Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 6-42@ Missouri | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-38@ Central Michigan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42@ Ohio | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 12 |
#87
Owen Anderson
Senior tight end for Massachusetts. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Skillman, NJ · The Hun School
Returning to Massachusetts for 2026
The numbers
31
receiving yards · 2025
3 catches · 1 TD · 10.3 per catch
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 10 yds, 1 TD, at Ohio
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Massachusetts. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2022.
- Transferred from Illinois to Massachusetts in 2024.
Owen Anderson
Two seasons at Massachusetts, two different head coaches: Shane Montgomery and Joe Harasymiak. The receipt on tape: 12 rec yds, 1 receptions against Central Michigan, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Hun School
2023
- Signed with Massachusetts3-star out of Quince Orchard
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Massachusetts
2025era →
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
Coaching transition mid-career: Shane Montgomery → Joe Harasymiak. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Massachusetts2-10HC: Shane Montgomery · Run-leaning
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 1.0 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
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 | Massachusetts | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- -57% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +2 net (21 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #116
Background
2025 • Redshirt Junior Academic All-MAC Team Saw action in 12 games for UMass Totaled 31 yards on three receptions with one touchdown Had a career-long 122-yard catch at Central Michigan (10/25) Scored a touchdown at Ohio (11/18) 2024 • Redshirt Sophomore Appeared in 12 games for the Minutemen Po...
The tight end room · Massachusetts
- #11Max Dowling199 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Reece Adkins133 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Jax Markovich38 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Owen Anderson31 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Matt Ogunniyi3 receiving yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology