Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-9vs Cal Poly | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-10vs Arizona State | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Total | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 32 |
#5
Otto Tia
Senior tight end for Utah. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 220 lb · Layton, UT
CFB Index 61 · #24 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Utah for 2026
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.
The numbers
38
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 19 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 32 yds, vs Arizona State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Utah. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah State in 2020.
- Transferred from Utah State to Utah in 2025.
Otto Tia
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 32 rec yds, 1 receptions against Arizona State — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Signed with Utah State3-star out of Northridge
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coach2021–2025
Utah
Played his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Utah State11-3HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2023Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2024Utah State4-8HC: Nate Dreiling · Balanced
2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: yards / catch (99th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 19.0 YDS/g, 19.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Utah State | 44 | 434 | 9.9 | 7 | -- |
| 2023 | Utah State | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Utah State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 52 | 543 | 10.4 | 7 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Utah
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (17 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #27
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Grayson Barnes’s 2024 season.
77%match
Matches Grayson on
Weight
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Grayson on
Reception volume (higher)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Seydou Traore's senior season at Mississippi State (2025).
77%match
All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
Matches Seydou on
TD rate
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Seydou on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Otto Tia
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology