Luke Kokat is NDSU’s unsung trench grinder at tight end
In the 2025 season, Luke Kokat played in 13 games and started once, but his real value showed up in the run game: North Dakota State’s offense led the Missouri Valley Football Conference and ranked seventh in FCS with 212.6 rushing yards per game, and the Bison staff called him a key blocker. At 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds in 2026, he profiles as a physical, dependable TE who helps create the kind of edge-setting, nasty-ball identity NDSU loves. If you want a tone-setting blocker more than a stat-sheet star, Kokat fits the bill.
