Player Career

Tyler Kroft Career Story

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

Player Story

Tyler Kroft story

Tyler Kroft built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Downingtown, PA wearing No. 86, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Tyler Kroft's career was his receiving role: 70 catches, 901 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Rutgers. 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 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rutgers.

The arc is straightforward: Tyler Kroft 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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    Rutgers

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonRutgers0
2012 Regular SeasonRutgers5978.49.259
2013 PostseasonRutgers57378.519.9514
2013 Regular SeasonRutgers57378.519.90
2014 PostseasonRutgers26969.615.6-304
2014 Regular SeasonRutgers26969.615.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arkansas

Week 4 · W 28-24

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

133

Receiving Yards

97 takeover

133 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Penn State

Week 3 · L 10-13 · Conference game

45

Receiving Yards

88 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 75 efficiency score.

#3

vs Indiana

Week 12 · W 45-23 · Conference game

44

Receiving Yards

84.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

44 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

#4

@ Michigan State

Week 13 · L 3-45 · Conference game

40

Receiving Yards

83 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

40 receiving yards with a 88.9 efficiency score.

#5

vs Michigan

Week 6 · W 26-24 · Conference game

42

Receiving Yards

76.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Rutgers

573 primary output · 78.5 efficiency · 19.9 usage

76.7

#2

2013 Regular Season · Rutgers

76.7

573 primary · 78.5 efficiency · 19.9 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · Rutgers

58.8

269 primary · 69.6 efficiency · 15.6 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games