Tight end, Florida (from New Haven), 2025–⁠26

Evan Chieca

Number
No. 85
Height
6′4″
Weight
253 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Lindenhurst, NY

Evan Chieca plays tight end for Florida, after New Haven (2025). Last time out, at Missouri: 1 catch, 11 yards.

2026 so far

1 catch, 11 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 11 yards at Missouri, L 17–⁠45

Next game: vs. Georgia, Oct 31

Career highs

6catches, career highat UAlbany, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025New Haven312558.2434
2026Florida11111.0011
Career322668.3434

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025New Haven85TEJr.
2026Florida85TESr.6′4″253

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
2025New Haven (FCS)380.4244th (n=1040)0.4615.97%
2026Florida3-0.29––-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

2026 Florida 1 game, 1 catch, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 3atMissouriL 17–⁠45111011
2025 New Haven 10 games, 31 catches, 255 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atMaristL 14–⁠31538110
Sep 6atMercyhurstL 14–⁠48329022
Sep 13atUAlbanyW 24–⁠17642118
Sep 20vs.Saginaw Valley StateW 35–⁠28214010
Sep 27atDuquesneL 18–⁠442907
Oct 4vs.PaceW 28–⁠14430112
Oct 11vs.Western Connecticut StateW 69–⁠0134034
Oct 25atLong Island UniversityL 16–⁠382−900
Nov 1atSacred HeartL 20–⁠35548019
Nov 8vs.MerrimackW 41–⁠31120120

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

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