Tight end, Central Connecticut, 2022–25
Peter Cleary
- Number
- No. 87
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- West Newbury, MA
Peter Cleary played tight end at Central Connecticut (2022–25).
Career highs
111receiving yards, career highat Duquesne, 2025Team titles: Northeast champions, 2024 and 2025
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023* | Central Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | Central Connecticut | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 1 | 21 |
| 2025 | Central Connecticut | 24 | 322 | 13.4 | 1 | 61 |
| Career | 35 | 428 | 12.2 | 3 | 61 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Central Connecticut | 87 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Central Connecticut | 87 | TE | So. | ||
| 2024 | Central Connecticut | 87 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Central Connecticut | 87 | TE | Sr. | 6′3″ | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Central Connecticut (FCS) | 1 | 2.61 | – | – | 2.6 | – |
| 2024 | Central Connecticut (FCS) | 13 | 0.82 | – | – | 10.7 | – |
| 2025 | Central Connecticut (FCS) | 29 | 0.84 | – | – | 24.4 | 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
2025 Central Connecticut 10 games, 24 catches, 322 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at UConn | L 13–59 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 34 |
| Sep 6 | vs.American International | W 34–7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 13 | vs.Saint Francis | W 31–7 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Merrimack | L 14–16 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Sacred Heart | W 42–35 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 11 | at Robert Morris | W 24–12 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 18 | at Wagner | W 24–17 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Long Island University | W 10–7 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Stonehill | W 40–10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 15 | at Duquesne | L 33–38 | 5 | 111 | 1 | 61 |
2024 Central Connecticut 8 games, 10 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | atSaint Francis | W 27–20 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 21 | at Massachusetts | L 31–35 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Mercyhurst | W 38–20 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 19 | at Dartmouth | L 16–20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Long Island University | L 21–24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 9 | atStonehill | W 21–17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Robert Morris | W 35–33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Duquesne | W 21–14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
2023 Central Connecticut 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 | atMerrimack | L 24–35 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. American International, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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