Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 20-17@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | Season-high 1 yds |
#6
Kanen Hamlett
Senior tight end for East Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 235 lb · Madison, AL · Madison Academy
Transferred App State → East Carolina for 2026
The numbers
1
receiving yard · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 1 yds, at Old Dominion
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for East Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2022.
- Transferred from App State to East Carolina in 2026.
Kanen Hamlett
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Kanen Hamlett has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 1 receptions against Old Dominion, Week 3, 2026.
1 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with App State3-star out of Madison Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to East Carolina
2025App State
2026East Carolina
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | App State | 13 | 142 | 10.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | App State | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 178 | 9.9 | 4 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 20–17
at Old Dominion
1 rec · 1 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With T. O'Halloran — 48.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · T. Engleman Jr. — 99 rush yds (16 car)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning
2026East Carolina1-2HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 1.0 YDS/g, 1.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
43.5%
77 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
59.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
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
Starter
The No. 1,685 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the American Athletic as a senior.
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 Nicky Dalmolin’s 2022 season.
Matches Nicky on
Total EPA (college ability)
Class year
Differs from Nicky on
Yards / reception (higher)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Reception volume (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Miller's sophomore season at Marshall (2021).
75%match
Matches Devin on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Devin on
TD rate (higher)
Background
Mid-year transfer from Appalachian State, who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Three-year letterman for the Mountaineers (2023-25) … Played in 38 career games making three starts … Caught 17 passes for 177 yards (10.4 ypc) with four touchdowns … Caught at least one pass in 10 of…
The tight end room · East Carolina
- #6Kanen Hamlett142 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Gage Realeno box-score line yet
- #8Ismael Smith Flores2 games · 2026
- #45Mason Brownno box-score line yet
- #86Kaleb Morrowno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · East Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology