Tight end, Iowa State, 2011–⁠15

Ben Boesen

Lettered 2013–⁠14 (school media guide)

Number
No. 95
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Des Moines, IA

Ben Boesen played tight end at Iowa State (2011–⁠15).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Iowa State294.505
2015Iowa State4225.507
Career6315.207

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Iowa State95TE
2012Iowa State95TE
2013Iowa State95TE
2014Iowa State95TE
2015Iowa State95TE6′5″

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
2013Iowa State20.19––0.4–
2015Iowa State7-0.13––-0.9–

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

2015 Iowa State 3 games, 4 catches, 22 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 3vs.KansasW 38–⁠1321207
Oct 17vs.TCUL 21–⁠451404
Nov 7atOklahomaL 16–⁠521606
2013 Iowa State 2 games, 2 catches, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Northern IowaL 20–⁠281505
Sep 26atTulsaW 38–⁠211404

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

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