Tight end, Iowa, 2020–⁠24

Luke Lachey

Number
No. 85
Height
6′6″
Weight
247 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Columbus, OH
Born
Jun 29, 2001

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Luke Lachey played tight end at Iowa (2020–⁠24). The Houston Texans took Lachey in round 7, No. 255 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
398
Receiving yards, 2022 (Iowa, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 255
Round 7, 2025 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last vs. Utah State, 202389receiving yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Iowa813316.6027
2022Iowa2839814.2434
2023Iowa1013113.1035
2024Iowa282318.3028
Career7489312.1435

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Iowa85TERS
2021Iowa85TEFr.
2022Iowa85TESo.
2023Iowa85TEJr.
2024Iowa85TESr.6′6″247

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
2021Iowa110.90––9.9–
2022Iowa370.9480th (n=683)0.7135.05%
2023Iowa91.26––11.3–
2024Iowa220.60––13.24%

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

2024 Iowa 10 games, 28 catches, 231 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Illinois StateW 40–⁠0663019
Sep 14vs.TroyW 38–⁠21325013
Sep 21atMinnesotaW 31–⁠143906
Oct 5atOhio StateL 7–⁠35539013
Oct 12vs.WashingtonW 40–⁠16220011
Oct 19atMichigan StateL 20–⁠32236028
Oct 26vs.NorthwesternW 40–⁠14317010
Nov 23atMarylandW 29–⁠131909
Nov 29vs.NebraskaW 13–⁠102907
Dec 30 ✦vs.MissouriL 24–⁠271404
2023 Iowa 2 games, 10 catches, 131 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠14773031
Sep 9atIowa StateW 20–⁠13358035
2022 Iowa 12 games, 28 catches, 398 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.South Dakota StateW 7–⁠31606
Sep 10vs.Iowa StateL 7–⁠10214010
Sep 24atRutgersW 27–⁠10237020
Oct 1vs.MichiganL 14–⁠27484134
Oct 8atIllinoisL 6–⁠9016016
Oct 22atOhio StateL 10–⁠541606
Oct 29vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠131616
Nov 5atPurdueW 24–⁠3122022
Nov 12vs.WisconsinW 24–⁠101505
Nov 19atMinnesotaW 13–⁠10577033
Nov 25vs.NebraskaL 17–⁠24789115
Dec 31 ✦vs.KentuckyW 21–⁠0336115
2021 Iowa 6 games, 8 catches, 133 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.IndianaW 34–⁠6115015
Sep 11atIowa StateW 27–⁠17117017
Oct 9vs.Penn StateW 23–⁠20225014
Nov 26atNebraskaW 28–⁠21127027
Dec 4vs.MichiganL 3–⁠42122022
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 17–⁠20227015

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height6′5¾″
Weight251 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size10″
Wingspan78⅜″
40-yard dash4.86 sW
10-yard split1.69 sW
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′0″
3-cone drill7.18 s
20-yard shuttle4.47 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. 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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