Tight end, East Tennessee State (from Georgia State), 2014–⁠18

Ari Werts

Number
No. 88
Height
6′4″
Weight
235 lb
Hometown
Stone Mountain, GA

Ari Werts played tight end at Georgia State (2014–⁠17) and East Tennessee State (2018).

Career highs

92receiving yards, career highat Coastal Carolina, 2017

Team titles: Southern champions, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Georgia State58416.8029
2016Georgia State2132915.7346
2017Georgia State2227512.5059
2018East Tennessee State3186.007
Career5170613.8359

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Georgia State760000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Georgia State88TE
2016Georgia State88TE
2017Georgia State88TE
2018East Tennessee State88TE6′4″235

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Georgia State81.01––8.0–
2016Georgia State270.70––19.04%
2017Georgia State220.19––4.24%
2018East Tennessee State (FCS)40.52––2.1–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 East Tennessee State 1 game, 3 catches, 18 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 8atTennesseeL 3–⁠593180–––

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Mars Hill; Sep 14 at VMI; Sep 22 vs. Furman; Sep 29 vs. Chattanooga; Oct 6 vs. Gardner-Webb; Oct 13 at The Citadel; Oct 20 at Wofford; Oct 27 vs. Western Carolina; Nov 3 at Mercer; Nov 17 vs. Samford; Nov 25 at Jacksonville State, so those games are not listed.

2017 Georgia State 10 games, 22 catches, 275 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31vs.Tennessee StateL 10–⁠172620–––
Sep 16atPenn StateL 0–⁠561150–––
Sep 23atCharlotteW 28–⁠03130–––
Oct 7atCoastal CarolinaW 27–⁠214920–––
Oct 14atUL MonroeW 47–⁠372360–––
Oct 21vs.TroyL 10–⁠34180–––
Oct 26vs.South AlabamaW 21–⁠13170–––
Nov 11atTexas StateW 33–⁠304270–––
Nov 25vs.App StateL 10–⁠31280–––
Dec 2vs.IdahoL 10–⁠24270–––
2016 Georgia State 11 games, 21 catches, 329 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.Ball StateL 21–⁠31120–––
Sep 10atAir ForceL 14–⁠481221–––
Oct 1atApp StateL 3–⁠17170200
Oct 8vs.Texas StateW 41–⁠213770100
Oct 15atTroyL 21–⁠314601–––
Oct 22vs.UT MartinW 31–⁠61190–––
Oct 29atSouth AlabamaL 10–⁠132130200
Nov 3vs.Arkansas StateL 16–⁠31–––100
Nov 12vs.UL MonroeL 23–⁠372550–––
Nov 19vs.Georgia SouthernW 30–⁠242320–––
Dec 3atIdahoL 12–⁠374421100
2015 Georgia State 2 games, 5 catches, 84 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Oct 10vs.App StateL 3–⁠372210–––
Dec 19 ✦vs.San José StateL 16–⁠273630–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height6′4¼″
Weight227 lb
Arm length34⅛″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.73 s
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.44 s
20-yard shuttle4.71 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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