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, 2017Team titles: Southern champions, 2018
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Georgia State | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | 29 |
| 2016 | Georgia State | 21 | 329 | 15.7 | 3 | 46 |
| 2017 | Georgia State | 22 | 275 | 12.5 | 0 | 59 |
| 2018 | East Tennessee State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 51 | 706 | 13.8 | 3 | 59 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia State | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Georgia State | 88 | TE | ||
| 2016 | Georgia State | 88 | TE | ||
| 2017 | Georgia State | 88 | TE | ||
| 2018 | East Tennessee State | 88 | TE | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Georgia State | 8 | 1.01 | – | – | 8.0 | – |
| 2016 | Georgia State | 27 | 0.70 | – | – | 19.0 | 4% |
| 2017 | Georgia State | 22 | 0.19 | – | – | 4.2 | 4% |
| 2018 | East Tennessee State (FCS) | 4 | 0.52 | – | – | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at | L 3–59 | 3 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 10–17 | 2 | 62 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 0–56 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 28–0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 27–21 | 4 | 92 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at | W 47–37 | 2 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 10–34 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 21–13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 33–30 | 4 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 10–31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 2 | vs. | L 10–24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
2016 Georgia State 11 games, 21 catches, 329 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 21–31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 14–48 | 1 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 3–17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 41–21 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 21–31 | 4 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 31–6 | 1 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 10–13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 16–31 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 23–37 | 2 | 55 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 30–24 | 2 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | at | L 12–37 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2015 Georgia State 2 games, 5 catches, 84 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 3–37 | 2 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. | L 16–27 | 3 | 63 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ |
| Weight | 227 lb |
| Arm length | 34⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.73 s |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 13 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.44 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.71 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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