Kendall Blanton is a Red Zone Weapon TE for Missouri.
Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Thompson | Tulane | 2024 | 48 | 0.420 | 0.4 | 20.2 |
| Seth Green | Minnesota | 2018 | 83 | 0.390 | 0.0 | 32.4 |
| Johnny Langan | Rutgers | 2020 | 59 | 0.300 | 0.0 | 17.7 |
| Evan Svoboda | Wyoming | 2024 | 75 | 0.290 | 0.0 | 21.8 |
| Jordan Myers | Rice | 2021 | 59 | 0.270 | 0.2 | 15.9 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | vsEastern Michigan | W61-21 | -8.2 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | 13 | 0.66 |
| 3 | vsGeorgia | L27-28 | 9.3 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 | 1.08 |
| 8 | vsMiddle Tennessee | L45-51 | -1.9 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 22 | 0.94 |
| 10 | @South Carolina | L21-31 | -4.0 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 1 | 19 | 0.59 |
| 11 | vsVanderbilt | W26-17 | -1.2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | -0.63 |
| 12 | @Tennessee | L37-63 | 16.3 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 | 0.81 |
| 13 | vsArkansas | W28-24 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | -0.68 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 1 · Rec Yds 1 · Avg 1.0 · Rec TD 0