Tight end, Utah (from Utah State), 2020–⁠25

Otto Tia

Lettered 2022–⁠24 at Utah State (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Layton, UT

Otto Tia played tight end at Utah State (2020–⁠24) and Utah (2025).

Career highs

6catches, career highthree times; last at Colorado State, 202481receiving yards, career highat Colorado State, 20243receiving touchdowns, career highat Colorado State, 2024

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Utah State199.009
2023Utah State56212.4037
2024Utah State444349.9751
2025Utah23819.0032
Career5254310.4751

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Utah State100000
2022Utah State420000
Career520000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Utah State5TEYr 1
2022Utah State5TEYr 2
2023Utah State5TEYr 3
2024Utah State5TEYr 4
2025Utah5TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″220

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
2022Utah State2-0.23––-0.5–
2023Utah State51.27––6.4–
2024Utah State440.7728th (n=581)0.9233.76%
2025Utah21.25––2.5–

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 Utah 2 games, 2 catches, 38 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.Cal PolyW 63–⁠91606
Oct 11vs.Arizona StateW 42–⁠10132032
2024 Utah State 11 games, 44 catches, 434 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Robert MorrisW 36–⁠14222013
Sep 14vs.UtahL 21–⁠38578039
Sep 21atTempleL 29–⁠4521608
Oct 5atBoise StateL 30–⁠6221116
Oct 11vs.UNLVL 34–⁠50426010
Oct 19vs.New MexicoL 45–⁠50429113
Oct 26atWyomingW 27–⁠25676136
Nov 9atWashington StateL 28–⁠4951607
Nov 16vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠10668141
Nov 23vs.San Diego StateW 41–⁠20211010
Nov 29atColorado StateL 37–⁠42681351
2023 Utah State 2 games, 5 catches, 62 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atIowaL 14–⁠24215011
Sep 23vs.James MadisonL 38–⁠45347037
2022 Utah State 5 games, 1 catch, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atAlabamaL 0–⁠55––––
Sep 10vs.Weber StateL 7–⁠35––––
Oct 8vs.Air ForceW 34–⁠27––––
Nov 25atBoise StateL 23–⁠42––––
Dec 27 ✦vs.MemphisL 10–⁠381909
2021 Utah State 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.North DakotaW 48–⁠24––––

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

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