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Jersey Number 9
Tanner Koziol
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bloomingdale, Ill.
- High School:
- Mount Vernon HS
- Prev School:
- Ball State
Bio
PRIOR TO UH
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Spent three seasons at Ball State and the Spring of 2025 at Wisconsin
- 2024 Group of 5 All-American by HERO Sports (first team)
- 2024 All-America by College Football Network (third team)
- 2024 All-MAC second team
- 2024 Preseason All-MAC (third team by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele College Football Preview)
- 2023 Preseason Group of 5 All-American by HERO Sports (third team)
- 2023 All-MAC third team
- 2023 Preseason All-MAC (second team by Athlon Sports, College Football Network and Pro Football Focus)
- 2022 College Football News Freshman All-American (third team)
- 2022 All-MAC first team
- Ranked fourth nationally in in 2024 in receptions per game with 7.8
- Broke the Ball State single-season and career receptions records by a tight end in 2024
- 163 career receptions for 1,507 yards and 18 touchdowns
- Averaged 41.86 yards per game and 9.25 yards per catch
- 94 catches for 839 yards and eight TDs in 2024
- First tight end to lead Ball State in receptions since Eugene Riley in 1989,
- First tight end in Ball State history to eclipse 80 catches and 800 yards
- Career-high 11 receptions against Buffalo (11/12/24)
- Career-high 112 receiving yards at Central Michigan (9/21/24)
- 33-yard long reception vs Missouri State (9/7/24)
- Six 9+ reception games in 2024
- Ball State’s only pass catcher with more than one TD reception as a sophomore in 2023
- Team-high seven touchdown receptions in 2022
- Tied for the fifth-most TDs in FBS by a tight end and tied for the second-most among all freshmen regardless of position in 2022
- Caught a touchdown pass in four of his first five collegiate games in 2022
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Lake Park, Nazareth Academy and Mt. Vernon
- Mt. Vernon team captain as a senior
- 1,110 career receiving yards and 22 touchdowns
- 35 receptions for 389 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior at Mt. Vernon
- Broke the Mt. Vernon single-season touchdown record with 13 TDs
- Helped lead Nazareth Academy to the state finals as a junior
- Helped lead Mt. Vernon to a sectional championship as a senior
- Played wide receiver
- Honor roll member
- Also played baseball and basketball
PERSONAL
- Son of Sandee Klein-Koziol
- Has one brother, Trace
- Hobbies: golf
- Dream job outside of football: offensive coordinator
- Something people don’t know about him: huge Chicago Bears fan
- Hidden talent: pickleball
- Cousin, Nick D'Ambrose, was an All-America running back at the University of Chicago
- Cousin, Logan Justus, was a kicker at Indiana
- Chose UH because it is a great place to be with great coaches
- One word to describe him on the field: versatile
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: brisket
- Biggest motivation for working hard: his faith and his family
- Favorite childhood memory: going to Disney for Pop Warner tournament
- Sports hero: Cam Newton
- Most memorable athletic accomplishment: earning All-American First-Team Group of 5
- Interesting fact: has a golden retriever named Jax
- Gameday rituals: drink two Gatorades and eat two Rice Krispy Treats
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
