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Tight end, Michigan, 2022–25
Marlin Klein
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cologne, Germany
- Born
- Sep 17, 2002
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Marlin Klein played tight end at Michigan (2022–25). The Houston Texans took Klein in round 2, No. 59 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
6catches, career highvs. New Mexico, 202593receiving yards, career highvs. New Mexico, 2025Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan | 17 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Michigan | 17 | TE | So. | ||
| 2024 | Michigan | 17 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Michigan | 17 | TE | Sr. | 6′6″ | 250 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Michigan | 1 | 0.17 | – | – | 0.2 | – |
| 2024 | Michigan | 14 | 0.78 | – | – | 10.9 | – |
| 2025 | Michigan | 42 | 0.18 | 12th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 7.4 | 6% |
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 Michigan 11 games, 24 catches, 248 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. New Mexico | W 34–17 | 6 | 93 | 1 | 27 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Central Michigan | W 63–3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 20 | at Nebraska | W 30–27 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Wisconsin | W 24–10 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 11 | at USC | L 13–31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 25 | at Michigan State | W 31–20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Purdue | W 21–16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Northwestern | W 24–22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 22 | at Maryland | W 45–20 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Ohio State | L 9–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Texas | L 27–41 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 20 |
2024 Michigan 9 games, 13 catches, 108 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs.Texas | L 12–31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Arkansas State | W 28–18 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 33 |
| Sep 21 | vs.USC | W 27–24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Minnesota | W 27–24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 5 | at Washington | L 17–27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 19 | at Illinois | L 7–21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Northwestern | W 50–6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 30 | atOhio State | W 13–10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 19–13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2023 Michigan 1 game, 1 catch, 8 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | atMichigan State | W 49–0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′6″ |
| Weight | 248 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.61 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.42 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Houston Texans | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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