Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Syracuse | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Total | 5 | 97 | 17.0 | 0 | 38 |
#85
Carson Kent
5th-year tight end for Pittsburgh. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Milton, GA · Cambridge
CFB Index 42 · #82 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Oklahoma → Pittsburgh for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
97
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 63 yds, vs Syracuse
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
5th-year tight end for Pittsburgh. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Oklahoma to Pittsburgh in 2026.
Carson Kent
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Chandler Burks, Brent Venables and Pat Narduzzi. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 63 rec yds, 2 receptions against Syracuse, Week 3, 2026.
97 REC YDS · 5 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20249 games
- All-Conference USAsecond
20253 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Pittsburgh
Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Pittsburgh
2025Oklahoma
2026Pittsburgh
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 18 | 217 | 12.1 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 340 | 13.1 | 3 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Carson Kent's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 12–7
vs UCF
1 rec · 5 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
With G. Russo — 40.8 yards per punt · 8 punts · 3 inside the 20 · M. Heintschel — 212 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.1 · 13 rush yds (7 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +63 receiving yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kennesaw State2-10HC: Chandler Burks · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2026Pittsburgh3-0HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Strength: long catch (92nd percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 32.3 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 32.3 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
47.5%
96 pass / 106 run
Plays / game
67.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Shane Calhoun’s 2021 season.
Matches Shane on
Weight
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Shane on
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ty Washington's sophomore season at Arkansas (2023).
Matches Ty on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Ty on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Carson Kent
Background
Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2026 following his transfer from Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA (2025): Played in all 13 games, helping the Sooners earn a spot in the College Football Playoff as an eight seed…caught three passes for 26 yards. KENNESAW STATE (2022-24): Appeared in 21…
The tight end room · Pittsburgh
- #82Elijah Lagg164 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Carson Kent26 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Adam Howanitz1 game · 2025
- #32Truitt Brownno box-score line yet
- #86Max Huntno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology