Tight end, Illinois State, to 2022

Tanner Taula

Number
No. 11
Height
6′6″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Independence, MO
Born
Dec 6, 1998

Tanner Taula played tight end at Illinois State (to 2022).

Career highs

7catches, best game on fileat Northern Iowa, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021*Illinois State144.004
2022Illinois State2628410.9131
On file (2021–⁠22)2728810.7131

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Illinois State11TEJr.
2022Illinois State11TESr.6′6″260

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
2021Illinois State (FCS)2-0.08––-0.2–
2022Illinois State (FCS)211.55––32.55%

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

2022 Illinois State 8 games, 26 catches, 284 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atWisconsinL 0–⁠38227016
Sep 10vs.ValparaisoW 28–⁠21219010
Sep 17vs.Eastern IllinoisW 35–⁠71606
Oct 1vs.Southern IllinoisL 14–⁠19450017
Oct 8atNorthern IowaW 23–⁠21763017
Oct 15vs.South DakotaW 12–⁠10556131
Oct 22atIndiana StateW 27–⁠21433013
Oct 29atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠24130030
2021 Illinois State 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11atWestern MichiganL 0–⁠281404

No box score in the source for Oct 2 vs. Missouri State; Oct 16 vs. North Dakota State; Oct 23 at South Dakota; Nov 6 vs. Northern Iowa, so those games are not listed.

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

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