Tight end for UConn. 2017: 5 catches, 101 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′6″ · 253 lb · Ligonier, PA
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 1876 nationally · Signed with UConn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2017 tight end for UConn. 2017: 5 catches, 101 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Alec Bloom
Alec Bloom has played for two head coaches in four seasons at UConn. The receipt on tape: 30 rec yds, 1 receptions against Memphis, Week 6, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at UConn, 597 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bob Diaco → Randy Edsall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (99th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 0.7 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.8 | 14.8 | 19.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017
W 27–20
vs Holy Cross
1 rec · 18 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With B. Graham — 40 AVG · 44 LONG · 6 NO · D. Pindell — 154 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.1 · 33 rush yds (6 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20vs Holy Cross | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 18-38@ Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-70vs Memphis | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 1 | 30 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 28-24@ Temple | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-39vs Boston College | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-22@ Cincinnati | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 1 | 30 |