Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Central Michigan
Tony Poljan
TE • 6'7" • 265 lbs • Lansing, MI, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Tony Poljan reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a tight end
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Reliability
71
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Central Michigan • Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Tony Poljan built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a tight end from Lansing, MI wearing No. 87, spending time with Central Michigan and Virginia. The clearest part of Tony Poljan's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Tony Poljan, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Tony Poljan reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,085
- Receptions
- 79
- Touchdowns
- 16
Quick Answers
Tony Poljan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,085
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lansing Catholic · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Lansing Catholic · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 367 receiving yards · TE 23rd (top 7%) · ACC 36th (top 17%) · National 207th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Central Michigan | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 33.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 5 | 97 | 1 | 33.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 7 | 125 | 5 | 42.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 12 | 33 | 496 | 4 | 68.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 9 | 34 | 367 | 6 | 67.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | 67.9 |
Related Context
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Tony Poljan played TE for Central Michigan and Virginia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tony Poljan recorded 703 passing yards, 257 rushing yards, and 1,085 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 496 primary output with 70 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 77 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Central Michigan, Virginia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Abilene Christian
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
40.8
Efficiency
77
Usage
17.1
Consistency
63.6
Best Game by takeover score
Abilene Christian
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 25. NC State: 31. Wake Forest: 46. Miami: 26. North Carolina: 33. Louisville: 18. Abilene Christian: 77. Boston College: 45. Virginia Tech: 66
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 3 by 55.6. NC State: 7 by 29.5. Wake Forest: 4 by 76.7. Miami: 4 by 43.3. North Carolina: 2 by 100. Louisville: 1 by 100. Abilene Christian: 5 by 100. Boston College: 3 by 100. Virginia Tech: 5 by 88
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins43.3 · Games = 4 · +4.5 vs Losses
Losses38.8 · Games = 5 · -4.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Abilene Christian
Best efficiency game
100 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/13 | @ Virginia Tech | L 15-33 | — | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Boston College | W 43-32 | — | 3 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Abilene Christian | W 55-15 | — | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Louisville | W 31-17 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 11/1 | vs North Carolina | W 44-41 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 1 | 17 |
| Sun 10/25 | @ Miami | L 14-19 | — | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Wake Forest | L 23-40 | — | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs NC State | L 21-38 | — | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 4.40 | 1 | 9 |
| Sun 10/4 | @ Clemson | L 23-41 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 1 | 10 |
Player Story
Tony Poljan story
Tony Poljan built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a tight end from Lansing, MI wearing No. 87, spending time with Central Michigan and Virginia. The clearest part of Tony Poljan's career was his receiving role: 79 catches, 1,085 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns, and 257 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 703 passing yards, 257 rushing yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Central Michigan and Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Tony Poljan moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Central Michigan
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Virginia
2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Central Michigan | 97 | 80 | 8.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 97 | 80 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 125 | 90 | 11.4 | 28 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 496 | 70 | 13.1 | 371 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 367 | 77 | 17.1 | -129 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 367 | 77 | 17.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 3 · W 45-24 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
90
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Abilene Christian
Week 12 · W 55-15
77
Receiving Yards
91.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Ball State
Week 7 · L 23-24 · Conference game
37
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Bowling Green
Week 8 · W 38-20 · Conference game
89
Receiving Yards
85.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
89 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 5 · L 8-28
61
Receiving Yards
81.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Central Michigan
496 primary output · 70 efficiency · 13.1 usage
68.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · Virginia
67.9
367 primary · 77 efficiency · 17.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Central Michigan
67.9
367 primary · 77 efficiency · 17.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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