Charlie Kolar

#88 · TE · Sr. · Iowa State6′6″ · 260 lb · Norman, OK

Charlie Kolar: TE · Iowa State · #88.

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Charlie Kolar

TE · Iowa State · Sr · #88

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Fourth year in the Iowa State receiving corps. All-Big 12 in 2021 made it four straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 152 receiving yards and 12 receptions against Oklahoma — Week 12, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Iowa State in the news

Jimmy Rogers names starting QBFOX61 Oct 28
Iowa State hires Jared Benko as athletics directorThe Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona players out for Iowa State gameArizona Daily Star Oct 22
Jared Benko named ADWide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Iowa State	62	756	12.2	6	34
2020	Iowa State	44	591	13.4	7	44
2019	Iowa State	51	697	13.7	7	49
2018	Iowa State	11	137	12.5	3	29
Career		168	2,181	13.0	23	49

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 17-27vs No. 10 Iowa	4	34	8.5	0	15
Wk 3	W 48-3@ UNLV	4	69	17.3	1	33
Wk 4	L 29-31@ Baylor	5	71	14.2	0	30
Wk 5	W 59-7vs Kansas	4	64	16.0	1	23
Wk 7	W 33-20@ Kansas State	4	41	10.3	0	17
Wk 8	W 24-21vs No. 8 Oklahoma State	6	69	11.5	0	34
Wk 9	L 31-38@ West Virginia	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 10	W 30-7vs Texas	5	72	14.4	0	23
Wk 11	L 38-41@ Texas Tech	8	76	9.5	2	19	2 TD catches
Wk 12	L 21-28@ No. 12 Oklahoma	12	152	12.7	1	28	Season-high 152 yds
Wk 13	W 48-14vs TCU	5	65	13.0	0	26
Total		58	723	12.5	5	34

Signature game

Week 12 · 2021

L 21-28

at Oklahoma

12 rec · 152 yds · 1 TD

With A. Mevis — 29 rush yds (1 car) · B. Purdy — 281 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 37.0

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · TCU · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.15Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 26 yds to the TCU 27 for a
Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 34 yds to the OKSt 41 for a
Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −2.80Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for no gain to the OKSt 32
Week 13 · TCU · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 13 yds to the TCU 40 for a
Week 11 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.69Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 9 yds for a TD, (Andrew Mevis KICK)
Week 11 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.66Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 12 yds for a TD, (Andrew Mevis KICK)

4 more plays

Week 4 · Baylor · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +2.58Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 20 yds to the IowSt 41 for a
Week 5 · Kansas · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.53Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 6 yds for a TD (Connor Assalley KICK)
Week 1 · Clemson · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.53Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 6 yds for a TD (Andrew Mevis KICK)
Week 2 · Iowa · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.41Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 15 yds to the IowSt 41 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Matt Campbell — 31-20 over that span.

2018Iowa State8-5HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2019Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

2020Iowa State9-3HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 81 (#5 of 119). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

81All-Conference level #5 of 119 · 2021?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (97th percentile). Strength: rec yards (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#137 / 655 · 79th pct

0.90

Catch rate#172 / 655 · 74th pct

82.4%

TD rate#258 / 655 · 61st pct

7.4%

Explosive rate#385 / 655 · 41st pct

11.8%

Yards / catch#400 / 655 · 39th pct

11.6

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#4 / 146 · 97th pct

Rec yards#5 / 146 · 97th pct

756

Rec TDs#11 / 146 · 90th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 39 · 78th pct

Yards / catch#46 / 146 · 67th pct

12.2

Long catch#69 / 146 · 51st pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.8	60.8	12.7	0.2
Road6g	5.7	69.8	12.3	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.2	55.8	13.3	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	6.2	74.0	11.8	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Pass share

48.6%

444 pass / 469 run

Plays / game

76.1

12 games

Team sack rate

4.4%

459 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #5 of 119 FBS tight ends by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2021 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

81 · #5 of 119 TEs · 2021

Charlie Kolar

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Style of play

Fans

Iowa State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Four seasons at Iowa State, drafted

2018 7 games

2019 13 games

2020 10 games

2021 11 games

2022