#14

Evan King

TE · Buffalo · Sr. · #14

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

Evan King

TE · Buffalo · Sr · #14

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Buffalo
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

2 coaches
2024
2025
Buffalo
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Maurice Linguist → Pete Lembo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Buffalo9-4HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-heavy
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Buffalo9687.60--
2024Buffalo2157.50--
Career11837.50--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Buffalo

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Buffalo

Returning around him

  • 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 Buffalo player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +0 net (16 in / 16 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Buffalo · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #112 · 2026 recruiting class #100

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Masen Wake’s 2021 season.

Masen Wake

50%match

BYU · 2021

#2

Jackson Acker

Wisconsin · 2025

50%
#3

Ahmon Green

Georgia Southern · 2025

49%
#4

Giovanni Fauolo

UNLV · 2021

49%
#5

Jared Casey

Kansas · 2024

45%

Matches Masen on

Height
Weight

Differs from Masen on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
TD rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Giovanni Fauolo's sophomore season at UNLV (2021).

UNLV · 2021

#2

Rico Walker

Purdue · 2025

68%
#3

John Copenhaver

North Carolina · 2022

67%
#4

Matt Bjorson

Indiana · 2021

66%
#5

Logan Kyle

Vanderbilt · 2023

66%

Matches Giovanni on

Total EPA (college ability)
Height

Differs from Giovanni on

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

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #3369

Final rank
#3880
Avg #3677.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #3369 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
15.02024
68.02025

+353%

Up 353% from first season to most-recent.