Kivon Cartwright

TE · Colorado State 2015 · #86

Last confirmed: Colorado State, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · Pueblo, CO · South

Kivon Cartwright: TE · Colorado State · #86.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ari WertsGeorgia State · 2016 · 90% season match
Daniel BarkerIllinois · 2020 · 90% season match
Cethan CarterNebraska · 2015 · 87% season match
Keith HeitzmanOhio · 2015 · 84% season match
Jacob HollisterWyoming · 2015 · 79% season match

Kivon Cartwright

TE · Colorado State · #86

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Kivon Cartwright has been at Colorado State through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 56 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Wyoming — Week 10, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

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

Colorado State in the news

Former CSU star Lawrence McCutcheon diesThe Coloradoan Oct 23
CSU DC sleeps in officeOct 20
CSU defensive coordinator Tyson Summers leaves programOct 4

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Colorado State	18	279	15.5	2
2014	Colorado State	1	22	22.0	0
Career		19	301	15.8	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 65-13vs Savannah State	3	56	18.7	1	24	Season-high 56 yds
Wk 3	L 24-27vs Colorado	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 4	W 33-31@ UTSA	3	52	17.3	0	25
Wk 5	L 18-33@ Utah State	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 6	L 10-41vs No. 25 Boise State	2	43	21.5	0	35
Wk 7	W 38-23vs Air Force	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 10	W 26-7@ Wyoming	4	56	14.0	0	22
Wk 11	W 49-35vs UNLV	1	22	22.0	0	22
Wk 12	W 28-21@ New Mexico	2	16	8.0	1	8
Total		18	279	15.5	2	35

Signature game

Week 1 · 2015

W 65-13

vs Savannah State · neutral site

3 rec · 56 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 52-point win at a neutral site against Savannah State.

With N. Stevens — 289 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.3 · D. Gaines — 1 rec · 25 yds · 18 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · New Mexico · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.95Nick Stevens pass complete to Kivon Cartwright for 8 yds for a TD, (Wyatt Bryan KICK)
Week 11 · UNLV · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.68Nick Stevens pass complete to Kivon Cartwright for 22 yds to the ColSt 45 for a
Week 1 · Savannah State · 1st and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.42Stevens to Cartwright: a 9-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.36Joe Hansley pass complete to Kivon Cartwright for 35 yds to the BoiSt 29 for a
Week 5 · Utah State · 2nd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +2.32Nick Stevens pass complete to Kivon Cartwright for 15 yds to the UthSt 34 for a
Week 7 · Air Force · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.92Nick Stevens pass complete to Kivon Cartwright for 7 yds to the ColSt 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 4 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.84Nick Stevens pass complete to Kivon Cartwright for 25 yds to the TexSA 36 for a
Week 12 · New Mexico · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.28Nick Stevens pass complete to Kivon Cartwright for 8 yds to the ColSt 29 for a
Week 1 · Savannah State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.12Coleman Key pass complete to Kivon Cartwright for 24 yds to the SavSt 26 for a
Week 3 · Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.10Nick Stevens pass complete to Kivon Cartwright for 12 yds to the ColSt 40 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Colorado State10-3HC: Jim McElwain · Balanced

2015Colorado State7-6HC: Mike Bobo · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (99th percentile). Strength: epa / target (88th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#6 / 684 · 99th pct

30.4%

EPA / target#85 / 684 · 88th pct

0.79

Yards / catch#95 / 684 · 86th pct

15.9

Catch rate#162 / 684 · 76th pct

73.9%

TD rate#328 / 684 · 51st pct

4.3%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#15 / 119 · 88th pct

15.5

Rec yards#47 / 119 · 61st pct

279

Long catch#57 / 119 · 52nd pct

Rec TDs#58 / 119 · 45th pct

Receptions#67 / 119 · 42nd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	1.3	24.0	16.8	0.0
Road4g	2.5	34.8	13.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.8	30.8	15.2	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	2.3	31.3	14.7	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Mike Bobo

Pass share

42.8%

392 pass / 523 run

Plays / game

70.4

13 games

Team sack rate

4.5%

421 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

18 catches in 9 games

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Kivon Cartwright

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Colorado State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

18 catches in 9 games

Six seasons at Colorado State

His moves

2010