Tight end, Arizona (from Southern Utah), 2019–⁠23

Tanner McLachlan

Lettered 2022–⁠23 (school media guide)

Number
No. 84
Height
6′5″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Lethbridge, AB
Born
Mar 15, 1999

Tanner McLachlan played tight end at Southern Utah (2019) and Arizona (2022–⁠23). The Cincinnati Bengals took McLachlan in round 6, No. 194 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
528
Receiving yards, 2023 (Arizona, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 194
Round 6, 2024 NFL Draft (Cincinnati Bengals)

Career highs

7catches, career highat Arizona State, 202388receiving yards, career highat California, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat Arizona State, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Southern Utah34816.0029
2022Arizona3445613.4230
2023Arizona4552811.7436
Career821,03212.6636

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Southern Utah84TEYr 1
2022Arizona84TEYr 4
2023Arizona84TESr. (Yr 5)6′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
2019Southern Utah (FCS)30.63––1.9–
2022Arizona351.1394th (n=683)0.7139.64%
2023Arizona390.8455th (n=681)0.8032.86%

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

2023 Arizona 11 games, 45 catches, 528 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9atMississippi StateL 24–⁠31447028
Sep 16vs.UTEPW 31–⁠10462028
Sep 23atStanfordW 21–⁠20254136
Sep 30vs.WashingtonL 24–⁠31651017
Oct 7atUSCL 41–⁠43328118
Oct 14atWashington StateW 44–⁠6448031
Oct 28vs.Oregon StateW 27–⁠24333016
Nov 4vs.UCLAW 27–⁠10566030
Nov 18vs.UtahW 42–⁠18451019
Nov 25atArizona StateW 59–⁠23760216
Dec 28 ✦vs.OklahomaW 38–⁠24328016
2022 Arizona 12 games, 34 catches, 456 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atSan Diego StateW 38–⁠20110010
Sep 10vs.Mississippi StateL 17–⁠39451030
Sep 17vs.North Dakota StateW 31–⁠28450024
Sep 24atCaliforniaL 31–⁠49688025
Oct 1vs.ColoradoW 43–⁠2021719
Oct 8vs.OregonL 22–⁠49226015
Oct 15atWashingtonL 39–⁠49467120
Oct 29vs.USCL 37–⁠45230017
Nov 5atUtahL 20–⁠45223017
Nov 12atUCLAW 34–⁠28248025
Nov 19vs.Washington StateL 20–⁠31421020
Nov 25vs.Arizona StateW 38–⁠35125025
2019 Southern Utah 1 game, 3 catches, 48 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atUNLVL 23–⁠56348029

No box score in the source for Sep 7 at Northern Iowa; Sep 15 vs. Stephen F. Austin; Sep 21 at South Dakota State; Sep 29 vs. Cal Poly; Oct 5 at Portland State; Oct 13 at Weber State; Oct 20 vs. UC Davis; Oct 26 vs. Idaho State; Nov 2 at Montana State; Nov 16 vs. Northern Arizona; Nov 23 at North Dakota, so those games are not listed.

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height6′5⅛″
Weight244 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan77¼″W
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill7.38 s
20-yard shuttle4.58 s

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).

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