Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Total | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
#83
Kaden Feagin
Senior tight end for Illinois. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 260 lb · Atwood, IL · ALAH
CFB Index 46 · #169 of 326 RBsMedium-low confidence
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
9
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 9 yds, vs Southern Illinois
The play that turned itSwung Illinois from 25% to 68% to win.Kansas at Illinois · 23-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Illinois. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Illinois in 2023.
Kaden Feagin
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. He has spent four seasons in the Illinois receiving corps. 2023 brought the first one: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 9 rec yds, 2 receptions against Southern Illinois, Week 3, 2026.
9 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — put up 100 yds vs Western Michigan.Western Michigan · W 38-02025
20239 games
- Signed with Illinois4-star out of Arthur
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2023)
2 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Illinois
Played his entire career under Bret Bielema.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 48–10
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Bret Bielema — 26-15 over that span.
2023Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced
2024Illinois10-3HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Illinois9-4HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
2026Illinois2-1HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 4.5 YDS/g, 4.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
48.8%
81 pass / 85 run
Plays / game
55.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
91 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #24 of 44 Big Ten RBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyson Riley’s 2021 season.
Matches Tyson on
Yards / carry
Weight
Class year
Differs from Tyson on
Height (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Chuba Hubbard’s path through Oklahoma State.
94%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 4
#2
Andrew Body
91%
#4
Narii Gaither
87%
Matches Chuba on
Yards per carry
Recruiting rating
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bryan Bradford's junior season at Kent State (2022).
57%match
Differs from Bryan on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Height (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kaden Feagin
Background
Pronunciation: KAY-dihn FAY-gihn 2023 All-Big Ten 2025 - Illinois CSC Academic All-District Played in all 13 games with four starts at running back 122 carries for 507 yards and seven rushing touchdowns on the season 16 receptions for 188 yards and two touchdowns on the season 12th in the Big…
The tight end room · Illinois
- #83Kaden Feagin188 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Davin Stoffel24 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Christian Abney12 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Maurice Smithno box-score line yet
- #87BJ Thurmanno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology