Player Career

Nick Vannett Career Story

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

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

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

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    Ohio State

    2011-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2012 Regular SeasonOhio State12366.112.8123
2013 PostseasonOhio State80607.5-43
2013 Regular SeasonOhio State80607.50
2014 PostseasonOhio State22074.710140
2014 Regular SeasonOhio State22074.7100
2015 PostseasonOhio State16265.613.9-58
2015 Regular SeasonOhio State16265.613.90

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

40

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

69.2

#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

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games