Chris Kiel holds the WR-Z · Backup spot in North Dakota State Bison’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Chris Kiel is a 5'11", 205-pound wide receiver from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, where he graduated in 2025. At Mount Horeb High School, Kiel was a three-year starter and four-year letterwinner who played wide receiver, running back, and defensive back. He holds school records with 146 career receptions, 2,302 receiving yards, and 26 touchdown catches, and earned All-State honors at wide receiver in 2024. During his redshirt freshman year with North Dakota State, Kiel appeared in three games and recorded one kickoff return for 22 yards against South Dakota.