Alex Bauman

#87 · TE · Sr. · Michigan6′5″ · 245 lb · Red Bank, NJ · Red Bank Catholic

Alex Bauman is a tight end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Miami.

Bauman shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for four head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Willie Fritz, Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall and Mario Cristobal. First career honor, 2024: All-AAC. One game to point at: 58 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 14, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Gus McGeeCharlotte · 2025 · 84% season match
Gavin BartholomewPittsburgh · 2024 · 82% season match
Matt WagnerBoise State · 2025 · 78% season match
Samuel WheelerKansas State · 2021 · 78% season match
Bauer SharpLSU · 2025 · 76% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Miami	18	166	9.2	1	33
2024	Tulane	20	212	10.6	7	36
2023	Tulane	35	286	8.2	5	39
2022	Tulane	8	112	14.0	1	24
Career		81	776	9.6	14	39

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 45-3vs Bethune-Cookman	2	12	6.0	0	6
Wk 6	W 28-22@ No. 18 Florida State	3	18	6.0	0	8
Wk 8	L 21-24vs Louisville	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 10	L 20-26@ SMU	1	4	4.0	1	4
Wk 11	W 38-10vs Syracuse	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 12	W 41-7vs NC State	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 14	W 38-7@ No. 24 Pittsburgh	3	58	19.3	0	33	Season-high 58 yds
Bowl	W 10-3@ No. 7 Texas A&M	2	7	3.5	0	4
Bowl	W 31-27vs No. 6 Ole Miss	2	11	5.5	0	7
Bowl	L 21-27vs No. 1 Indiana	1	22	22.0	0	22
Total		18	166	9.2	1	33

Signature game

Week 14 · 2025

W 38-7

at Pittsburgh

3 rec · 58 yds

Dominant 31-point win on the road against Pittsburgh.

With C. Beck — 267 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.8 · M. Toney — 13 rec · 126 yds · 1 TD · 30 rush yds (5 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.08Beck to Bauman: a 33-yard pass.
Week 1 · Indiana · 3rd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +2.28Beck to Bauman: a 22-yard pass.
Week 2 · Bethune-Cookman · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −1.86Carson Beck pass complete to Alex Bauman for 6 yds to the BCU 31 Miami Penalty, Offensive Holding (Malachi Toney) to the BCU 41
Week 10 · SMU · 1st and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.69Beck to Bauman: a 4-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Florida State · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.64Carson Beck pass complete to Alex Bauman for 8 yds to the MIA 41 for a
Week 8 · Louisville · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +1.24Carson Beck pass complete to Alex Bauman for 14 yds to the MIA 20

4 more plays

Week 11 · Syracuse · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.22Beck to Bauman: a 7-yard pass.
Week 14 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +0.92Beck to Bauman: a 23-yard pass.
Week 14 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA −0.69Beck to Bauman: a 2-yard pass.
Week 1 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +0.59Beck to Bauman: a 7-yard pass.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

29%7 of his 24 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Teams and coaches

2022Tulane12-2HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning

2023Tulane11-3HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning

2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy

2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 35 (#130 of 156). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

35Below cohort / limited sample #130 of 156 · 2025, at Miami?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score, at Miami: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#275 / 798 · 65th pct

12.5%

Catch rate#306 / 798 · 62nd pct

70.8%

Yards / catch#591 / 798 · 26th pct

9.5

EPA / target#650 / 798 · 19th pct

0.18

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#94 / 175 · 45th pct

Receptions#124 / 175 · 28th pct

Yards / catch#130 / 175 · 26th pct

9.2

Rec yards#134 / 175 · 23rd pct

166

Rec TDs#126 / 175 · 21st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

67th → 19th percentile

Explosive rate

23rd → 65th percentile

Catch rate

12th → 62nd percentile

TD rate

99th → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

19th → 26th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.5	11.5	8.4	0.0
Road4g	2.2	21.8	8.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	14.0	8.6	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.6	19.2	10.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Mario Cristobal

Pass share

47.2%

496 pass / 554 run

Plays / game

65.6

16 games

Team sack rate

2.5%

393 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

18 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

35 · #130 of 156 TEs · 2025, at Miami

Three-star recruit. Now #130 at the position.

Starter

The No. 1,875 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Big Ten as a senior.