches, 655 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 58–3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 12–45 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 32–44 | 6 | 120 | 1 | 51 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 26–29 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 45–28 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 20–42 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 47 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 19–20 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 18–38 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 27 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 3–31 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 35–33 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 24 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 13–16 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 19–48 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 33 |
2021 Arkansas State 4 games, 11 catches, 79 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 20–52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | at | W 27–24 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 20–28 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 22–24 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 20 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ |
| Weight | 244 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s |
| Vertical jump | 40″ |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ |
| Bench press | 25 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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