| No. 88 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||
Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | January 28, 2004 Bloomingdale, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Mount Vernon (Fortville, Indiana) | ||||||
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| NFL draft | 2026: 5th round, 164th overall pick | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2026 | |||||||
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Tanner Koziol (born January 28, 2004) is an American professional football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ball State Cardinals and the Houston Cougars and was selected by the Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL draft.
Koziol attended Mount Vernon High School in Fortville, Indiana. He was rated as a three-star recruit. Initially, Koziol committed to play college football for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. However, he later flipped his commitment to play for the Ball State Cardinals.
As a freshman in 2022, Koziol hauled in 35 receptions for 373 yards and seven touchdowns, earning freshman all-American honors. 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. 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. During the 2024 season, he notched 94 receptions for 839 yards and eight touchdowns and was named second-team all-MAC. After the season, Koziol entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
Koziol transferred to play for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Koziol transferred away from Wisconsin after 15 practices.
On April 17, 2025, Koziol announced that he would transfer to Houston.
In Houston's season opener against Stephen F. Austin on August 28, 2025, he recorded seven receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown before briefly exiting in the third quarter with a left leg injury, though he returned to the game. He was later cleared to play in the following game against Rice.
In 2025, Koziol recorded 74 receptions for 727 yards and six touchdowns in his only season with Houston. He served as one of Houston's primary receiving targets during the season and recorded at least five receptions in 10 of 13 games played. He was ranked No. 86 on ESPN's Top 100 players of the 2025 college football season. Against Arizona State, he had seven receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown. In the 2025 Texas Bowl, he finished with nine receptions for 76 yards and one touchdown.
In addition, he was named an All-American by Pro Football and Sports Network (PFSN) and was a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award.
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | Ball State | 12 | 5 | 35 | 373 | 10.7 | 7 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 12 | 9 | 34 | 295 | 8.7 | 3 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 12 | 8 | 94 | 839 | 8.9 | 8 |
| 2025 | Houston | 13 | 13 | 74 | 727 | 9.8 | 6 |
| Career | 49 | 35 | 237 | 2,234 | 9.4 | 24 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
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| 6 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.99 m) | 247 lb (112 kg) | 33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 6 ft 8+3⁄4 in (2.05 m) | 4.70 s | 1.62 s | 2.71 s | 4.43 s | 7.08 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | |
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Koziol was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round with the 164th overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft. He was the first Houston tight end selected in the NFL draft since 2010 and the ninth tight end in program history to be drafted.