Senior tight end for Virginia. 2020: 34 catches, 367 receiving yards, 6 TD.
6′7″ · 265 lb · Lansing, MI
The story
4 tight end for Virginia. 2020: 34 catches, 367 receiving yards, 6 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearTony Poljan
Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 77 rec yds, 5 receptions against Abilene Christian — Week 12, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Virginia, 1,085 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bronco Mendenhall.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec tds (90th percentile). Strength: receptions (88th percentile). Concern: long catch (24th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 40.8 | 13.9 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 40.8 | 9.9 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.7 | 34.0 | 8.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 44.2 | 14.1 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virginia | 34 | 367 | 10.8 | 6 | -- |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 33 | 496 | 15.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 1,085 | 13.7 | 12 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2020
W 44–41
2 rec · 33 yds · 1 TD
Edged out North Carolina at home in a shootout.
With B. Armstrong — 208 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 66 rush yds (20 car) · 1 TD · S. Simpson — 70 rush yds (8 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 23-41@ Clemson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-38vs NC State | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-40@ Wake Forest | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-19@ Miami | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-41vs North Carolina | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-17vs Louisville | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-15vs Abilene Christian | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 1 | 28 | Season-high 77 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 43-32vs Boston College | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 15 | L 15-33@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | 23 | |
| Total | 34 | 367 | 12.1 | 6 | 28 |