2023 Football Roster
Koziol, Tanner
Jersey Number 88
Tanner Koziol
- Position:
- Tight End
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 240
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bloomingdale, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Mt. Vernon HS
- High School:
- Mt. Vernon HS
Bio
Awards and Honors:
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
Muncie Star-Press (Oct. 15, 2024): Why Tanner Koziol stayed amidst transfer portal saga
Ball State Daily News (Aug. 12, 2024): 'The guys embrace the dirty jobs': Ball State football tight ends looking for big 2024 season
2024: An offensive standout for the Cardinals, ranking fourth in the country in receptions per game with 7.8 … earned second team All-MAC honors after breaking the program’s single-season and career receptions records by a tight end, capturing 94 catches for 839 yards and eight TDs … was the first tight end to lead Ball State in receptions since Eugene Riley in 1989, and the first tight end in Ball State history to eclipse 80 catches and 800 yards … matched his career-high nine receptions on five different occasions against Central Michigan (Sept. 21), James Madison (Sept. 28), Western Michigan (Oct. 5), Vanderbilt (Oct. 19), and Northern Illinois (Oct. 26) before surpassing it with 11 receptions against Buffalo (Nov. 12).
2023: Caught 34 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns to finish second on the team in both receptions and yards ... was Ball State's only pass catcher with more than one TD reception ... best games as a sophomore included 8 catches for 66 yards at Kentucky, 7 for 60 yards against Indiana State, and 6 for 48 at Eastern Michigan ... had TD catches against Indiana State, Eastern Michigan, then nabbed his third while tying the score at Northern Illinois with 3:44 to play, setting up the Cardinals' come-from-behind win ... 26-yard grab against Central Michigan was his longest of the season.
2022: Team-high seven touchdown receptions, which tied for the fifth-most in all of the FBS by a tight end and tied for the second-most among all freshmen regardless of position ... totaled 35 catches for 373 yards ... had 23 catches for 244 yards and four TDs in MAC play ... caught a touchdown pass in four of his first five collegiate games ... had seven catches, 89 yards and two scores (all season highs) against Northern Illinois (Oct. 1) ... a 30-yard catching against NIU was his longest of the season ... caught passes in 10 of 12 games and reached the end zone in six of 12 games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lake Park, Nazareth Academy and Mt. Vernon ... played for head coach Mike Kirschner at Mt. Vernon … played wide receiver … team captain as a senior … compiled 1,110 career receiving yards and 22 touchdowns … had 35 receptions for 389 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior ... the 13 TDs broke the single-season school record ... helped lead Nazareth Academy to the state finals as a junior and Mt. Vernon to a sectional championships as a senior ... honor roll member ... also played baseball and basketball.
PERSONAL: Son of Sandee Klein-Koziol ... has one brother, Trace ... cousin Logan Justus was a kicker at Indiana ... cousin Nick D'Ambrose is an All-America running back at the University of Chicago.
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
Muncie Star-Press (Oct. 15, 2024): Why Tanner Koziol stayed amidst transfer portal saga
Ball State Daily News (Aug. 12, 2024): 'The guys embrace the dirty jobs': Ball State football tight ends looking for big 2024 season
2024: An offensive standout for the Cardinals, ranking fourth in the country in receptions per game with 7.8 … earned second team All-MAC honors after breaking the program’s single-season and career receptions records by a tight end, capturing 94 catches for 839 yards and eight TDs … was the first tight end to lead Ball State in receptions since Eugene Riley in 1989, and the first tight end in Ball State history to eclipse 80 catches and 800 yards … matched his career-high nine receptions on five different occasions against Central Michigan (Sept. 21), James Madison (Sept. 28), Western Michigan (Oct. 5), Vanderbilt (Oct. 19), and Northern Illinois (Oct. 26) before surpassing it with 11 receptions against Buffalo (Nov. 12).
2023: Caught 34 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns to finish second on the team in both receptions and yards ... was Ball State's only pass catcher with more than one TD reception ... best games as a sophomore included 8 catches for 66 yards at Kentucky, 7 for 60 yards against Indiana State, and 6 for 48 at Eastern Michigan ... had TD catches against Indiana State, Eastern Michigan, then nabbed his third while tying the score at Northern Illinois with 3:44 to play, setting up the Cardinals' come-from-behind win ... 26-yard grab against Central Michigan was his longest of the season.
2022: Team-high seven touchdown receptions, which tied for the fifth-most in all of the FBS by a tight end and tied for the second-most among all freshmen regardless of position ... totaled 35 catches for 373 yards ... had 23 catches for 244 yards and four TDs in MAC play ... caught a touchdown pass in four of his first five collegiate games ... had seven catches, 89 yards and two scores (all season highs) against Northern Illinois (Oct. 1) ... a 30-yard catching against NIU was his longest of the season ... caught passes in 10 of 12 games and reached the end zone in six of 12 games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lake Park, Nazareth Academy and Mt. Vernon ... played for head coach Mike Kirschner at Mt. Vernon … played wide receiver … team captain as a senior … compiled 1,110 career receiving yards and 22 touchdowns … had 35 receptions for 389 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior ... the 13 TDs broke the single-season school record ... helped lead Nazareth Academy to the state finals as a junior and Mt. Vernon to a sectional championships as a senior ... honor roll member ... also played baseball and basketball.
PERSONAL: Son of Sandee Klein-Koziol ... has one brother, Trace ... cousin Logan Justus was a kicker at Indiana ... cousin Nick D'Ambrose is an All-America running back at the University of Chicago.
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