Ben Koyack in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
317
Receiving yards, 2014 (Notre Dame, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 229
Round 7, 2015 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011*Notre Dame155.005
2012*Notre Dame33913.0023
2013*Notre Dame1017117.1338
2014Notre Dame3031710.6228
Career4453212.1538

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Notre Dame18TE
2012Notre Dame18TE
2013Notre Dame18TE
2014Notre Dame18TE6′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
2013Notre Dame71.37––9.6–
2014Notre Dame440.5453rd (n=496)0.5223.85%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.RiceW 48–⁠17351028
Sep 6vs.MichiganW 31–⁠021409
Sep 13vs.PurdueW 30–⁠14532010
Sep 27vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠1531606
Oct 4vs.StanfordW 17–⁠14228123
Oct 11vs.North CarolinaW 50–⁠431909
Oct 18atFlorida StateL 27–⁠31229023
Nov 1vs.NavyW 49–⁠39554121
Nov 8atArizona StateL 31–⁠55234023
Nov 15vs.NorthwesternL 40–⁠43222014
Nov 22vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠311505
Nov 29atUSCL 14–⁠49111011
Dec 30 ✦vs.LSUW 31–⁠28112012
2013 Notre Dame 5 games, 10 catches, 171 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 5vs.Arizona StateW 37–⁠34119119
Oct 26atAir ForceW 45–⁠10229122
Nov 2vs.NavyW 38–⁠34234117
Nov 9atPittsburghL 21–⁠28476038
Dec 28 ✦vs.RutgersW 29–⁠16113013
2012 Notre Dame 3 games, 3 catches, 39 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.NavyW 50–⁠10123023
Sep 8vs.PurdueW 20–⁠171505
Nov 17vs.Wake ForestW 38–⁠0111011
2011 Notre Dame 1 game, 1 catch, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 24atPittsburghW 15–⁠121505

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).

DrillCombine 2015Pro day 2015
Height6′4⅞″6′4⅞″W
Weight255 lb255 lbW
Arm length32⅝″32⅝″W
Hand size10¾″10¾″W
40-yard dash4.79 sW
10-yard split1.69 sW
Vertical jump30″W
Broad jump9′8″W
Bench press16 repsW
3-cone drill7.32 sW
20-yard shuttle4.52 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2016Jacksonville Jaguars10191611
2017Jacksonville Jaguars65380
2019Jacksonville Jaguars3190
NFL career19252081

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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