Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Rutgers
Tyler Kroft
TE • 6'6" • Downingtown, PA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Tyler Kroft reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 85
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Tyler Kroft, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Rutgers. Tyler Kroft reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 901
- Receptions
- 70
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Tyler Kroft quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 901
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Rutgers
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Downingtown East · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Downingtown East · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 3 · Pick 21 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 269 receiving yards · TE 52nd (top 18%) · Big Ten 43rd (top 21%) · National 476th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 47.1 |
| 2013 Postseason | Rutgers | 13 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 76.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 13 | 40 | 530 | 4 | 76.7 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rutgers | 10 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 58.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 23 | 247 | 0 | 58.8 |
Related Context
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Tyler Kroft played TE for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tyler Kroft recorded 901 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Rutgers paired 573 primary output with 78.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 78.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Rutgers
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
44.1
Efficiency
78.5
Usage
19.9
Consistency
61.8
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 43. Fresno State: 7. Norfolk State: 21. Eastern Michigan: 25. Arkansas: 133. SMU: 38. Louisville: 44. Houston: 31. Temple: 41. Cincinnati: 16. UCF: 72. UConn: 51. South Florida: 51
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 3 by 95.6. Fresno State: 1 by 46.7. Norfolk State: 2 by 70. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 83.3. Arkansas: 6 by 100. SMU: 3 by 84.4. Louisville: 4 by 73.3. Houston: 1 by 100. Temple: 4 by 68.3. Cincinnati: 2 by 53.3. UCF: 8 by 60. UConn: 4 by 85. South Florida: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins51.5 · Games = 6 · +13.8 vs Losses
Losses37.7 · Games = 7 · -13.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs South Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Notre Dame | L 16-29 | — | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 0 | 19 |
| Sun 12/8 | vs South Florida | W 31-6 | — | 3 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ UConn | L 17-28 | — | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 1 | 16 |
| Fri 11/22 | @ UCFHigh volume | L 17-41 | — | 8 | 72 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Cincinnati | L 17-52 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Temple | W 23-20 | — | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Houston | L 14-49 | — | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Thu 10/10 | @ Louisville | L 10-24 | — | 4 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ SMU | W 55-52 | — | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Arkansas100 receiving yards | W 28-24 | — | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 22.20 | 1 | 42 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 28-10 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Norfolk State | W 38-0 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Fresno State | L 51-52 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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
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Rutgers
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rutgers | 59 | 78.4 | 9.2 | 59 |
| 2013 Postseason | Rutgers | 573 | 78.5 | 19.9 | 514 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 573 | 78.5 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rutgers | 269 | 69.6 | 15.6 | -304 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 269 | 69.6 | 15.6 | 0 |
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
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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
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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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