Player Career

Tanner Koziol Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Tanner Koziol story

Tanner Koziol built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a tight end from Bloomingdale, IL wearing No. 9, spending time with Ball State and Houston. The clearest part of Tanner Koziol's career was his receiving role: 237 catches, 2,234 receiving yards, 24 touchdowns, and 6 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Ball State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 6 rushing yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State and Houston.

The arc is straightforward: Tanner Koziol moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Ball State

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Houston

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonBall State37363.712.8
2023 Regular SeasonBall State29558.919.4-78
2024 Regular SeasonBall State83959.433.8544
2025 PostseasonHouston72764.830.8-112
2025 Regular SeasonHouston72764.830.80

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Wisconsin to HoustonP4 to P485.4Apr 18, 2025
2024Ball State to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted77.1Dec 4, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 60 Arizona State

Week 9 · W 24-16 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

100

Receiving Yards

98.4 takeover

100 receiving yards with a 95.2 efficiency score.

#2

@ Central Michigan

Week 4 · L 34-37 · Conference game

112

Receiving Yards

94.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

112 receiving yards with a 83 efficiency score.

#3

@ No. 126 Oregon State

Week 5 · W 27-24

86

Receiving Yards

93.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

86 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.

#4

vs Western Michigan

Week 6 · L 42-45 · Conference game

102

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

102 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.

#5

@ Kentucky

Week 1 · L 14-44

66

Receiving Yards

85 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 55 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Ball State

839 primary output · 59.4 efficiency · 33.8 usage

84

#2

2025 Postseason · Houston

81.7

727 primary · 64.8 efficiency · 30.8 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Houston

81.7

727 primary · 64.8 efficiency · 30.8 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

11

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games