Tanner Koziol

Former tight end at Houston. 2025: 74 catches, 727 receiving yards, 6 TD.

TE · Houston · Sr. · #9

6′7″ · 240 lb · Bloomingdale, IL

CFB Index 92 · #1 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamDrafted by Jacksonville — Rd 5, Pick 24, #164 overall

The numbers

727

receiving yards · 2025

74 catches · 6 TD · 9.8 per catch

Backed by 9 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% catches game.

The play that turned itSwung Houston from 17% to 62% to win.Houston at Oregon State · 27-24

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Houston. 2025: 74 catches, 727 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Ball State in 2021.
Transferred from Wisconsin to Houston in 2025.
Drafted round 5 by the Jacksonville in 2026.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

Catch rate: 79th percentile.

The full scouting read

How it ended

Four seasons at Houston, 2,234 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #164 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 100 yds at Arizona State.Arizona State · W 24-162025

2021

Signed with Ball State2-star out of Nazareth Academy

202311 games

All-MACthird

202412 games

Entered the portal
All-MACsecond

202513 games

Entered the portal
All-Big 12first

2026

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 5, pick 164

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2603 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #164

Jacksonville · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022–2024

Dana Holgorsen

Houston

2025

Willie Fritz

Houston

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Jacksonville2026 NFL rookie season

#164Rd 5 · Pick 24

Jacksonville2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy

2024Ball State3-9HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

2025Houston10-3HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

92All-America level #1 of 156?

Medium-low confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec yards (99th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (27th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#163 / 798 · 79th pct

76.5%

EPA / target#271 / 798 · 66th pct

0.52

Explosive rate#494 / 798 · 38th pct

8.2%

TD rate#495 / 798 · 38th pct

1.2%

Yards / catch#584 / 798 · 27th pct

9.6

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#1 / 175 · 100th pct

Rec yards#2 / 175 · 99th pct

727

Rec TDs#6 / 175 · 95th pct

Long catch#32 / 175 · 81st pct

Yards / catch#114 / 175 · 35th pct

9.8

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

33rd → 66th percentile

Explosive rate

13th → 38th percentile

Catch rate

56th → 79th percentile

TD rate

55th → 38th percentile

Yards / catch

17th → 27th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

32%27 of his 85 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	5.0	42.6	8.5	0.6
Road6g	6.5	71.5	11.2	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.6	55.1	9.6	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	5.8	56.8	9.9	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Fritz

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #1 of 156 FBS tight ends by CFB Index Score.2025 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

92 · #1 of 156 TEs

Two-star recruit. Now #1 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Houston	74	727	9.8	6	--
2024	Ball State	94	839	8.9	8	--
2023	Ball State	34	295	8.7	3	--
2022	Ball State	35	373	10.7	7	--
Career		237	2,234	9.4	24	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 31–28

vs Arizona

6 rec · 40 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Arizona at home in a shootout.

With C. Weigman — 164 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 98 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · D. Connors — 100 rush yds (20 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · Oregon State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +4.96Tanner Koziol 50 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)
Week 10 · West Virginia · 3&14 · Q3 · EPA +3.42(08:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short middle to #9 T.Koziol caught at WVU46, for 15 yards to the WVU44 (#5 F.Perry), 1ST DOWN
Week 8 · Arizona · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 15 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK) (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
Week 6 · Texas Tech · 4&8 · Q4 · EPA -2.76Zeon Chriss pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 6 yds to the TTU 17
Week 1 · Stephen F. Austin · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Tanner Koziol 11 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)
Week 2 · Rice · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.61Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 15 yds to the RICE 32 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · TCU · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.54(10:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short right to #9 T.Koziol caught at TCU42, for 19 yards to the TCU42 (#7 C.Canada), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY TCU Offside declined
Week 3 · Colorado · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.41Conner Weigman pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 21 yds to the COLO 41 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Arizona State · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.36(10:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short right to #9 T.Koziol caught at ASU00, for 7 yards to the ASU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:10, 1ST DOWN #92 E.Sanchez kick attempt good (H: #15 J.Sock, LS: #56 J.Garza)
Week 10 · West Virginia · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.21Tanner Koziol 3 Yd pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez Kick)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week