Tight end, Houston (from Ball State), 2021–⁠25

Tanner Koziol

Lettered 2022–⁠24 at Ball State; 2025 at Houston (school media guide)

Number
No. 9
Height
6′7″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Bloomingdale, IL
Born
Jan 28, 2004

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Tanner Koziol played tight end at Ball State (2021–⁠24) and Houston (2025). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Koziol in round 5, No. 164 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
839
Receiving yards, 2024 (Ball State, 3–⁠9)
Drafted
No. 164
Round 5, 2026 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

11catches, career highat Buffalo, 2024112receiving yards, career highat Central Michigan, 20242receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Northern Illinois, 2024

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Ball State3537310.7730
2023Ball State342958.7326
2024Ball State948398.9833
2025Houston747279.8650
Career2372,2349.42450

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Ball State9TEFr.
2023Ball State9TESo.
2024Ball State9TEJr.
2025Houston9TESr.6′7″240

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
2022Ball State510.5732nd (n=683)0.7129.08%
2023Ball State510.305th (n=681)0.8015.47%
2024Ball State1010.7123rd (n=581)0.9271.613%
2025Houston930.6681st (n=1040)0.4661.410%

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 Houston 13 games, 74 catches, 727 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28vs.Stephen F. AustinW 27–⁠0763123–
Sep 6atRiceW 35–⁠9652021–
Sep 12vs.ColoradoW 36–⁠20433021–
Sep 26atOregon StateW 27–⁠24686150–
Oct 4vs.Texas TechL 11–⁠3521006–
Oct 11atOklahoma StateW 39–⁠17566029–
Oct 18vs.ArizonaW 31–⁠28640115–
Oct 25atArizona StateW 24–⁠167100132–
Nov 1vs.West VirginiaL 35–⁠45554125–
Nov 7atUCFW 30–⁠27866014–
Nov 22vs.TCUL 14–⁠17222019–
Nov 29atBaylorW 31–⁠24759013–
Dec 27 ✦vs.LSUW 38–⁠35976122–
2024 Ball State 12 games, 94 catches, 839 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.Missouri StateW 42–⁠34660133–
Sep 14atMiamiL 0–⁠62539018–
Sep 21atCentral MichiganL 34–⁠379112122–
Sep 28atJames MadisonL 7–⁠63978126–
Oct 5vs.Western MichiganL 42–⁠459102017–
Oct 12atKent StateW 37–⁠35843018–
Oct 19atVanderbiltL 14–⁠24968114–
Oct 26vs.Northern IllinoisW 25–⁠23978218–
Nov 5vs.Miami (OH)L 21–⁠27449023–
Nov 12atBuffaloL 48–⁠5111951206
Nov 23vs.Bowling GreenL 13–⁠3852709–
Nov 29atOhioL 21–⁠421088117–
2023 Ball State 11 games, 34 catches, 295 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atKentuckyL 14–⁠44866017–
Sep 9atGeorgiaL 3–⁠45324014–
Sep 16vs.Indiana StateW 45–⁠7760115–
Sep 23vs.Georgia SouthernL 3–⁠401606–
Sep 30atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠42113013–
Oct 7atEastern MichiganL 10–⁠24648114–
Oct 14vs.ToledoL 6–⁠131000–
Oct 21vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠17230026–
Nov 7atNorthern IllinoisW 20–⁠17322111–
Nov 18vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠31808–
Nov 25vs.Miami (OH)L 15–⁠17118018–
2022 Ball State 10 games, 35 catches, 373 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atTennesseeL 10–⁠59229126–
Sep 10vs.Western MichiganL 30–⁠371707–
Sep 17vs.Murray StateW 31–⁠0659119–
Sep 24atGeorgia SouthernL 23–⁠34441125–
Oct 1vs.Northern IllinoisW 44–⁠38789230–
Oct 8atCentral MichiganW 17–⁠161202–
Nov 1atKent StateW 27–⁠20668121–
Nov 8atToledoL 21–⁠281909–
Nov 15vs.OhioL 18–⁠32552114–
Nov 22atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠18217013–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′6½″
Weight247 lb
Arm length33¾″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan80¾″
40-yard dash4.70 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′2″
3-cone drill7.08 sW
20-yard shuttle4.43 sW

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).

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