Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Cincinnati
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.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Ohio State • Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Towson
Player Story
Joe Royer built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a tight end from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with Cincinnati and Ohio State. The clearest part of Joe Royer's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 170
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Joe Royer, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Joe Royer reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Quick Answers
Joe Royer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 972
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Towson
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Elder · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Elder · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 5 · Pick 30 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 416 receiving yards · TE 32nd (top 7%) · Big 12 41st (top 17%) · National 312th (top 15%)
Joe Royer played TE for Ohio State and Cincinnati. Across 6 tracked seasons, Joe Royer recorded 972 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Cincinnati.
Recognition
Honors
- 20252025 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionthird
- 20242024 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionfirst
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