Tight end for California. 2018: 18 catches, 195 receiving yards.
6′7″ · 252 lb · Hinsdale, IL
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 318 nationally · Signed with Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2018 tight end for California. 2018: 18 catches, 195 receiving yards.
Ian Bunting
Ian Bunting has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 48 rec yds, 4 receptions against Idaho State, Week 3, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at California, 319 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Justin Wilcox. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec tds (5th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 32.2 | 18.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 22.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 31.4 | 16.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | California | 18 | 195 | 10.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Michigan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2016 | Michigan | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2015 | Michigan | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 29 | 319 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2018
W 12–10
vs Washington
3 rec · 12 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With S. Coutts — 41 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 50 LONG · C. Garbers — 153 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 2 rush yds (10 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 45-23vs Idaho State | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 48 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 24-42vs Oregon | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-24@ Arizona | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-37vs UCLA | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 9 | W 12-10vs Washington | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-19@ Washington State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Bowl | L 7-10@ TCU | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 18 | 195 | 13.5 | 0 | 45 |