Nick Vannett in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
220
Receiving yards, 2014 (Ohio State, 14–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 94
Round 3, 2016 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Rutgers, 2014

Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Ohio State912313.7032
2013Ohio State88010.0116
2014Ohio State1922011.6526
2015Ohio State191628.5026
Career5558510.6632

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Ohio State81TE
2012Ohio State81TE
2013Ohio State81TE
2014Ohio State81TE
2015Ohio State81TE6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Ohio State70.86––6.0–
2014Ohio State210.91––19.23%
2015Ohio State240.52––12.64%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7atVirginia TechW 42–⁠24111011–
Sep 12vs.Hawai’iW 38–⁠0112012–
Sep 19vs.Northern IllinoisW 20–⁠1341607–
Sep 26vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠12116016–
Oct 3atIndianaW 34–⁠27233026–
Nov 7vs.MinnesotaW 28–⁠1421207–
Nov 14atIllinoisW 28–⁠3331018–
Nov 21vs.Michigan StateL 14–⁠173905–
Nov 28atMichiganW 42–⁠131808–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameW 44–⁠28114014–
2014 Ohio State 10 games, 19 catches, 220 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 13vs.Kent StateW 66–⁠0440014–
Sep 27vs.CincinnatiW 50–⁠28225016–
Oct 4atMarylandW 52–⁠24217116–
Oct 18vs.RutgersW 56–⁠17238226–
Oct 25atPenn StateW 31–⁠241606–
Nov 15atMinnesotaW 31–⁠24119019–
Nov 22vs.IndianaW 42–⁠27115015–
Nov 29vs.MichiganW 42–⁠28228122–
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaW 42–⁠35223018–
Jan 12 ✦vs.OregonW 42–⁠202918–
2013 Ohio State 5 games, 8 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.San Diego StateW 42–⁠71202–
Sep 14atCaliforniaW 52–⁠341808–
Sep 21vs.Florida A&MW 76–⁠0227015–
Nov 2atPurdueW 56–⁠0221113–
Jan 3 ✦vs.ClemsonL 35–⁠40222016–
2012 Ohio State 6 games, 9 catches, 123 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Miami (OH)W 56–⁠1021307–
Sep 15vs.CaliforniaW 35–⁠282605–
Oct 6vs.NebraskaW 63–⁠38132032–
Oct 27atPenn StateW 35–⁠23122022–
Nov 3vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠22245031−1
Nov 17atWisconsinW 21–⁠141505–

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).

DrillCombine 2016Combine or pro day 2016
Height6′6″
Weight257 lb
Arm length34″
Hand size10″
Wingspan81⅛″W
40-yard dash4.89 s
10-yard split1.72 sW
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.05 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2016Seattle Seahawks33320
2017Seattle Seahawks10121241
2018Seattle Seahawks15292693
2019Pittsburgh Steelers14171660
2020Denver Broncos1114951
2021New Orleans Saints791331
2022New York Giants56550
2023Los Angeles Chargers1130
2024Tennessee Titans12171353
NFL career781081,0129

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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