Player Profile

Joe Royer

TE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Joe Royer reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

14.4

Efficiency

68

Consistency

35.5

Season Value

48.9

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Primary stop by seasons
Ohio State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Joe Royer, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Joe Royer reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Cincinnati paired 532 primary output with 69.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 68 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, Cincinnati.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Cincinnati

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

34.7

Efficiency

68

Usage

14.4

Consistency

35.5

Best Game by takeover score

TCU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 11. Bowling Green: 104. Unknown: 23. Kansas: 24. Iowa State: 20. UCF: 83. Oklahoma State: 63. Baylor: 12. Utah: 10. Arizona: 8. BYU: 13. TCU: 45

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 3 by 24.4. Bowling Green: 2 by 100. Unknown: 3 by 51.1. Kansas: 2 by 80. Iowa State: 4 by 33.3. UCF: 2 by 100. Oklahoma State: 5 by 84. Baylor: 1 by 80. Utah: 1 by 66.7. Arizona: 1 by 53.3. BYU: 2 by 43.3. TCU: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins51 · n=6 · +33.6 vs Losses
Losses17.4 · n=5 · -33.6 vs Wins
First Half44.2 · n=6 · +19.0 vs Second Half
Second Half25.2 · n=6 · -19.0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

100 vs TCU

Result
Sat 11/29@ TCUL 23-453451515026
Sun 11/23vs BYUL 14-262136.56.5008
Sat 11/15vs ArizonaL 24-30188808
Sun 11/2@ UtahL 14-451101010010
Sat 10/25vs BaylorW 41-201121212012
Sun 10/19@ Oklahoma StateW 49-1756312.612.60127
Sat 10/11vs UCFW 20-1128341.541.50067
Sat 10/4vs Iowa StateW 38-3042055112
Sat 9/27@ KansasW 37-342241212020
Sat 9/13vs Unknown2+ TD3237.77.70221
Sat 9/6vs Bowling Green100 receiving yardsW 34-2021045252073
Fri 8/29vs NebraskaL 17-203113.73.7006

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ohio State

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Cincinnati

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State9603.69
2022 PostseasonOhio State1033.44.81
2022 Regular SeasonOhio State1033.44.80
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State533.34.5-5
2024 Regular SeasonCincinnati53269.520.1527
2025 Regular SeasonCincinnati4166814.4-116

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

89

Primary metric

89 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Bowling Green

104

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

UCF

84

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.

#4

UCF

83

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Oklahoma State

63

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

63 receiving yards with a 84 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati

532 primary output · 69.5 efficiency · 20.1 usage

63.5

#2

2025 Regular Season · Cincinnati

48.9

416 primary · 68 efficiency · 14.4 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Ohio State

41.3

9 primary · 60 efficiency · 3.6 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8904

Elder · Cincinnati, OH

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

972

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 28 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career receiving yards
972