
Explosive Nebraska TE with big-play touchdown juice
Kyler Reed was a high-impact Nebraska tight end whose calling card was **explosiveness**—in 2012 he caught 22 passes for 395 yards and a team-leading 8 touchdowns, averaging 18.0 yards per catch, and he also held Nebraska’s single-season tight end touchdown record[2][6]. That production suggests a red-zone mismatch and vertical seam threat rather than a volume-reception player, which is exactly why he fits teams looking for a TE who can stretch coverage and create scoring plays[2][4].