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#8Seydou Traore
Seydou Traore is a Slot Specialist TE for Mississippi State. Seydou's 2024 season produced 20.8 total EPA across 36 plays.
2024 Production
Receiving
34 Receptions361 Rec yards1
Seydou Traore is a Slot Specialist TE for Mississippi State. Seydou's 2024 season produced 20.8 total EPA across 36 plays.
The offense's primary passing-down weapon — routes, separation, and reliability on 3rd down define this role.
Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
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 | @Arizona State | L23-30 | 9.4 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 | 0.76 |
| 3 | vsToledo | L17-41 | -2.5 | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 | 0.41 |
| 4 | vsFlorida | L28-45 | 13.8 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 25 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 2 · Rec Yds 14 · Avg 7.0 · Rec TD 0
| 0.14 |
| 5 | @Texas | L13-35 | 24.1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 2.68 |
| 7 | @Georgia | L31-41 | 24.3 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 14 | 1.58 |
| 8 | vsTexas A&M | L24-34 | 17.0 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 15 | 0.76 |
| 9 | vsArkansas | L25-58 | 11.0 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 32 | 0.44 |
| 10 | vsMassachusetts | W45-20 | -21.9 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 19 | 1.56 |
| 11 | @Tennessee | L14-33 | 22.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | -0.36 |
| 13 | vsMissouri | L20-39 | 14.0 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 13 | 0.06 |
| 14 | @Ole Miss | L14-26 | 27.9 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | -0.02 |