Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Iowa
Luke Lachey
TE • 6'6" • 247 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Luke Lachey reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
6
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Luke Lachey built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a tight end from Columbus, OH wearing No. 85, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Luke Lachey's career was his receiving role: 74 catches, 893...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 39
- Overall
- No. 255
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Luke Lachey, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa. Luke Lachey reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 893
- Receptions
- 74
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Luke Lachey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 893
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Kings · Eastern Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Kings · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 7 · Pick 39 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 231 receiving yards · TE 88th (top 20%) · Big Ten 80th (top 29%) · National 560th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 6 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 6 | 6 | 106 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 64.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 25 | 362 | 3 | 64.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 10 | 131 | 0 | 78.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 10 | 27 | 227 | 0 | 57.7 |
Related Context
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Luke Lachey played TE for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Luke Lachey recorded 893 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Iowa paired 131 primary output with 84.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 51.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · Iowa
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
23.1
Efficiency
51.9
Usage
20.8
Consistency
51.6
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 4. Illinois State: 63. Troy: 25. Minnesota: 9. Ohio State: 39. Washington: 20. Michigan State: 36. Northwestern: 17. Maryland: 9. Nebraska: 9
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. Missouri: 1 by 26.7. Illinois State: 6 by 70. Troy: 3 by 55.6. Minnesota: 3 by 20. Ohio State: 5 by 52. Washington: 2 by 66.7. Michigan State: 2 by 100. Northwestern: 3 by 37.8. Maryland: 1 by 60. Nebraska: 2 by 30
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins21.7 · Games = 7 · -4.6 vs Losses
Losses26.3 · Games = 3 · +4.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | @ Missouri | L 24-27 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Nebraska | W 13-10 | — | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Maryland | W 29-13 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Northwestern | W 40-14 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Michigan State | L 20-32 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Washington | W 40-16 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Ohio State | L 7-35 | — | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Minnesota | W 31-14 | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Troy | W 38-21 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Illinois State | W 40-0 | — | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 19 |
Player Story
Luke Lachey story
Luke Lachey built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a tight end from Columbus, OH wearing No. 85, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Luke Lachey's career was his receiving role: 74 catches, 893 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Luke Lachey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 133 | 95.6 | 8.7 | 133 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 133 | 95.6 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 398 | 69.5 | 15.6 | 265 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 398 | 69.5 | 15.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 131 | 84.8 | 32 | -267 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 231 | 51.9 | 20.8 | 100 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 231 | 51.9 | 20.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Minnesota
Week 12 · W 13-10 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
77
Receiving Yards
95.5 takeover
77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Nebraska
Week 13 · L 17-24 · Conference game
89
Receiving Yards
94.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
89 receiving yards with a 84.8 efficiency score.
#3
vs Utah State
Week 1 · W 24-14
73
Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
73 receiving yards with a 69.5 efficiency score.
#4
vs Illinois State
Week 1 · W 40-0
63
Receiving Yards
88.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
#5
@ Iowa State
Week 2 · W 20-13
58
Receiving Yards
87.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Iowa
131 primary output · 84.8 efficiency · 32 usage
78.5
#2
2022 Postseason · Iowa
64.2
398 primary · 69.5 efficiency · 15.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Iowa
64.2
398 primary · 69.5 efficiency · 15.6 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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