Tight end, Utah State, 2009–⁠13

D.J. Tialavea

Number
No. 91
Height
6′4″
Hometown
West Jordan, UT

D.J. Tialavea played tight end at Utah State (2009–⁠13).

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Weber State, 2013

Team titles: WAC champions, 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Utah State77410.6120
2012Utah State6315.2110
2013Utah State17935.5315
Career301986.6520

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Utah State91TE
2010Utah State91TE
2011Utah State91TE
2012Utah State91TE
2013Utah State91TE6′4″

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
2013Utah State150.06––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

2013 Utah State 6 games, 17 catches, 93 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atUtahL 26–⁠30326015
Sep 7atAir ForceW 52–⁠201606
Sep 14vs.Weber StateW 70–⁠631828
Sep 21atUSCL 14–⁠1731006
Sep 27atSan José StateW 40–⁠1231217
Oct 4vs.BYUL 14–⁠3142106
2012 Utah State 3 games, 6 catches, 31 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 29vs.UNLVW 35–⁠13211110
Nov 3vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠71808
Nov 17atLouisiana TechW 48–⁠4131206
2011 Utah State 6 games, 7 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atAuburnL 38–⁠421808
Oct 8vs.WyomingW 63–⁠19227118
Oct 15atFresno StateL 21–⁠31120020
Oct 22vs.Louisiana TechL 17–⁠241909
Nov 12vs.San José StateW 34–⁠331909
Nov 19atIdahoW 49–⁠421101
2010 Utah State 1 game, 2 returns, 30 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 23vs.Hawai’iL 7–⁠45––––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014Combine or pro day 2014
Height6′3½″
Weight267 lb
Arm length33⅝″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.95 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′1″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.46 s
20-yard shuttle4.62 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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