Mike Gesicki with the Miami Dolphins, 2021
With the Miami Dolphins, 2021. Photo: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Penn State, 2014–⁠17

Mike Gesicki

Number
No. 88
Height
6′6″
Weight
250 lb
Hometown
Manahawkin, NJ
Born
Oct 3, 1995

Mike Gesicki played tight end at Penn State (2014–⁠17). The Miami Dolphins took Gesicki in round 2, No. 42 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
679
Receiving yards, 2016 (Penn State, 11–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 42
Round 2, 2018 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

8catches, career highat Michigan State, 201789receiving yards, career highat Michigan State, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Maryland, 2017

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Penn State1111410.4030
2015Penn State131259.6133
2016Penn State4867914.1553
2017Penn State575639.9935
Career1291,48111.51553

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Penn State88TE
2015Penn State88TE
2016Penn State88TE
2017Penn State88TE6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Penn State140.41––5.8–
2015Penn State180.24––4.3–
2016Penn State670.6975th (n=489)0.5246.67%
2017Penn State760.5556th (n=507)0.5241.78%

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

2017 Penn State 13 games, 57 catches, 563 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.AkronW 52–⁠0658235
Sep 9vs.PittsburghW 33–⁠14439219
Sep 16vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠0226020
Sep 23atIowaW 21–⁠1952507
Sep 30vs.IndianaW 45–⁠14319011
Oct 7atNorthwesternW 31–⁠72905
Oct 21vs.MichiganW 42–⁠13252035
Oct 28atOhio StateL 38–⁠39657022
Nov 4atMichigan StateL 24–⁠27889020
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 35–⁠6445119
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠44447217
Nov 25atMarylandW 66–⁠3535219
Dec 30 ✦vs.WashingtonW 35–⁠28662026
2016 Penn State 14 games, 48 catches, 679 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Kent StateW 33–⁠13349130
Sep 10atPittsburghL 39–⁠42447024
Sep 17vs.TempleW 34–⁠27262052
Sep 24atMichiganL 10–⁠49523012
Oct 1vs.MinnesotaW 29–⁠26570053
Oct 8vs.MarylandW 38–⁠1442619
Oct 22vs.Ohio StateW 24–⁠21446026
Oct 29atPurdueW 62–⁠24123023
Nov 5vs.IowaW 41–⁠14465043
Nov 12atIndianaW 45–⁠31588045
Nov 19atRutgersW 39–⁠0547026
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateW 45–⁠12264145
Dec 3vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠31358133
Jan 2 ✦vs.USCL 49–⁠52111111
2015 Penn State 8 games, 13 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12vs.BuffaloW 27–⁠1431407
Sep 19vs.RutgersW 28–⁠31606
Sep 26vs.San Diego StateW 37–⁠2121108
Oct 3vs.ArmyW 20–⁠14133133
Oct 10vs.IndianaW 29–⁠7221016
Oct 31vs.IllinoisW 39–⁠0226017
Nov 7atNorthwesternL 21–⁠231505
Nov 21vs.MichiganL 16–⁠281909
2014 Penn State 9 games, 11 catches, 114 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.UCFW 26–⁠241909
Sep 6vs.AkronW 21–⁠3111011
Sep 13atRutgersW 13–⁠101707
Sep 27vs.NorthwesternL 6–⁠291606
Oct 11atMichiganL 13–⁠1821008
Oct 25vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠311303
Nov 8atIndianaW 13–⁠7128028
Nov 22atIllinoisL 14–⁠161707
Nov 29vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠34233030

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠45).

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′5½″
Weight247 lb
Arm length34⅛″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan82⅛″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump41½″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill6.76 s
20-yard shuttle4.10 s

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

In the NFL

9 seasons, 125 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Miami Dolphins14222020
2019Miami Dolphins15515705
2020Miami Dolphins15537036
2021Miami Dolphins17737802
2022Miami Dolphins17323625
2023New England Patriots15292442
2024Cincinnati Bengals16656652
2025Cincinnati Bengals12283072
2026 (so far)Cincinnati Bengals4121594
NFL career1253653,99228

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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