Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Missouri
Niko Hea
TE • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Saint Louis, MO, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Niko Hea reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
25
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Missouri
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Missouri
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
Niko Hea built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a tight end from Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 48, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of Niko Hea's career was his receiving role: 35 catches, 305...
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- Committed To
- Missouri
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Niko Hea, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Missouri. Niko Hea reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 305
- Receptions
- 35
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Niko Hea quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Missouri · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 305
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Missouri
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Christian Brothers College · Missouri
- High school pipeline
- Christian Brothers College · 29 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Junior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 145 receiving yards · TE 129th (top 32%) · SEC 104th (top 47%) · National 786th (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Missouri | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 7 | 14 | 130 | 2 | 61.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Missouri | 8 | 18 | 145 | 2 | 50.1 |
Related Context
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Niko Hea played TE for Missouri. Across 3 tracked seasons, Niko Hea recorded 305 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Missouri.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Missouri paired 130 primary output with 61.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 38.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Missouri
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
18.1
Efficiency
38.7
Usage
10.3
Consistency
27.2
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 8. Kentucky: 37. Boston College: 4. North Texas: 8. Texas A&M: 16. South Carolina: 0. Florida: 68. Arkansas: 4
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. Central Michigan: 2 by 26.7. Kentucky: 5 by 49.3. Boston College: 1 by 26.7. North Texas: 1 by 53.3. Texas A&M: 4 by 26.7. South Carolina: 1 by 0. Florida: 3 by 100. Arkansas: 1 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins21 · Games = 4 · +5.8 vs Losses
Losses15.3 · Games = 4 · -5.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | @ Arkansas | L 17-34 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Florida | W 24-23 | — | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 1 | 41 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs South Carolina | W 31-28 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Texas A&M | L 14-35 | — | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs North Texas | W 48-35 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Boston College | L 34-41 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Kentucky | L 28-35 | — | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Central Michigan | W 34-24 | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Player Story
Niko Hea story
Niko Hea built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a tight end from Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 48, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of Niko Hea's career was his receiving role: 35 catches, 305 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Niko Hea's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Missouri
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Missouri | 30 | 60 | 8.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 130 | 61.2 | 7.9 | 100 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Missouri | 145 | 38.7 | 10.3 | 15 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida
Week 12 · W 24-23 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
68
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Mississippi State
Week 16 · L 32-51 · Conference game
31
Receiving Yards
76.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Tennessee
Week 13 · L 20-24 · Conference game
24
Receiving Yards
73.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#4
vs Kentucky
Week 8 · W 20-10 · Conference game
31
Receiving Yards
71.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
31 receiving yards with a 51.7 efficiency score.
#5
@ Florida
Week 9 · L 17-41 · Conference game
21
Receiving Yards
54.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Missouri
130 primary output · 61.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage
61.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Missouri
50.1
145 primary · 38.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Missouri
43.2
30 primary · 60 efficiency · 8.7 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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