Seydou Traore
Seydou Traore
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Seydou Traore has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 77 rec yds, 5 receptions against Southern Miss — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Mississippi State, 1,467 receiving yards — drafted at #180 overall by Miami.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Leach → Jeff Lebby. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Miami2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 35 | 372 | 10.6 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 34 | 361 | 10.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 50 | 655 | 13.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 130 | 1,467 | 11.3 | 10 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 38–35
at Arkansas
3 rec · 9 yds
Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to R.J. Maryland’s 2022 season.
Matches R.J. on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Boden Groen's senior season at Kansas (2025).
Matches Boden on
Differs from Boden on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+371%
Up 371% from first season to most-recent.