Dan Villari in the NFL, 2024
In the NFL, 2024. Photo: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Syracuse (from Michigan), 2020–⁠25

Dan Villari

Number
No. 89
Height
6′4″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Massapequa, NY
Born
Jun 29, 2002, in Manhasset, New York

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Dan Villari played tight end at Michigan (2020–⁠21) and Syracuse (2022–⁠25).

Career highs

154rushing yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20237catches, career highvs. UConn, 2025104receiving yards, career highvs. UConn, 2025

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Syracuse12222.0022
2023Syracuse201809.0337
2024Syracuse6579.5021
2025Syracuse3941210.6035
Career6667110.2337

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Michigan9353.9012
2023Syracuse553265.9238
2024Syracuse12292.417
2025Syracuse17553.2110
Career934454.8438

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Michigan89TEYr 1
2021Michigan89TEYr 2
2022Syracuse89TEYr 3
2023Syracuse89TEYr 4
2024Syracuse89TEYr 5
2025Syracuse89TESr. (Yr 6)6′4″245

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
2021Michigan110.23––2.6–
2022Syracuse13.47––3.5–
2023Syracuse720.265th (n=681)0.8018.710%
2024Syracuse200.39––7.94%
2025Syracuse700.4447th (n=1040)0.4630.88%

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

2025 Syracuse 11 games, 39 catches, 412 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.TennesseeL 26–⁠455550203
Sep 6vs.UConnW 27–⁠2071040261
Sep 12vs.ColgateW 66–⁠24440013–
Sep 20atClemsonW 34–⁠21441013–
Sep 27vs.DukeL 3–⁠3821005–
Oct 4atSMUL 18–⁠315610262
Oct 18vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠3031909–
Oct 25atGeorgia TechL 16–⁠41135035–
Nov 8atMiamiL 10–⁠38214084
Nov 22atNotre DameL 7–⁠705300141
Nov 29vs.Boston CollegeL 12–⁠34130344
2024 Syracuse 7 games, 6 catches, 57 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.Georgia TechW 31–⁠281707–
Oct 12atNC StateW 24–⁠17160611
Oct 24atPittsburghL 13–⁠413400214
Nov 2vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠31––––10
Nov 9atBoston CollegeL 31–⁠37––––2
Nov 16atCaliforniaW 33–⁠251404–
Nov 23vs.UConnW 31–⁠24––––2
2023 Syracuse 12 games, 20 catches, 180 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.ColgateW 65–⁠01303–
Sep 9vs.Western MichiganW 48–⁠71808–
Sep 23vs.ArmyW 29–⁠16111011–
Sep 30vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠312651372
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠40411061
Oct 14atFlorida StateL 3–⁠41318011–
Oct 26atVirginia TechL 10–⁠38437113–
Nov 3vs.Boston CollegeL 10–⁠1731406–
Nov 11vs.PittsburghW 28–⁠13––––154
Nov 18atGeorgia TechL 22–⁠31––––81
Nov 25vs.Wake ForestW 35–⁠3111311351
Dec 21 ✦vs.South FloridaL 0–⁠45––––37
2022 Syracuse 1 game, 1 catch, 22 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10atUConnW 48–⁠14122022–
2021 Michigan 4 games, 35 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Western MichiganW 47–⁠14––––11
Sep 18vs.Northern IllinoisW 63–⁠10––––6
Oct 2atWisconsinW 38–⁠17––––4
Nov 20atMarylandW 59–⁠18––––14

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–⁠9).

DrillPro day 2026
Height6′3⅞″
Weight243 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan78½″
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.66 s
3-cone drill7.04 s
20-yard shuttle4.31 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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