
Tight end, Ohio State, 2011–15
Nick Vannett
- Number
- No. 81
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Westerville, OH
- Born
- Mar 6, 1993, in Westerville, Ohio
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Nick Vannett played tight end at Ohio State (2011–15). The Seattle Seahawks took Vannett in round 3, No. 94 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Rutgers, 2014Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ohio State | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 0 | 32 |
| 2013 | Ohio State | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 19 | 220 | 11.6 | 5 | 26 |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 19 | 162 | 8.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Career | 55 | 585 | 10.6 | 6 | 32 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ohio State | 81 | TE | |
| 2012 | Ohio State | 81 | TE | |
| 2013 | Ohio State | 81 | TE | |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 81 | TE | |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 81 | TE | 6′6″ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ohio State | 7 | 0.86 | – | – | 6.0 | – |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 21 | 0.91 | – | – | 19.2 | 3% |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 24 | 0.52 | – | – | 12.6 | 4% |
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
2015 Ohio State 10 games, 19 catches, 162 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | W 42–24 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 38–0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 20–13 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 38–12 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 34–27 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 28–14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 28–3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 14–17 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 42–13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 44–28 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | – |
2014 Ohio State 10 games, 19 catches, 220 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 66–0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 50–28 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 4 | at | W 52–24 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 56–17 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 26 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 31–24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | W 31–24 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 42–27 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 42–28 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 42–35 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Jan 12 ✦ | vs. | W 42–20 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | – |
2013 Ohio State 5 games, 8 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 42–7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 52–34 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 76–0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 56–0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. | L 35–40 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 16 | – |
2012 Ohio State 6 games, 9 catches, 123 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 56–10 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 35–28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 63–38 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Oct 27 | at | W 35–23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 52–22 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 31 | −1 |
| Nov 17 | at | W 21–14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–27).
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′6″ | |
| Weight | 257 lb | |
| Arm length | 34″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 81⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.89 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.72 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.05 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 78 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| 2017 | Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 12 | 124 | 1 |
| 2018 | Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 29 | 269 | 3 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 17 | 166 | 0 |
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 11 | 14 | 95 | 1 |
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 133 | 1 |
| 2022 | New York Giants | 5 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Titans | 12 | 17 | 135 | 3 |
| NFL career | 78 | 108 | 1,012 | 9 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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