Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Ohio State
Nick Vannett
TE • 6'6" • Westerville, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Nick Vannett reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Nick Vannett built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a tight end from Westerville, OH wearing No. 81, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Nick Vannett's career was his receiving role: 55...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 94
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Nick Vannett, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Ohio State. Nick Vannett reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 585
- Receptions
- 55
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Nick Vannett quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 585
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Westerville Central · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Westerville Central · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 3 · Pick 31 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 81 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 162 receiving yards · TE 95th (top 32%) · Big Ten 68th (top 31%) · National 688th (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 9 | 123 | 0 | 55 |
| 2013 Postseason | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 47.1 |
| 2014 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 69.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 15 | 188 | 4 | 69.2 |
| 2015 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 18 | 148 | 0 | 61.3 |
Related Context
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Nick Vannett played TE for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nick Vannett recorded -1 rushing yards, 585 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Ohio State paired 220 primary output with 74.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 65.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to 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
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2015 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
16.2
Efficiency
65.6
Usage
13.9
Consistency
59.7
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. Notre Dame: 14. Virginia Tech: 11. Hawai'i: 12. Northern Illinois: 16. Western Michigan: 16. Indiana: 33. Minnesota: 12. Illinois: 31. Michigan State: 9. Michigan: 8
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. Notre Dame: 1 by 93.3. Virginia Tech: 1 by 73.3. Hawai'i: 1 by 80. Northern Illinois: 4 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 1 by 100. Indiana: 2 by 100. Minnesota: 2 by 40. Illinois: 3 by 68.9. Michigan State: 3 by 20. Michigan: 1 by 53.3
Split Comparison
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Wins17 · Games = 9 · +8 vs Losses
Losses9 · Games = 1 · -8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
100 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | vs Notre Dame | W 44-28 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Michigan | W 42-13 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Michigan State | L 14-17 | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Illinois | W 28-3 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Minnesota | W 28-14 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Indiana | W 34-27 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Western Michigan | W 38-12 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Northern Illinois | W 20-13 | — | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Hawai'i | W 38-0 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Tue 9/8 | @ Virginia Tech | W 42-24 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Nick Vannett story
Nick Vannett built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a tight end from Westerville, OH wearing No. 81, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Nick Vannett's career was his receiving role: 55 catches, 585 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Ohio 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. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Nick Vannett 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
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Ohio State
2011-2015
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 123 | 66.1 | 12.8 | 123 |
| 2013 Postseason | Ohio State | 80 | 60 | 7.5 | -43 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 80 | 60 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Ohio State | 220 | 74.7 | 10 | 140 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 220 | 74.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Ohio State | 162 | 65.6 | 13.9 | -58 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 162 | 65.6 | 13.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 10 · W 52-22 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
45
Receiving Yards
83.8 takeover
45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 5 · W 34-27 · Conference game
33
Receiving Yards
79 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Rutgers
Week 8 · W 56-17 · Conference game
38
Receiving Yards
76.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 11 · W 28-3 · Conference game
31
Receiving Yards
73.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
31 receiving yards with a 68.9 efficiency score.
#5
vs Kent State
Week 3 · W 66-0
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Receiving Yards
73.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Ohio State
220 primary output · 74.7 efficiency · 10 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Ohio State
69.2
220 primary · 74.7 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Ohio State
61.3
162 primary · 65.6 efficiency · 13.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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