Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Ohio State
Jeff Heuerman
TE • 6'5" • Naples, FL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jeff Heuerman reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
19
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Jeff Heuerman built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Naples, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jeff Heuerman's career was his receiving role: 52...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 92
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Jeff Heuerman, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Ohio State. Jeff Heuerman reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 792
- Receptions
- 52
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Jeff Heuerman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 792
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Barron Collier · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Barron Collier · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 3 · Pick 28 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 207 receiving yards · TE 70th (top 24%) · Big Ten 60th (top 29%) · National 587th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Postseason | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 56 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7 | 8 | 94 | 1 | 33.9 |
| 2013 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 74.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 25 | 409 | 3 | 74.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 17 | 207 | 2 | 49.8 |
Related Context
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Jeff Heuerman played TE for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jeff Heuerman recorded 6 rushing yards, 792 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Ohio State paired 466 primary output with 80.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 74.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2014 Regular Season · Ohio State
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
25.9
Efficiency
74.8
Usage
11.4
Consistency
42.1
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 38. Maryland: 28. Rutgers: 16. Penn State: 19. Illinois: 7. Michigan State: 12. Indiana: 74. Michigan: 13
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. Cincinnati: 3 by 84.4. Maryland: 1 by 100. Rutgers: 1 by 100. Penn State: 3 by 42.2. Illinois: 1 by 46.7. Michigan State: 2 by 40. Indiana: 5 by 98.7. Michigan: 1 by 86.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half25.3 · Games = 4 · -1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half26.5 · Games = 4 · +1.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
100 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Michigan | W 42-28 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Indiana | W 42-27 | — | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 1 | 32 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Michigan State | W 49-37 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 11/2 | vs Illinois | W 55-14 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 10/26 | @ Penn State | W 31-24 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Rutgers | W 56-17 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Maryland | W 52-24 | — | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Cincinnati | W 50-28 | — | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 0 | 24 |
Player Story
Jeff Heuerman story
Jeff Heuerman built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Naples, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jeff Heuerman's career was his receiving role: 52 catches, 792 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 6 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 rushing yards and 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jeff Heuerman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Postseason | Ohio State | 25 | 100 | 5.6 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 94 | 53.3 | 10.5 | 69 |
| 2013 Postseason | Ohio State | 466 | 80.6 | 16.1 | 372 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 466 | 80.6 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 207 | 74.8 | 11.4 | -259 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 6 · W 63-38 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 13 · W 42-27 · Conference game
74
Receiving Yards
88.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
74 receiving yards with a 98.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 10 · W 56-0 · Conference game
116
Receiving Yards
86.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Michigan
Week 14 · W 42-41 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
83.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Florida
Week 1 · L 17-24 · Postseason
25
Receiving Yards
72.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Ohio State
466 primary output · 80.6 efficiency · 16.1 usage
74.1
#2
2013 Regular Season · Ohio State
74.1
466 primary · 80.6 efficiency · 16.1 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Ohio State
56
25 primary · 100 efficiency · 5.6 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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