Tanner Koziol

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Tanner Koziol
Houston Cougars
Position Tight end
ClassSenior
Personal information
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career history
College
High school Mount Vernon (Fortville, Indiana)
Career highlights and awards

Tanner Koziol is an American football tight end for the Houston Cougars. He previously played for the Ball State Cardinals.

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Early life and high school

Koziol attended Mount Vernon High School in Fortville, Indiana. He was rated as a three-star recruit. [1] Initially, Koziol committed to play college football for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. [2] However, he later flipped his commitment to play for the Ball State Cardinals. [3]

College career

Ball State

As a freshman in 2022, Koziol hauled in 35 receptions for 373 yards and seven touchdowns, earning freshman all-American honors. [4] In 2023, he hauled in 34 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns for the Cardinals, earning third-team all-Mid-American Conference (MAC) honors. [4] After the season, Koziol entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to play for the Louisville Cardinals before de-committing and returning to Ball State. [3] During the 2024 season, he notched 94 receptions for 839 yards and eight touchdowns and was named second-team all-MAC. [5] After the season, Koziol entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [6]

Wisconsin

Koziol transferred to play for the Wisconsin Badgers. [5]

Koziol transferred away from Wisconsin after 15 practices. [7]

Houston

On April 17, 2025, Koziol announced that he would transfer to Houston. [8]

Statistics

SeasonGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYardsAvgTD
Ball State Cardinals
2022 1253537310.77
2023 129342958.73
2024 128948398.98
Career 36221631,5079.218

References

  1. ↑ Connolly, Matt (December 14, 2024). "Ball State TE transfer Tanner Koziol commits to Wisconsin". On3.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ Guskey, Jordan (July 17, 2021). "Tanner Koziol talks about being one of the members of BSU football's 2021 recruiting class to grayshirt". The Star-Press. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Hampton, Cade (October 15, 2024). "Ball State football: Why Tanner Koziol stayed after near transfer". The Star-Press. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Becker, Dana (December 14, 2024). "Wisconsin football adds top transfer portal tight end in Tanner Koziol". Wisconsin Badgers on SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Olson, Max (December 14, 2024). "Tanner Koziol transferring from Ball State to Wisconsin". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ Hampton, Cade (December 6, 2024). "Ball State football star tight end Tanner Koziol to enter transfer portal". The Star-Press. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ Blazevich, Payne (April 16, 2025). "Badgers tight end Tanner Koziol enters the transfer portal". 247Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ Truax, Barkley (April 17, 2025). "Wisconsin transfer TE Tanner Koziol commits to Houston". On3.com. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
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