Tight end, Central Michigan and Virginia, 2016–⁠20

Tony Poljan

Number
No. 87
Height
6′7″
Weight
265 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Lansing, MI
Born
Apr 25, 1997

Tony Poljan played tight end at Central Michigan (2016–⁠19), Virginia (2020), Central Michigan (2020) and Virginia (2020).

Career highs

177passing yards, career highvs. Kansas, 20187catches, career highvs. NC State, 202090receiving yards, career highvs. Akron, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Central Michigan59719.4030
2018Central Michigan712517.9229
2019Central Michigan3349615.0453
2020Virginia3436710.8628
Career791,08513.71253

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Central Michigan271254.6117
2018Central Michigan631322.1114
Career902572.9217

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Central Michigan132161.9783.700
2018Central Michigan7614751.76254.325
Career8916853.07034.225

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Central Michigan87TEFr.
2018Central Michigan87TESo.
2019Central Michigan87TEJr.
2020Virginia87TESr.
2020Central Michigan87TESr.6′7″265

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Central Michigan530.084th (n=507)0.524.17%–
2018Central Michigan225-0.022nd (n=497)0.53-5.229%0.10
2019Central Michigan430.7075th (n=499)0.5430.35%–
2020Virginia490.4335th (n=346)0.5521.17%–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Virginia 9 games, 34 catches, 367 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 3atClemsonL 23–⁠41325110–
Oct 10vs.NC StateL 21–⁠3873119–
Oct 17atWake ForestL 23–⁠40446019–
Oct 24atMiamiL 14–⁠19426111–
Oct 31vs.North CarolinaW 44–⁠41233117–
Nov 14vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠17118020–
Nov 21vs.Abilene ChristianW 55–⁠15577128–
Dec 5vs.Boston CollegeW 43–⁠32345023–
Dec 12atVirginia TechL 15–⁠33566123–
2019 Central Michigan 12 games, 33 catches, 496 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.UAlbanyW 38–⁠21327017–
Sep 7atWisconsinL 0–⁠612203–
Sep 14vs.AkronW 45–⁠24590137–
Sep 21atMiamiL 12–⁠17113013–
Sep 28atWestern MichiganL 15–⁠31650027–
Oct 5vs.Eastern MichiganW 42–⁠161−500–
Oct 12vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠281717–
Oct 19atBowling GreenW 38–⁠20489053–
Nov 2vs.Northern IllinoisW 48–⁠10279140–
Nov 16atBall StateW 45–⁠44359027–
Nov 29vs.ToledoW 49–⁠7247138–
Dec 7vs.Miami (OH)L 21–⁠26338024–
2018 Central Michigan 11 games, 625 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atKentuckyL 20–⁠35––––47
Sep 8vs.KansasL 7–⁠31––––43
Sep 15atNorthern IllinoisL 16–⁠24––––−6
Sep 22vs.MaineW 17–⁠5123023–
Sep 29atMichigan StateL 20–⁠31129129–
Oct 6vs.BuffaloL 24–⁠34–––––
Oct 13vs.Ball StateL 23–⁠24237119–
Oct 20vs.Western MichiganL 10–⁠3512102112
Oct 27atAkronL 10–⁠17––––37
Nov 3atEastern MichiganL 7–⁠17––––−1
Nov 23atToledoL 13–⁠5121509–
2017 Central Michigan 11 games, 125 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Rhode IslandW 30–⁠27––––11
Sep 16atSyracuseL 17–⁠41––––0
Sep 23vs.Miami (OH)L 14–⁠31––––19
Sep 30atBoston CollegeL 8–⁠2836102320
Oct 7atOhioW 26–⁠23––––24
Oct 14vs.ToledoL 10–⁠30––––5
Oct 21atBall StateW 56–⁠9––––24
Nov 8vs.Eastern MichiganW 42–⁠30––––4
Nov 14atKent StateW 42–⁠231300303
Nov 24vs.Northern IllinoisW 31–⁠2416060
Dec 22 ✦vs.WyomingL 14–⁠37––––15

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′6¾″
Weight251 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.89 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill7.34 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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