Joe Royer
Joe Royer
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ryan Day and Scott Satterfield. All-Big 12 in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt on tape: 104 rec yds, 2 receptions against Bowling Green, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Cincinnati, 972 receiving yards — drafted at #170 overall by Cleveland.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Cleveland2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 29 | 416 | 14.3 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 51 | 532 | 10.4 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 84 | 972 | 11.6 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025
W 38–30
vs Iowa State
4 rec · 20 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Iowa State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Landphere’s 2024 season.
Matches Anthony on
Differs from Anthony on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nate Boerkircher's graduate season at Texas A&M (2025).
Matches Nate on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+4522%
Up 4522% from first season to most-recent.