Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Houston
Tanner Koziol
TE • 6'7" • 240 lbs • Bloomingdale, IL, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Tanner Koziol reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a tight end
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ball State • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 164
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Tanner Koziol, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State. Tanner Koziol reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,234
- Receptions
- 237
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
Tanner Koziol quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,234
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Arizona State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Nazareth Academy · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Nazareth Academy · 17 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 5 · Pick 24 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 727 receiving yards · TE 2nd (top 1%) · Big 12 11th (top 5%) · National 93rd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 10 | 35 | 373 | 7 | 51.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 34 | 295 | 3 | 52.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 94 | 839 | 8 | 84 |
| 2025 Postseason | Houston | 13 | 9 | 76 | 1 | 81.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Houston | 13 | 65 | 651 | 5 | 81.7 |
Related Context
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Tanner Koziol played TE for Ball State and Houston. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tanner Koziol recorded 6 rushing yards, 2,234 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Ball State paired 839 primary output with 59.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 59.4 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ball State, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
69.9
Efficiency
59.4
Usage
33.8
Consistency
76.6
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri State: 60. Miami: 39. Central Michigan: 112. James Madison: 78. Western Michigan: 102. Kent State: 43. Vanderbilt: 68. Northern Illinois: 78. Miami (OH): 49. Buffalo: 95. Bowling Green: 27. Ohio: 88
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 State: 6 by 66.7. Miami: 5 by 52. Central Michigan: 9 by 83. James Madison: 9 by 57.8. Western Michigan: 9 by 75.6. Kent State: 8 by 35.8. Vanderbilt: 9 by 50.4. Northern Illinois: 9 by 57.8. Miami (OH): 4 by 81.7. Buffalo: 11 by 57.6. Bowling Green: 5 by 36. Ohio: 10 by 58.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins60.3 · Games = 3 · -12.8 vs Losses
Losses73.1 · Games = 9 · +12.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
83 vs Central Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ OhioHigh volume | L 21-42 | — | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Bowling Green | L 13-38 | — | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 0 | 9 |
| Wed 11/13 | @ BuffaloHigh volume | L 48-51 | — | 11 | 95 | 8.4 | 8.60 | 1 | 20 |
| Wed 11/6 | vs Miami (OH) | L 21-27 | — | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Northern IllinoisHigh volume · 2+ TD | W 25-23 | — | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 2 | 18 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ VanderbiltHigh volume | L 14-24 | — | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kent StateHigh volume | W 37-35 | — | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Western Michigan100 receiving yards · High volume | L 42-45 | — | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ James MadisonHigh volume | L 7-63 | — | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Central Michigan100 receiving yards · High volume | L 34-37 | — | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Miami | L 0-62 | — | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Missouri State | W 42-34 | — | 6 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 33 |
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.
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Ball State
2022-2024
Opening stop
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Houston
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 373 | 63.7 | 12.8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 295 | 58.9 | 19.4 | -78 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 839 | 59.4 | 33.8 | 544 |
| 2025 Postseason | Houston | 727 | 64.8 | 30.8 | -112 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Houston | 727 | 64.8 | 30.8 | 0 |
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
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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
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#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
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