#81

Andreas Paaske

TE · Arkansas · Sr. · #81

Returning to Arkansas for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Andreas Paaske

TE · Arkansas · Sr · #81

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2194 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Arkansas
2023
Arkansas
2024
Arkansas
2025
Arkansas

Played his entire career under Sam Pittman.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Eastern Michigan9-4HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning
2023Eastern Michigan6-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Arkansas3279.01--
2024Arkansas3196.32--
2023Eastern Michigan4399.80--
2022Eastern Michigan1020620.62--
Career2029114.65--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 52–7

vs Alabama A&M

1 rec · 5 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 45-point win at home against Alabama A&M.

How he plays

Play style

Is the first read once you cross the 20.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Arkansas

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Arkansas

Returning around him

  • 36% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 4 Arkansas players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (41 in / 43 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Arkansas · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #46

DNA match

Player DNA

Red-Zone Weapon

The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.

TE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Justin Rigg’s 2021 season.

Justin Rigg

78%match

Kentucky · 2021

#2

Luke Ford

Illinois · 2021

76%
#3

Johnny Lumpkin

Louisiana · 2022

73%
#4

Maliq Carr

Michigan State · 2022

69%
#5

Teagan Quitoriano

Oregon State · 2021

NFL Rd 5
65%

Matches Justin on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / reception

Differs from Justin on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Reception volume (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Schoonmaker's freshman season at Michigan (2021).

Michigan · 2021

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 27
#2

Brett Norfleet

Missouri · 2023

72%
#3

Markeston Douglas

Florida State · 2022

68%
#4

Nick Elksnis

UNLV · 2025

68%
#5

Tucker Ashcraft

Wisconsin · 2023

68%

Matches Luke on

Yards / reception
TD rate
Reception volume

Differs from Luke on

Recruiting rating (lower)
Weight (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2315

Final rank
#2315
Avg #2602.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2315 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
2062022
39.02023
19.02024
27.02025

-87%

Sharp dropoff (-87%) — career inflection point.