Tight end, Indiana, 2009–⁠13

Ted Bolser

Number
No. 83
Height
6′6″
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH
Born
Oct 22, 1990, in Cincinnati, Ohio

Ted Bolser played tight end at Indiana (2009–⁠13). The Washington Redskins took Bolser in round 7, No. 217 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
445
Receiving yards, 2012 (Indiana, 4–⁠8)
Drafted
No. 217
Round 7, 2014 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Career highs

6catches, career highfour times; last vs. Minnesota, 201382receiving yards, career highvs. Iowa, 20122receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Navy, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Indiana2740715.1528
2011Indiana1416511.8126
2012Indiana4144510.9338
2013Indiana353209.1621
Career1171,33711.41538

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Indiana83TE
2010Indiana83TE
2011Indiana83TE
2012Indiana83TE
2013Indiana83TE6′6″

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
2013Indiana300.7036th (n=341)0.8120.94%

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

2013 Indiana 11 games, 35 catches, 320 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Indiana StateW 73–⁠35678221
Sep 7vs.NavyL 35–⁠41556221
Sep 14vs.Bowling GreenW 42–⁠10112012
Sep 21vs.MissouriL 28–⁠45210011
Oct 5vs.Penn StateW 44–⁠24118018
Oct 12atMichigan StateL 28–⁠42432111
Oct 19atMichiganL 47–⁠63341020
Nov 2vs.MinnesotaL 39–⁠42632010
Nov 9vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠35217012
Nov 23atOhio StateL 14–⁠422807
Nov 30vs.PurdueW 56–⁠36316115
2012 Indiana 12 games, 41 catches, 445 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Indiana StateW 24–⁠17345029
Sep 8atMassachusettsW 45–⁠6333016
Sep 15vs.Ball StateL 39–⁠41329010
Sep 29atNorthwesternL 29–⁠4431509
Oct 6vs.Michigan StateL 27–⁠31339121
Oct 13vs.Ohio StateL 49–⁠52642012
Oct 20atNavyL 30–⁠31227015
Oct 27atIllinoisW 31–⁠1731206
Nov 3vs.IowaW 24–⁠21682024
Nov 10vs.WisconsinL 14–⁠62353138
Nov 17atPenn StateL 22–⁠45452125
Nov 24atPurdueL 35–⁠5621609
2011 Indiana 7 games, 14 catches, 165 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 17vs.South Carolina StateW 38–⁠21230026
Sep 24atNorth TexasL 21–⁠241909
Oct 1vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠16446124
Oct 8vs.IllinoisL 20–⁠41354022
Oct 15atWisconsinL 7–⁠591202
Oct 22atIowaL 24–⁠45221012
Oct 29vs.NorthwesternL 38–⁠591303
2010 Indiana 10 games, 27 catches, 407 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.TowsonW 51–⁠17468121
Sep 18atWestern KentuckyW 38–⁠21225114
Sep 25vs.AkronW 35–⁠20335217
Oct 2vs.MichiganL 35–⁠42127027
Oct 9atOhio StateL 10–⁠38121021
Oct 16vs.Arkansas StateW 36–⁠34118018
Oct 23atIllinoisL 13–⁠43477128
Oct 30vs.NorthwesternL 17–⁠20458017
Nov 6vs.IowaL 13–⁠18324010
Nov 27atPurdueW 34–⁠31454018

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 East–West Shrine Game (West team, lost 13–⁠23).

DrillPro day 2014
Height6′5⅝″
Weight248 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size8⅜″
40-yard dash4.71 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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