Junior tight end for Missouri. 2021: 18 catches, 145 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Saint Louis, MO
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 1049 nationally · Signed with Missouri
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Missouri. 2021: 18 catches, 145 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Niko Hea
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Niko Hea has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Missouri. The receipt on tape: 68 rec yds, 3 receptions against Florida, Week 12, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Missouri, 305 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Barry Odom → Eli Drinkwitz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: yards / catch (9th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 20.0 | 7.7 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 15.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 14.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 24.0 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #102 at the position.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-24vs Central Michigan | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-35@ Kentucky | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-41@ Boston College | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-35vs North Texas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-35vs Texas A&M | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-28vs South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-23vs Florida | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 41 | Season-high 68 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 17-34@ Arkansas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 18 | 145 | 6.8 | 2 | 41 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nick Muse’s 2021 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ben Bresnahan’s path through Vanderbilt.
Matches Ben on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Muse's junior season at South Carolina (2021).
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Differs from Nick on
Player DNA