Massive 6-7 TE with Big Upside, Still Proving It on Saturdays
Accuardi entered South Dakota in 2025 as a 6-foot-7, 250-pound tight end and a three-star recruit, with offers from programs like Colorado, Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, Louisville, Michigan State, Missouri and Vanderbilt, which tells you the frame and pedigree are real[6]. South Dakota’s roster and bio notes show he transferred in after initially committing to West Virginia, and he made his first career start at tight end in October 2025, filling in because of injuries in the TE room[1][6]. The selling points are obvious: rare size, catch-radius, and developmental upside; the question is whether he turns that jumbo-package promise into consistent production.
