Michael Colubiale

TE · UCF 2018 · #86

Last confirmed: UCF, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′1″ · 223 lb · Port Orange, FL

Michael Colubiale: TE · UCF · #86.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Desroy MaxwellNorthern Illinois · 2015 · 81% season match
Tyler McCloskeyHouston · 2016 · 80% season match
Kendrick SingletonNorth Carolina · 2015 · 79% season match
Shadell BellCoastal Carolina · 2018 · 78% season match
Sean DykesMemphis · 2017 · 28% season match

Michael Colubiale

TE · UCF · Sr · #86

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three seasons at UCF, two different head coaches: Scott Frost and Josh Heupel. One game to point at: 84 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Florida Atlantic — Week 4, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

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

UCF in the news

BYU releases updated depth chartRoundtable Oct 19
OSU changes depth chart for UCF gameSports Illustrated Oct 7

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	UCF	21	278	13.2	3
2017	UCF	10	221	22.1	1
2016	UCF	2	17	8.5	0
Career		33	516	15.6	4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 56-17@ UConn	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 4	W 56-36vs Florida Atlantic	6	84	14.0	0	20	Season-high 84 yds
Wk 5	W 45-14vs Pittsburgh	2	13	6.5	1	11
Wk 6	W 48-20vs SMU	2	53	26.5	0	27
Wk 7	W 31-30@ Memphis	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 8	W 37-10@ East Carolina	3	28	9.3	0	12
Wk 10	W 52-40vs Temple	2	28	14.0	2	19	2 TD catches
Wk 13	W 38-10@ South Florida	1	11	11.0	0	11
Bowl	L 32-40vs No. 11 LSU	3	20	6.7	0	16
Total		21	278	13.2	3	27

Signature game

Week 10 · 2018

W 52-40

vs Temple

2 rec · 28 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Temple at home in a shootout.

With M. Milton — 312 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 19 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · A. Killins Jr. — 3 rec · 55 yds · 34 rush yds (9 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Memphis · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.69McKenzie Milton pass complete to Michael Colubiale for 24 yds to the Memph 39 for a
Week 1 · UConn · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.85McKenzie Milton pass complete to Michael Colubiale for 17 yds to the UConn 43 for a
Week 10 · Temple · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Milton to Colubiale: a 9-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · SMU · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.72McKenzie Milton pass complete to Michael Colubiale for 26 yds to the SMU 15 for a
Week 4 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.69McKenzie Milton pass complete to Michael Colubiale for 20 yds to the UCF 46 for a
Week 10 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.60Milton to Colubiale: a 19-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 4 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.25McKenzie Milton pass complete to Michael Colubiale for 18 yds to the UCF 38 for a
Week 6 · SMU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.24McKenzie Milton pass complete to Michael Colubiale for 27 yds to the SMU 40 for a
Week 4 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.08McKenzie Milton pass complete to Michael Colubiale for 11 yds to the FlAtl 46 for a
Week 5 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07McKenzie Milton pass complete to Michael Colubiale for 2 yds for a TD (Matthew Wright KICK)

Teams and coaches

2016UCF6-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2017UCF13-0HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2018UCF12-1HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (85th percentile). Concern: rush yards (17th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#107 / 702 · 85th pct

0.81

Explosive rate#231 / 702 · 66th pct

14.3%

Yards / catch#287 / 702 · 59th pct

13.2

Catch rate#367 / 702 · 47th pct

67.9%

TD rate#462 / 702 · 34th pct

3.6%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#34 / 109 · 69th pct

13.2

Rec TDs#27 / 109 · 68th pct

Rec yards#46 / 109 · 58th pct

278

Receptions#53 / 109 · 50th pct

Rush TDs#4 / 18 · 42nd pct

Long catch#83 / 109 · 23rd pct

Rush yards#15 / 18 · 17th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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

2018 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	3.0	44.5	15.2	0.8
Road4g	1.5	20.0	15.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	35.2	15.8	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	22.3	11.4	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Josh Heupel

Pass share

40.0%

393 pass / 589 run

Plays / game

75.5

13 games

Team sack rate

4.4%

431 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

21 catches and 1 carry in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

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