Tight end, Boston College, 2014–⁠18

Tommy Sweeney

Number
No. 89
Height
6′5″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Ramsey, NJ
Born
1997, in Ramsey, New Jersey

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Tommy Sweeney played tight end at Boston College (2014–⁠18). The Buffalo Bills took Sweeney in round 7, No. 228 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
512
Receiving yards, 2017 (Boston College, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 228
Round 7, 2019 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Iowa, 2017137receiving yards, career highvs. Iowa, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highat Virginia, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Boston College56813.6022
2016Boston College2635313.6324
2017Boston College3651214.2448
2018Boston College3234810.9337
Career991,28112.91048

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Boston College89TERS
2015Boston College89TEFr.
2016Boston College89TESo.
2017Boston College89TEJr.
2018Boston College89TESr.6′5″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
2015Boston College70.28––2.0–
2016Boston College370.6466th (n=489)0.5223.55%
2017Boston College620.4436th (n=507)0.5227.57%
2018Boston College430.5045th (n=497)0.5321.45%

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

2018 Boston College 11 games, 32 catches, 348 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8vs.Holy CrossW 62–⁠14117017
Sep 13atWake ForestW 41–⁠34558129
Sep 22atPurdueL 13–⁠30326115
Sep 29vs.TempleW 45–⁠352917
Oct 6atNC StateL 23–⁠28113013
Oct 13vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠2051806
Oct 26vs.MiamiW 27–⁠14328014
Nov 3atVirginia TechW 31–⁠21461037
Nov 10vs.ClemsonL 7–⁠272706
Nov 17atFlorida StateL 21–⁠22352021
Nov 24vs.SyracuseL 21–⁠42359030
2017 Boston College 12 games, 36 catches, 512 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9vs.Wake ForestL 10–⁠34114014
Sep 16vs.Notre DameL 20–⁠49216010
Sep 23atClemsonL 7–⁠34452037
Sep 30vs.Central MichiganW 28–⁠831708
Oct 7vs.Virginia TechL 10–⁠23123023
Oct 14atLouisvilleW 45–⁠42457020
Oct 21atVirginiaW 41–⁠10455228
Oct 27vs.Florida StateW 35–⁠3219111
Nov 11vs.NC StateL 14–⁠17455020
Nov 18vs.UConnW 39–⁠16242038
Nov 25atSyracuseW 42–⁠14225017
Dec 27 ✦vs.IowaL 20–⁠277137148
2016 Boston College 11 games, 26 catches, 353 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atMassachusettsW 26–⁠7119019
Sep 17atVirginia TechL 0–⁠49230022
Sep 24vs.WagnerW 42–⁠10114014
Oct 1vs.BuffaloW 35–⁠3230021
Oct 7vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠56448022
Oct 29atNC StateW 21–⁠14578121
Nov 5vs.LouisvilleL 7–⁠52228019
Nov 11atFlorida StateL 7–⁠45119019
Nov 19vs.UConnW 30–⁠0222014
Nov 26atWake ForestW 17–⁠14439116
Dec 26 ✦vs.MarylandW 36–⁠30226124
2015 Boston College 4 games, 5 catches, 68 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12vs.HowardW 76–⁠0110010
Oct 31vs.Virginia TechL 10–⁠26118018
Nov 7vs.NC StateL 8–⁠24218012
Nov 21vs.Notre DameL 16–⁠19122022

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠24).

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′4½″
Weight251 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.83 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump32″W
Broad jump9′7″W
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.17 sW
20-yard shuttle4.31 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).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Buffalo Bills581140
2021Buffalo Bills79441
2022Buffalo Bills2170
NFL career14181651

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

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