Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Houston
Tyler McCloskey
TE • 6'2" • Houston, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Tyler McCloskey reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
19
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
Tyler McCloskey built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from Houston, TX wearing No. 45, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Tyler McCloskey's career was his receiving role: 39...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Tyler McCloskey, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Houston. Tyler McCloskey reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 406
- Receptions
- 39
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Tyler McCloskey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 406
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Memorial · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Memorial · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 233 receiving yards · TE 66th (top 22%) · American Athletic 47th (top 27%) · National 546th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | Houston | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 63 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 7 | 13 | 151 | 1 | 63 |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 11 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 53 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 11 | 21 | 212 | 4 | 53 |
Related Context
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Tyler McCloskey played TE for Houston. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tyler McCloskey recorded 1 rushing yards, 406 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Houston paired 157 primary output with 68.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 52.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Houston
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
21.2
Efficiency
52.1
Usage
8.2
Consistency
32.5
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 21. Oklahoma: 11. Lamar: 5. Cincinnati: 32. Texas State: 29. UConn: 3. Navy: 0. SMU: 2. UCF: 42. Tulane: 2. Memphis: 86
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. San Diego State: 2 by 70. Oklahoma: 2 by 36.7. Lamar: 1 by 33.3. Cincinnati: 1 by 100. Texas State: 2 by 96.7. UConn: 1 by 20. SMU: 1 by 13.3. UCF: 5 by 56. Tulane: 1 by 13.3. Memphis: 7 by 81.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins17.7 · Games = 7 · -9.5 vs Losses
Losses27.3 · Games = 4 · +9.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
100 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ San Diego State | L 10-34 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Memphis | L 44-48 | — | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Tulane | W 30-18 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs UCF | W 31-24 | — | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ SMU | L 16-38 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Navy | L 40-46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | vs UConn | W 42-14 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Texas State | W 64-3 | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 23 |
| Thu 9/15 | @ Cincinnati | W 40-16 | — | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Lamar | W 42-0 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Oklahoma | W 33-23 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 1 | 9 |
Player Story
Tyler McCloskey story
Tyler McCloskey built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from Houston, TX wearing No. 45, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Tyler McCloskey's career was his receiving role: 39 catches, 406 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 1 rushing yard across 21 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tyler McCloskey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Houston
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 16 | 53.4 | 5.9 | 16 |
| 2015 Postseason | Houston | 157 | 68.1 | 11 | 141 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 157 | 68.1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 233 | 52.1 | 8.2 | 76 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 233 | 52.1 | 8.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs SMU
Week 6 · W 49-28 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
80.6 takeover
42 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Memphis
Week 13 · L 44-48 · Conference game
86
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 81.9 efficiency score.
#3
vs Temple
Week 14 · W 24-13 · Conference game
25
Receiving Yards
66.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs UNLV
Week 4 · W 47-14
9
Receiving Yards
62.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
vs UCF
Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game
42
Receiving Yards
56.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
42 receiving yards with a 56 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Houston
157 primary output · 68.1 efficiency · 11 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Houston
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157 primary · 68.1 efficiency · 11 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Houston
53
233 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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