Ryan Izzo in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Florida State, 2014–⁠17

Ryan Izzo

Lettered 2015–⁠17 (school media guide)

Number
No. 81
Height
6′5″
Weight
245 lb
Hometown
Highland Lakes, NJ
Born
Dec 21, 1995, in Highland Lakes, New Jersey

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Ryan Izzo played tight end at Florida State (2014–⁠17). The New England Patriots took Izzo in round 7, No. 250 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
317
Receiving yards, 2017 (Florida State, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 250
Round 7, 2018 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Southern Miss, 2017

Team titles: ACC champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Florida State177.007
2015Florida State1421015.0237
2016Florida State1922711.9139
2017Florida State2031715.8360
Career5476114.1660

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Florida State81TE
2015Florida State81TE
2016Florida State81TE
2017Florida State81TE6′5″245

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
2014Florida State10.22––0.2–
2015Florida State200.63––12.53%
2016Florida State260.51––13.24%
2017Florida State300.9393rd (n=507)0.5227.95%

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

2017 Florida State 9 games, 20 catches, 317 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.AlabamaL 7–⁠24346024
Oct 7vs.MiamiL 20–⁠24454116
Oct 14atDukeW 17–⁠10113013
Oct 21vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠31237130
Oct 27atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠35114014
Nov 4vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠241505
Nov 11atClemsonL 14–⁠31160160
Nov 25atFloridaW 38–⁠22129029
Dec 27 ✦vs.Southern MissW 42–⁠13659021
2016 Florida State 10 games, 19 catches, 227 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠34341129
Sep 10vs.Charleston SouthernW 52–⁠8220012
Sep 17atLouisvilleL 20–⁠63114014
Oct 1vs.North CarolinaL 35–⁠37463034
Oct 8atMiamiW 20–⁠192805
Oct 15vs.Wake ForestW 17–⁠61909
Nov 5atNC StateW 24–⁠2031909
Nov 11vs.Boston CollegeW 45–⁠71404
Nov 19atSyracuseW 45–⁠14139039
Nov 26vs.FloridaW 31–⁠13110010
2015 Florida State 9 games, 14 catches, 210 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠16221113
Oct 3atWake ForestW 24–⁠161808
Oct 10vs.MiamiW 29–⁠24137037
Oct 17vs.LouisvilleW 41–⁠21214112
Oct 24atGeorgia TechL 16–⁠22227021
Nov 7atClemsonL 13–⁠23117017
Nov 14vs.NC StateW 34–⁠17217012
Nov 28atFloridaW 27–⁠2236029
Dec 31 ✦vs.HoustonL 24–⁠38133033
2014 Florida State 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 4vs.Wake ForestW 43–⁠31707

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′4⅝″
Weight256 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.94 s
10-yard split1.66 s
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′2″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.43 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019New England Patriots661141
2020New England Patriots10131990
NFL career16193131

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2023USFLPhiladelphia Stars
2024UFLHouston Roughnecks *
2025UFLMemphis Showboats

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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