University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster
Kai Black
- Position:
- Tight End
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 245
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Urbandale, Iowa
- High School:
- Urbandale HS
- Major:
- Pre-Med
2025 (AT IOWA STATE): Played in four games … Academic All-Big 12 … Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2024 (AT IOWA STATE): Played in two games, seeing time against North Dakota and Arkansas State ... Had first career reception for seven yards against ASU … Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
2023 (AT IOWA STATE): Saw action in the final two games of the season on special teams … Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Urbandale High School for head coach Sam Anderson … Rated a three-star wide receiver by all four major recruiting outlets … Tabbed the No. 8 player and top wide receiver in the state of Iowa by 247Sports Composite … Two-time Class 5A Second Team IPSWA All-State … Urbandale’s leading receiver with 31 receptions for 473 yards, an average of 15.3 yards per catch … Grabbed four touchdown receptions and threw for one more … Hauled in a team-high 54 receptions for 888 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2021 … Averaged 16.4 yards per catch as a junior … Threw a 54-yard touchdown on his only pass attempt of the year … Also competed in basketball and track and field.
PERSONAL: Native of Urbandale, Iowa … Son of Keith and Winell Black … Majoring in Pre-Med.
