Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 24-32@ Ole Miss | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Total | 14 | 222 | 15.6 | 1 | 24 |
#7
Trey'Dez Green
Trey'Dez Green is 6-7, a former basketball player, and PFF's No. 1 returning tight end in the country. He led LSU in touchdown catches because in the red zone, there's nobody to cover him. He's just getting started.
6′7″ · 237 lb · Jackson, LA · Zachary HS
CFB Index 68 · #19 of 156 TEsMedium-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.
How he plays
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Yards / catch: 88th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
222
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD, vs Louisiana Tech
Swing playSwung LSU from 57% to 79% to win.Western Kentucky at LSU · 13-10
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Trey'Dez Green is 6-7, a former basketball player, and PFF's No. 1 returning tight end in the country. He led LSU in touchdown catches because in the red zone, there's nobody to cover him. He's just getting started.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2024.
- LSU DB Dashawn Spears out for season with ACL injury (Sep 20) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
The story
Green's 2025 was a red-zone clinic -- 33 catches for 433 yards and a team-leading seven touchdowns, the production of a 6-7 former two-sport athlete who simply out-sizes and out-jumps defensive backs near the goal line. PFF ranks him the No. 1 returning tight end in college football, and he's a foundational piece of LSU's new-look offense. The forward stakes are the leap from mismatch specialist to every-down star: the catch radius and the scoring are already elite, so 2026 is about Resolves 2027-01-20.PENDING. For an offense looking for a security blanket and a touchdown-maker, Green is both.
The record
A falsifiable call from this player's outlook. Not yet gradeable.
What we said
the size-athleticism mismatch becomes a Mackey-winning every-down star
Graded as: wins the Mackey in 2026.
What happened
Resolves 2027-01-20.
PENDINGHis career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The week the volume broke through — put up 119 yds vs South Carolina.South Carolina · W 20-102025
Green is a size-and-catch-radius weapon, and the data screams red zone: a 97th-percentile touchdown rate and an 96th-percentile EPA per target, the numbers of a tight end defenses can't match up with inside the 20. At 6-7, he's a high-point, box-out, throw-it-up-and-let-him-go-get-it target, with a reliable (85th-percentile) catch rate that says the hands are real, not just the frame. The yards-per-catch is more ordinary (63rd percentile) -- he's a possession and scoring mismatch more than a seam-stretching burner right now. The growth edge is exactly that: rounding out the route running and the after-the-catch game to become the every-down centerpiece his physical tools promise.
Written by our staff.
20247 games
- Signed with LSU4-star out of Zachary
20258 games
- All-SECsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
LSU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Trey'Dez Green's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
4 rec · 58 yds
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1&20 · Q2 · EPA +3.19(08:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short right to #7 T.Green caught at LSU44, for 24 yards to the LAT44 (#4 K.Franklin; #16 T.Rogers), 1ST DOWN. #4 K.Franklin injured on the play
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 2&18 · Q3 · EPA +3.18(05:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short middle to #7 T.Green caught at LAT37, for 23 yards to the LAT27 (#1 S.Fongang), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Ole Miss · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +3.08(04:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short left to #7 T.Green caught at OM38, for 23 yards to the OM23 (#7 S.Denson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.08Trey'Dez Green 10 Yd pass from Sam Leavitt (Scott Starzyk Kick)
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3&13 · Q2 · EPA +2.61(09:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short middle to #7 T.Green caught at LSU31, for 15 yards to the LSU42 (#20 T.Jones), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3&17 · Q2 · EPA +1.93(07:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short middle to #7 T.Green caught at LAT40, for 15 yards to the LAT36 (#13 M.Moultrie II; #17 D.Bookhart)
- Week 1 · Clemson · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.92(11:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short middle to #7 T.Green caught at LSU45, for 21 yards to the CLEM48 (#6 J.Carter III; #21 K.McCloud), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.77(05:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short right to #7 T.Green caught at LSU41, for 10 yards to the LSU46 (#6 J.Carter III), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +1.74(10:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short right to #7 T.Green caught at CLEM47, for 18 yards to the CLEM29 (#47 S.Brown), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Ole Miss · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.43(03:40) Shotgun #10 S.Leavitt pass complete short middle to #7 T.Green caught at OM16, for 14 yards to the OM14 (#7 S.Denson), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +60 receiving yards, +4 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026LSU2-1HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: yards / catch (88th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
14 of 14 receptions matched to play-by-play
17 of 18 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
1818% of team targetsCatch rate
78%14 of 18 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
6% of targets (1)
100%catch rate
Air -4.0 · YAC 8.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
47% of targets (8)
88%catch rate
Air 4.8 · YAC 11.1 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
47% of targets (8)
62%catch rate
Air 11.8 · YAC 7.0 avg
78% catch rate on 18 targets · 18% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 81.0 | 15.9 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 60.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.7 | 74.0 | 15.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
41.9%
104 pass / 144 run
Plays / game
82.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
115 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #4 of 20 SEC TEs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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
Green is a size-and-catch-radius weapon, and the data screams red zone: a 97th-percentile touchdown rate and an 96th-percentile EPA per target, the numbers of a tight end defenses can't match up with inside the 20. At 6-7, he's a high-point, box-out, throw-it-up-and-let-him-go-get-it target, with a reliable (85th-percentile) catch rate that says the hands are real, not just the frame. The yards-per-catch is more ordinary (63rd percentile) -- he's a possession and scoring mismatch more than a seam-stretching burner right now. The growth edge is exactly that: rounding out the route running and the after-the-catch game to become the every-down centerpiece his physical tools promise.
Our classifier reads him the same way: creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Colin Jeter’s 2016 season.
62%match
Matches Colin on
TD rate
Height
Differs from Colin on
Reception volume (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyle Morlock’s path through Florida State.
76%match
Matches Kyle on
Yards per reception
Weight
Differs from Kyle on
Height (higher)
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Carter's junior season at Northern Illinois (2023).
61%match
Matches Chris on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Chris on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #132
Peaked at #132 this season.
The tight end room · LSU
- #7Trey'Dez Green433 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Malachi Thomas192 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Zach Graceno box-score line yet
- #46James Larsonno box-score line yet
- #81Landon Craigno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology