Blake Kern

#87 · TE · Sr. · Arkansas6′4″ · 255 lb · Lamar, AR

Blake Kern: TE · Arkansas · #87.

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Blake Kern

TE · Arkansas · Sr · #87

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Played for two head coaches at Arkansas: Chad Morris and Sam Pittman. One game to point at: 47 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Alabama — Week 12, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Arkansas in the news

Ahmad Hardy cleared to practiceOct 25
WR Chris Marshall out second halfYahoo Sports Oct 18
Azle standout Tyler Ulrich dies after injury during Arkansas gameNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Oct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Arkansas	15	183	12.2	2	32
2020	Arkansas	20	201	10.1	2	35
2019	Arkansas	--	--	--	--	--
Career		35	384	11.0	4	35

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-17vs Rice	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 2	W 40-21vs No. 15 Texas	2	8	4.0	0	7
Wk 3	W 45-10vs Georgia Southern	1	21	21.0	0	21
Wk 5	L 0-37@ No. 2 Georgia	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 7	L 23-38vs Auburn	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 8	W 45-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	2	25	12.5	1	18
Wk 11	W 16-13@ LSU	2	20	10.0	0	18
Wk 12	L 35-42@ No. 2 Alabama	3	47	15.7	1	32	Season-high 47 yds
Wk 13	W 34-17vs Missouri	1	6	6.0	0	6
Total		14	175	12.5	2	32

Signature game

Week 12 · 2021

L 35-42

at Alabama

3 rec · 47 yds · 1 TD

With R. Bauer — 32 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · K. Jefferson — 326 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 22 rush yds (13 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Alabama · 4th and 9 · Q4 · EPA +5.20Reid Bauer pass complete to Blake Kern for 32 yds for a TD, (Cam Little KICK)
Week 8 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.59KJ Jefferson pass complete to Blake Kern for 18 yds for a TD (Cam Little KICK)
Week 1 · Penn State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.71KJ Jefferson pass complete to Blake Kern for 8 yds to the Ark 40 for a
Week 3 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.22KJ Jefferson pass complete to Blake Kern for 21 yds to the GeoSo 3 for a
Week 11 · LSU · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.12KJ Jefferson pass complete to Blake Kern for 18 yds to the LSU 35 for a
Week 7 · Auburn · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.04KJ Jefferson pass complete to Blake Kern for 16 yds to the Aub 37 for a

4 more plays

Week 5 · Georgia · 3rd and 32 · Q3 · EPA +0.69KJ Jefferson pass complete to Blake Kern for 18 yds to the Geo 44
Week 12 · Alabama · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +0.56KJ Jefferson pass complete to Blake Kern for 8 yds to the Ark 34
Week 11 · LSU · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA −0.51KJ Jefferson pass complete to Blake Kern for 2 yds to the Ark 49
Week 12 · Alabama · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.47KJ Jefferson pass complete to Blake Kern for 7 yds to the Alab 33

Teams and coaches

2019Arkansas2-10HC: Chad Morris · Balanced

2020Arkansas3-7HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning

2021Arkansas9-4HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 38 (#97 of 119). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2021 season

38Below cohort / limited sample #97 of 119 · 2021?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: receptions (21st percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#46 / 146 · 67th pct

12.2

Long catch#80 / 146 · 44th pct

Rec TDs#70 / 146 · 41st pct

Rec yards#100 / 146 · 32nd pct

183

Receptions#110 / 146 · 21st pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.3	15.0	12.2	0.2
Road3g	2.0	28.3	14.6	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.2	15.4	14.6	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.0	24.5	11.1	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Sam Pittman

Pass share

35.3%

314 pass / 576 run

Plays / game

74.2

12 games

Team sack rate

8.9%

336 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

15 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

38 · #97 of 119 TEs · 2021

Blake Kern

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Style of play

Fans

Arkansas in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

15 catches in 9 games

Five seasons at Arkansas