Tight end, Houston, 2013–⁠16

Tyler McCloskey

Number
No. 45
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Houston, TX

Tyler McCloskey played tight end at Houston (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

7catches, career highat Memphis, 201686receiving yards, career highat Memphis, 2016

Team titles: American champions, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Houston2168.009
2015Houston1415711.2138
2016Houston2323310.1432
Career3940610.4538

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Houston45TE
2014Houston45TE
2015Houston45TE
2016Houston45TE6′2″

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
2014Houston30.13––0.4–
2015Houston160.56––8.9–
2016Houston261.00––26.03%

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

2016 Houston 11 games, 23 catches, 233 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.OklahomaW 33–⁠2321119–
Sep 10vs.LamarW 42–⁠01505–
Sep 15atCincinnatiW 40–⁠16132032–
Sep 24atTexas StateW 64–⁠3229023–
Sep 29vs.UConnW 42–⁠141313–
Oct 8atNavyL 40–⁠46–––––
Oct 22atSMUL 16–⁠381212–
Oct 29vs.UCFW 31–⁠24542014–
Nov 12vs.TulaneW 30–⁠181202–
Nov 25atMemphisL 44–⁠48786129–
Dec 17 ✦vs.San Diego StateL 10–⁠34221014–
2015 Houston 7 games, 14 catches, 157 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Tennessee TechW 52–⁠24219012–
Sep 26vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠14219011–
Oct 3atTulsaW 38–⁠24324013–
Oct 8vs.SMUW 49–⁠28242038–
Nov 7vs.CincinnatiW 33–⁠30222121–
Dec 5vs.TempleW 24–⁠13225018–
Dec 31 ✦vs.Florida StateW 38–⁠241606–
2014 Houston 3 games, 2 catches, 16 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 20vs.UNLVW 47–⁠141909–
Oct 17vs.TempleW 31–⁠101707–
Nov 1atSouth FloridaW 27–⁠3––––1

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

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