Nick Vannett

TE · Ohio State 2015 · #81

Last confirmed: Ohio State, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′6″ · Westerville, OH · Westerville Central

Nick Vannett: TE · Ohio State · #81.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Matt FlanaganRutgers · 2015 · 87% season match
Ethan WolfTennessee · 2014 · 83% season match
Matt LaCosseIllinois · 2014 · 82% season match
Sean CulkinMissouri · 2015 · 77% season match
Evan BaylisOregon · 2014 · 70% season match

Nick Vannett

TE · Ohio State · #81

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He has spent two seasons in the Ohio State receiving corps. On tape: 33 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Indiana, Week 5, 2015.

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.

Ohio State in the news

NCAA sues Ohio over eligibility orderOct 22
Ohio State QB out indefinitelyDucks Wire Oct 20
Indiana coach apologizes to Ohio State coachThe Big Lead Oct 18
NCAA sues Ohio governor over eligibility ruleOct 16

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Ohio State	19	162	8.5	0
2014	Ohio State	19	220	11.6	5
Career		38	382	10.1	5

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-24@ Virginia Tech	1	11	11.0	11
Wk 2	W 38-0vs Hawai'i	1	12	12.0	12
Wk 3	W 20-13vs Northern Illinois	4	16	4.0	7
Wk 4	W 38-12vs Western Michigan	1	16	16.0	16
Wk 5	W 34-27@ Indiana	2	33	16.5	26	Season-high 33 yds
Wk 10	W 28-14vs Minnesota	2	12	6.0	7
Wk 11	W 28-3@ Illinois	3	31	10.3	18
Wk 12	L 14-17vs No. 9 Michigan State	3	9	3.0	5
Wk 13	W 42-13@ No. 12 Michigan	1	8	8.0	8
Bowl	W 44-28vs No. 8 Notre Dame	1	14	14.0	14
Total		19	162	8.5	26

Signature game

Week 11 · 2015

W 28-3

at Illinois

3 rec · 31 yds

Dominant 25-point win on the road against Illinois.

With J. Barrett — 150 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.3 · 74 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · C. Johnston — 44.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 54 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Illinois · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.35J.T. Barrett pass complete to Nick Vannett for 18 yds to the Illin 33 for a
Week 5 · Indiana · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Cardale Jones pass complete to Nick Vannett for 26 yds to the Ind 35 for a
Week 1 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.76J.T. Barrett pass complete to Nick Vannett for 14 yds to the NDame 45 for a
Week 1 · Virginia Tech · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.53Cardale Jones pass complete to Nick Vannett for 11 yds to the OhSt 47 for a
Week 4 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +1.06Cardale Jones pass complete to Nick Vannett for 16 yds to the WMich 8 for a
Week 10 · Minnesota · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.04Cardale Jones pass complete to Nick Vannett for 7 yds to the OhSt 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · Illinois · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.04J.T. Barrett pass complete to Nick Vannett for 9 yds to the Illin 44 for a
Week 13 · Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.96J.T. Barrett pass complete to Nick Vannett for 8 yds to the Mich 48
Week 3 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −0.67Cardale Jones pass complete to Nick Vannett for 2 yds to the NoIll 44
Week 5 · Indiana · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +0.62Cardale Jones pass complete to Nick Vannett for 7 yds to the OhSt 39 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Urban Meyer, all run-heavy offenses — 26-2 over that span.

2014Ohio State14-1HC: Urban Meyer · Run-heavy

2015Ohio State12-1HC: Urban Meyer · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (89th percentile). Concern: td rate (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#75 / 684 · 89th pct

79.2%

EPA / target#291 / 684 · 58th pct

0.52

Yards / catch#597 / 684 · 13th pct

8.5

Explosive rate#615 / 684 · 10th pct

4.2%

TD rate#553 / 684 · 10th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#58 / 119 · 48th pct

Rec yards#92 / 119 · 23rd pct

162

Long catch#93 / 119 · 22nd pct

Yards / catch#106 / 119 · 11th pct

8.5

Rec TDs#101 / 119 · 8th 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

2015 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	13.0	8.2	0.0
Road4g	1.8	20.8	11.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	17.0	12.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	15.0	6.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Urban Meyer

Pass share

37.0%

325 pass / 553 run

Plays / game

67.5

13 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

346 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

19 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Nick Vannett

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Ohio State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

19 catches in 10 games

Five seasons at Ohio State, drafted

His moves

2011

2016