Tight end, Illinois (from Colorado State), 2021–⁠25

Tanner Arkin

Lettered 2023–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 85
Height
6′4″
Weight
265 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Collins, CO
Born
Jul 7, 2003

Tanner Arkin played tight end at Colorado State (2021–⁠22) and Illinois (2023–⁠25).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Colorado State199.009
2022Colorado State141168.3026
2023Illinois111.011
2024Illinois161116.9316
2025Illinois131148.8228
Career453517.8628

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Colorado State85TEYr 1
2022Colorado State85TEYr 2
2023Illinois85TEYr 3
2024Illinois85TEYr 4
2025Illinois85TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″265

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
2021Colorado State11.38––1.4–
2022Colorado State130.48––6.2–
2023Illinois11.90––1.9–
2024Illinois200.45––9.04%
2025Illinois190.28––5.3–

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 Illinois 8 games, 13 catches, 114 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Western IllinoisW 52–⁠3214111–
Sep 20atIndianaL 10–⁠631303–
Sep 27vs.USCW 34–⁠32112012–
Oct 4atPurdueW 43–⁠271707–
Oct 25atWashingtonL 25–⁠422915–
Nov 1vs.RutgersW 35–⁠13213011–
Nov 29vs.NorthwesternW 20–⁠13233028–
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeW 30–⁠28223015–
2024 Illinois 9 games, 16 catches, 111 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Eastern IllinoisW 45–⁠01515–
Sep 7vs.KansasW 23–⁠17116016–
Sep 20atNebraskaW 31–⁠24428112–
Sep 28atPenn StateL 7–⁠212909–
Oct 12vs.PurdueW 50–⁠49225015–
Oct 19vs.MichiganW 21–⁠7121236
Oct 26atOregonL 9–⁠381606–
Nov 16vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠16317011–
Nov 30vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠281303–
2023 Illinois 2 games, 1 catch, 1 yard, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 14atMarylandW 27–⁠24–––––
Oct 21vs.WisconsinL 21–⁠251111–
2022 Colorado State 9 games, 14 catches, 116 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atMichiganL 7–⁠511909–
Sep 24vs.Sacramento StateL 10–⁠41211061
Oct 7atNevadaW 17–⁠14111011–
Oct 15vs.Utah StateL 13–⁠17214011–
Oct 22vs.Hawai’iW 17–⁠13331013–
Nov 5atSan José StateL 16–⁠28227026–
Nov 12vs.WyomingL 13–⁠141404–
Nov 19atAir ForceL 12–⁠241303–
Nov 25vs.New MexicoW 17–⁠01606–
2021 Colorado State 1 game, 1 catch, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 27vs.NevadaL 10–⁠521909–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height6′3⅝″
Weight262 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size10⅛″
Wingspan77⅝″
40-yard dash4.89 s
10-yard split1.68 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.44 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)New England Patriots1000

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

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