Senior tight end for Michigan. 2025: 8 catches, 72 receiving yards.
6′5″ · 246 lb · Oswego, IL · Oswego
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Long catch: 32nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
8 catches · 9 per catch
Best game: 3 rec, 38 yds, vs Washington
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Michigan. 2025: 8 catches, 72 receiving yards.
Deakon Tonielli
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The receipt: 38 rec yds, 3 receptions against Washington — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–7
vs Washington
3 rec · 38 yds
With B. Underwood — 230 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 63.7 · 25 rush yds (7 car) · J. Marshall — 133 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 24-7vs Washington | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 21-16vs Purdue | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-22@ Northwestern | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | L 9-27vs Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bowl | L 27-41@ Texas | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 8 | 72 | 7.3 | 0 | 28 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Michigan
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trevor Kardell’s 2024 season.
Matches Trevor on
Differs from Trevor on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Grayson Gunter's freshman season at Southern Miss (2020).
Matches Grayson on
Differs from Grayson on
Pronunciation Your browser does not support the audio tag. CAREER HIGHS Receiving • Catches: 1 - at Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2025) • Yards: 8 - at Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2025) • TDs: none • Long: 8 - at Northwestern (Nov. 15, 2025) At Michigan • Named the team’s Most Improved Player on Special Team...
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