Tight end, Missouri (from Buffalo), 2019–⁠24

Tyler Stephens

Lettered 2021 at Buffalo (school media guide)

Number
No. 80
Height
6′6″
Weight
243 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Newton Falls, OH

Tyler Stephens played tight end at Buffalo (2019–⁠21) and Missouri (2022–⁠24).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Buffalo1515710.5135
2022Missouri55410.8128
2023Missouri5499.8020
2024Missouri4225.5011
Career292829.7235

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Buffalo80TE
2020Buffalo80TERS
2021Buffalo80TEFr.
2022Missouri80TESo.
2023Missouri80TEJr.
2024Missouri80TESr.6′6″243

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
2021Buffalo120.80––9.7–
2022Missouri50.17––0.9–
2023Missouri9-0.09––-0.8–
2024Missouri40.16––0.6–

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

2024 Missouri 4 games, 4 catches, 22 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Murray StateW 51–⁠0217011
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠01505
Oct 12atMassachusettsW 45–⁠31000
Nov 9vs.OklahomaW 30–⁠23––––
2023 Missouri 4 games, 5 catches, 49 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.South DakotaW 35–⁠1021208
Sep 16vs.Kansas StateW 30–⁠271505
Sep 30atVanderbiltW 38–⁠21112012
Oct 7vs.LSUL 39–⁠49120020
2022 Missouri 4 games, 5 catches, 54 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Louisiana TechW 52–⁠24233028
Oct 1vs.GeorgiaL 22–⁠26110110
Oct 8atFloridaL 17–⁠241505
Oct 22vs.VanderbiltW 17–⁠141606
2021 Buffalo 6 games, 15 catches, 157 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11atNebraskaL 3–⁠28226020
Oct 16vs.OhioW 27–⁠26452135
Oct 23atAkronW 45–⁠10316011
Oct 30vs.Bowling GreenL 44–⁠56436014
Nov 9atMiami (OH)L 18–⁠45123023
Nov 23atBall StateL 3–⁠201404

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

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