
Tight end, Notre Dame, 2011–14
Ben Koyack
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Oil City, PA
- Born
- Apr 9, 1993, in Oil City, Pennsylvania
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Ben Koyack played tight end at Notre Dame (2011–14). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Koyack in round 7, No. 229 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011* | Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012* | Notre Dame | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2013* | Notre Dame | 10 | 171 | 17.1 | 3 | 38 |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 30 | 317 | 10.6 | 2 | 28 |
| Career | 44 | 532 | 12.1 | 5 | 38 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Notre Dame | 18 | TE | |
| 2012 | Notre Dame | 18 | TE | |
| 2013 | Notre Dame | 18 | TE | |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 18 | TE | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Notre Dame | 7 | 1.37 | – | – | 9.6 | – |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 44 | 0.54 | 53rd (n=496) | 0.52 | 23.8 | 5% |
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
2014 Notre Dame 13 games, 30 catches, 317 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 48–17 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 28 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 31–0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 30–14 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 31–15 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 17–14 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 50–43 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 27–31 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 49–39 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 21 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 31–55 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 40–43 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 28–31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 14–49 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 31–28 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
2013 Notre Dame 5 games, 10 catches, 171 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 37–34 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 45–10 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 38–34 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 21–28 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 38 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 29–16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
2012 Notre Dame 3 games, 3 catches, 39 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 50–10 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 20–17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 38–0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2011 Notre Dame 1 game, 1 catch, 5 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at | W 15–12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2015 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–13).
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ | 6′4⅞″W |
| Weight | 255 lb | 255 lbW |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ | 32⅝″W |
| Hand size | 10¾″ | 10¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.79 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 30″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″W | |
| Bench press | 16 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.32 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.52 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 19 | 161 | 1 |
| 2017 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 | 5 | 38 | 0 |
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL career | 19 | 25 | 208 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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