Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Michigan
Marlin Klein
TE • 6'6" • 250 lbs • Cologne, Germany
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Marlin Klein reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Player Story
Marlin Klein built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a tight end from Cologne wearing No. 17, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Marlin Klein's career was his receiving role: 38 catches, 364...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 59
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Marlin Klein, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Michigan. Marlin Klein reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 364
- Receptions
- 38
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Marlin Klein quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 364
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Southern Lab · 21 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 2 · Pick 27 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 248 receiving yards · TE 87th (top 19%) · Big Ten 71st (top 26%) · National 526th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 12 | 101 | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Michigan | 11 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 20 | 209 | 1 | 58.6 |
Related Context
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Marlin Klein played TE for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marlin Klein recorded 364 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Michigan paired 248 primary output with 54.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 54.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Michigan
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
22.5
Efficiency
54.6
Usage
13.7
Consistency
34.3
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 39. New Mexico: 93. Central Michigan: 8. Nebraska: 21. Wisconsin: 15. USC: 5. Michigan State: 4. Purdue: 16. Northwestern: 10. Maryland: 37. Ohio State: 0
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. Texas: 4 by 65. New Mexico: 6 by 100. Central Michigan: 1 by 53.3. Nebraska: 2 by 70. Wisconsin: 2 by 50. USC: 1 by 33.3. Michigan State: 1 by 26.7. Purdue: 2 by 53.3. Northwestern: 1 by 66.7. Maryland: 3 by 82.2. Ohio State: 1 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins25.5 · Games = 8 · +10.8 vs Losses
Losses14.7 · Games = 3 · -10.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
100 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Texas | L 27-41 | — | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Ohio State | L 9-27 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Maryland | W 45-20 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Northwestern | W 24-22 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Purdue | W 21-16 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Michigan State | W 31-20 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ USC | L 13-31 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-10 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Nebraska | W 30-27 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Central Michigan | W 63-3 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs New Mexico | W 34-17 | — | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 1 | 27 |
Player Story
Marlin Klein story
Marlin Klein built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a tight end from Cologne wearing No. 17, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Marlin Klein's career was his receiving role: 38 catches, 364 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Marlin Klein'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
Michigan
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 8 | 53.3 | 3.6 | 8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 108 | 52.4 | 12.3 | 100 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 108 | 52.4 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Michigan | 248 | 54.6 | 13.7 | 140 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 248 | 54.6 | 13.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 73 New Mexico
Week 1 · W 34-17
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Arkansas State
Week 3 · W 28-18
43
Receiving Yards
90.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
43 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.
#3
@ No. 75 Maryland
Week 13 · W 45-20 · Conference game
37
Receiving Yards
61.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 8 · W 49-0 · Conference game
8
Receiving Yards
55.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ No. 17 Texas
Week 1 · L 27-41 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
39
Receiving Yards
55 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
39 receiving yards with a 65 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Michigan
248 primary output · 54.6 efficiency · 13.7 usage
58.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · Michigan
58.6
248 primary · 54.6 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Michigan
43.1
108 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 12.3 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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