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
Career highs
11catches, career highat Buffalo, 2024112receiving yards, career highat Central Michigan, 20242receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Northern Illinois, 2024Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 35 | 373 | 10.7 | 7 | 30 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 34 | 295 | 8.7 | 3 | 26 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 94 | 839 | 8.9 | 8 | 33 |
| 2025 | Houston | 74 | 727 | 9.8 | 6 | 50 |
| Career | 237 | 2,234 | 9.4 | 24 | 50 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 9 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Ball State | 9 | TE | So. | ||
| 2024 | Ball State | 9 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Houston | 9 | TE | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 51 | 0.57 | 32nd (n=683) | 0.71 | 29.0 | 8% |
| 2023 | Ball State | 51 | 0.30 | 5th (n=681) | 0.80 | 15.4 | 7% |
| 2024 | Ball State | 101 | 0.71 | 23rd (n=581) | 0.92 | 71.6 | 13% |
| 2025 | Houston | 93 | 0.66 | 81st (n=1040) | 0.46 | 61.4 | 10% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 27–0 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Sep 6 | at | W 35–9 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 36–20 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | W 27–24 | 6 | 86 | 1 | 50 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 11–35 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 39–17 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 31–28 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 24–16 | 7 | 100 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 35–45 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | W 30–27 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 14–17 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | W 31–24 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 38–35 | 9 | 76 | 1 | 22 | – |
2024 Ball State 12 games, 94 catches, 839 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 42–34 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 33 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 0–62 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 34–37 | 9 | 112 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 7–63 | 9 | 78 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 42–45 | 9 | 102 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 37–35 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 14–24 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 25–23 | 9 | 78 | 2 | 18 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 21–27 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 48–51 | 11 | 95 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 13–38 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 21–42 | 10 | 88 | 1 | 17 | – |
2023 Ball State 11 games, 34 catches, 295 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 14–44 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 3–45 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 45–7 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 3–40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 24–42 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 10–24 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 6–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 24–17 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | W 20–17 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 34–3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 15–17 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | – |
2022 Ball State 10 games, 35 catches, 373 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 10–59 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 30–37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 31–0 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 23–34 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 44–38 | 7 | 89 | 2 | 30 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 17–16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Nov 1 | at | W 27–20 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Nov 8 | at | L 21–28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 18–32 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 17–18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 | – |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′6½″ | |
| Weight | 247 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 80¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.70 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.08 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.43 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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