#8Seydou Traore

TE·Mississippi State·2025

Seydou Traore is a Versatile TE for Mississippi State. Seydou's 2025 season produced 23.3 total EPA across 39 plays.

2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays

projected

band 2%'25 5%6%

Regressed toward the TE mean. Model correlation r≈0.42 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.

2025 Production

Receiving

35 Receptions372 Rec yards5 Rec TD10.6 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs TE peers

Player type

Versatile TE

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency63th %ile · average

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among TEs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸6 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.39 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 2.79 EPA/play in Wk 9 vs Texas (SP+ 16).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗

Elite

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.

Historical Comparables · TE · efficiency + volume + value

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.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	@Southern Miss	W34-17	-7.1	5	77	15.4	1	55	1.49
4	vsNorthern Illinois	W38-10	-16.7	1	1	1.0	1	1	1.13
5	vsTennessee	L34-41	15.0	4	40	10.0	1	16	1.89
6	@Texas A&M	L9-31	20.7	1	9	9.0	0	9	-0.45
8	@Florida	L21-23	3.5	2	36	18.0	0	29	-0.02
9	vsTexas	L38-45	16.2	6	60	10.0	1	15	2.79
10	@Arkansas	W38-35	5.1	3	9	3.0	0	4	-0.59
11	vsGeorgia	L21-41	24.1	5	33	6.6	0	10	0.49
12	@Missouri	L27-49	14.4	3	29	9.7	1	18	0.28
14	vsOle Miss	L19-38	24.0	4	67	16.8	0	29	1.53
1	vsWake Forest	L29-43	5.7	1	11	11.0	0	11	0.38

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

4.9%

Passing plays

10.8%

Rushing plays

0.0%

Standard downs

4.1%

Passing downs

6.4%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.54
Passing downs: 0.68
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.60 / —

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).