Ian Bunting
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Tight end, California (from Michigan), 2014–⁠18

Ian Bunting

Number
No. 89
Height
6′7″
Weight
252 lb
Hometown
Hinsdale, IL
Born
Feb 10, 1996

Ian Bunting played tight end at Michigan (2014–⁠17) and California (2018).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Michigan57214.4021
2016Michigan5469.2021
2017Michigan166.006
2018California1819510.8045
Career2931911.0045

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Michigan89TE
2015Michigan89TE
2016Michigan89TE
2017Michigan89TE
2018California89TE6′7″252

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
2015Michigan51.22––6.1–
2016Michigan60.58––3.5–
2017Michigan10.20––0.2–
2018California220.66––14.55%

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

2018 California 7 games, 18 catches, 195 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 15vs.Idaho StateW 45–⁠23448024
Sep 29vs.OregonL 24–⁠42145045
Oct 6atArizonaL 17–⁠24436012
Oct 13vs.UCLAL 7–⁠37224020
Oct 27vs.WashingtonW 12–⁠1031208
Nov 3atWashington StateL 13–⁠19326012
Dec 26 ✦vs.TCUL 7–⁠101404
2017 Michigan 2 games, 1 catch, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 7vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠141606
Nov 25vs.Ohio StateL 20–⁠31––––
2016 Michigan 3 games, 5 catches, 46 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.UCFW 51–⁠142604
Nov 26atOhio StateL 27–⁠30––––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Florida StateL 32–⁠33340021
2015 Michigan 4 games, 5 catches, 72 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atUtahL 17–⁠24112012
Sep 12vs.Oregon StateW 35–⁠7233021
Sep 26vs.BYUW 31–⁠0110010
Jan 1 ✦vs.FloridaW 41–⁠7117017

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height6′6½″
Weight247 lb
Arm length34″
Hand size10⅝″
40-yard dash4.93 s
10-yard split1.72 sW
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.31 s
20-yard shuttle4.39 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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