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
Career highs
7catches, career highvs. Iowa, 2017137receiving yards, career highvs. Iowa, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highat Virginia, 2017Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Boston College | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | 22 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 26 | 353 | 13.6 | 3 | 24 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 36 | 512 | 14.2 | 4 | 48 |
| 2018 | Boston College | 32 | 348 | 10.9 | 3 | 37 |
| Career | 99 | 1,281 | 12.9 | 10 | 48 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Boston College | 89 | TE | RS | ||
| 2015 | Boston College | 89 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Boston College | 89 | TE | So. | ||
| 2017 | Boston College | 89 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Boston College | 89 | TE | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Boston College | 7 | 0.28 | – | – | 2.0 | – |
| 2016 | Boston College | 37 | 0.64 | 66th (n=489) | 0.52 | 23.5 | 5% |
| 2017 | Boston College | 62 | 0.44 | 36th (n=507) | 0.52 | 27.5 | 7% |
| 2018 | Boston College | 43 | 0.50 | 45th (n=497) | 0.53 | 21.4 | 5% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 62–14 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 41–34 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 29 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 13–30 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 45–35 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 23–28 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 38–20 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 27–14 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 31–21 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 37 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 7–27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 21–22 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 21–42 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 30 |
2017 Boston College 12 games, 36 catches, 512 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 10–34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 20–49 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 7–34 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 37 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 28–8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 10–23 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 45–42 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 41–10 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 28 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 35–3 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 14–17 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 39–16 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 38 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 42–14 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 20–27 | 7 | 137 | 1 | 48 |
2016 Boston College 11 games, 26 catches, 353 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at | W 26–7 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 0–49 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 42–10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 35–3 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 10–56 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 21–14 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 21 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 7–52 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 7–45 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 30–0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 17–14 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 16 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 36–30 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 24 |
2015 Boston College 4 games, 5 catches, 68 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 76–0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 10–26 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 8–24 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 16–19 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ | |
| Weight | 251 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.83 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 32″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″W | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.17 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 8 | 114 | 0 |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 9 | 44 | 1 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| NFL career | 14 | 18 | 165 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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