Charlie Kolar

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Charlie Kolar
No. 88 – Baltimore Ravens
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1999-02-10) February 10, 1999 (age 25)
Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:267 lb (121 kg)
Career information
High school: Norman North
(Norman, Oklahoma)
College: Iowa State (2017–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 4 / pick: 128
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2024
Receptions:16
Receiving yards:234
Receiving touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Charlie Kolar (born February 10, 1999) is an American professional football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State.

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Early life

Kolar grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and attended Norman North High School, where he played football and basketball. As a junior he caught 52 passes for 920 yards and 13 touchdowns. [1] Kolar was named first-team All-State as a senior after recording 66 receptions for 1,240 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was a basketball teammate of NBA All-Star Trae Young at Norman North. [2] Kolar committed to play college football at Iowa State going into his senior year over offers from Air Force, Army and Stephen F. Austin. Kolar signed with Iowa State despite a late recruiting push from Oklahoma State. [3] [4]

College career

Kolar redshirted his true freshman season. [5] As a redshirt freshman, he played in all 13 of Iowa State's games and finished the season with 11 receptions for 137 yards and three touchdowns and was named second-team All-Big 12 Conference by the league's coaches. [6] Kolar caught 51 passes for 697 yards and seven touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore and was named first-team All-Big 12. [7] [8] Following the end of the season he considered entering the 2020 NFL draft, but opted to return for his redshirt junior season. [9] Kolar was named first-team All-Big 12 for a second straight season after finishing his redshirt junior year with 44 receptions for 591 yards and a team-high seven touchdown receptions. [10] Kolar graduated from Iowa State in the fall of 2020 with a 3.99 cumulative GPA in mechanical engineering, [11] and in 2021, he was awarded with the William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the "academic Heisman". [12]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6+1⁄2 in
(1.99 m)		252 lb
(114 kg)		34+1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		4.62 s1.66 s2.72 s4.30 s7.00 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		13 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [13] [14]

2022 season

Kolar was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round, 128th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft. [15] He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2022. [16] He was activated on November 8.

Kolar made his NFL debut in Week 17 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but played in only two snaps. In Week 18 against the Cincinnati Bengals, he recorded his first career catch as part of a day in which he caught four passes for 49 yards from Anthony Brown in a 16-27 loss. [17]

2023 season

Kolar was the third tight end on the depth chart behind Isaiah Likely and Mark Andrews. He mainly played on special teams and did not see heavy usage on offense. Andrews would suffer a severe ankle injury in the Ravens' Week 11 34-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals and miss the rest of the regular season. [18] Kolar saw increased playing time on offense as a result, recording three starts in the last six games. In Week 17 against the Miami Dolphins, Kolar caught his first career touchdown on a 19-yard reception from Tyler Huntley in the fourth quarter of a 56-19 blowout win. [19] He finished the regular season with seven receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown. [20]

Personal life

Kolar's older brother, John, played quarterback at Oklahoma State and graduate transferred to Iowa State for the 2019 season. His younger sister Katie is committed to play volleyball at West Virginia University. [21] [22]

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