Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs Penn State | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 29 yds |
| Total | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
#33
Ryder Kusch
Sophomore tight end for Temple. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 250 lb · White Rock, BC · The Hun School
CFB Index 28 · #154 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Temple 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
29
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 9.7 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 29 yds, vs Penn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Temple. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2025.
Ryder Kusch
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He has spent two seasons in the Temple receiving corps. The receipt: 29 rec yds, 3 receptions against Penn State — Week 2, 2026.
29 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Temple3-star out of Hun School (Prep)
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under K.C. Keeler — 6-8 over that span.
2025Temple5-7HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Temple1-1HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low 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 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 29.0 YDS/g, 9.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #14 of 15 American Athletic TEs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Temple
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Temple
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (23 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Temple · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #68
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 Thomaz Whitford’s 2022 season.
Matches Thomaz on
Weight
Differs from Thomaz on
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Matt Adcock's freshman season at Memphis (2025).
Matches Matt on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from Matt on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Background
2026 (Sophomore, Temple): Will compete at the tight end position. 2025 (Freshman, Temple): Part of the 2025 recruiting class ... named a Preseason Freshman All-American by 247 sports ... served as the teams second string tight end ... made his collegiate debut week 1 at UMass and recorded 3 recep...
The tight end room · Temple
- #88Peter Clarke483 receiving yards · 2025
- #33Ryder Kusch60 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Joey Schlaffer19 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Daniel Evert15 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Patrick Kellerno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Temple team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology