Ben Koyack

Benjamin Koyack (born April 9, 1993) is a former American football tight end.

He committed to the University of Notre Dame in April 2010 to play college football.

He was selected to play in the 2011 Under Armour All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Koyack was also a standout track & field athlete.

He captured the state championship in the javelin with a throw of 61.92 meters (203 ft, 1 in).

He also qualified for the district meet competing as a sprinter, posting bests of 11.49 seconds in the 100 meters and 24.05 seconds in the 200 meters.

Koyack was ranked by 247Sports as the fourth best tight end in his class.

Koyack attended and played college football at Notre Dame from 2011 to 2014.

As a freshman in 2011, he played in 12 games with one start.

He had one reception for five yards, which came against the Pitt Panthers, during the season.

As a sophomore in 2012, he again played in 12 games with one start.

He finished the year with three receptions for 39 yards.

Koyack played in 13 games with five starts as a junior in 2013, finishing with 10 receptions for 171 yards and three touchdowns.

Koyack entered his senior season in 2014 as the starter.

During the game against Stanford, he caught a game-winning 22-yard touchdown from quarterback Everett Golson on fourth down.

He finished his senior season with 30 receptions for 317 yards and two touchdowns.

On December 22, 2014, it was announced that Koyack had accepted his invitation to play in the 2015 Senior Bowl.

Koyack impressed team representatives and scouts in practice while working with Tennessee Titans tight ends coach Mike Mularkey.

He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft.

He played college football at Notre Dame.

Koyack attended Oil City High School in Oil City, Pennsylvania.

He played football and baseball.

In football, he played numerous positions, including tight end, quarterback, wide receiver, defensive end, and linebacker.

He finished his career with a PIAA District 10 record 152 receptions for 2,591 yards.

On January 24, 2015, Koyack played in the Senior Bowl for Tennessee Titan's head coach Ken Whisenhunt's North team and caught two passes for 19-yards and a touchdown.

He caught a 10-yard touchdown reception on pass from Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion in the second quarter of the North's 34–13 victory over the South.

He was one of 19 collegiate tight ends to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Koyack opted to not perform at the combine and only meet with representatives from NFL teams.

On March 31, 2015, Koyack attended Notre Dame's pro day along with 10 other teammates.

Team representatives and scouts attended the pro day as he ran all of the combine drills.

His time of 4.79s in the 40-yard dash would've tied for fourth among all tight ends at the combine.

His overall performance in combine drills was mediocre as his vertical jump ranked last of his position group and his bench press would've ranked ninth.

At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Koyack was projected to be a fourth or fifth round pick by NFL experts and scouts.

He was ranked as the seventh best tight end prospect by NFLDraftScout.com.

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Koyack in the seventh round (229th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft.

He was the 14th tight end selected and the only player drafted from Notre Dame in 2015.

On May 14, 2015, the Jaguars signed Koyack to a four-year $2.35 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $69,300.

Throughout training camp, he competed against Clay Harbor, Nic Jacobs, and Connor Hamlett for a roster spot.

On September 4, 2015, he was waived as a part of the Jaguars final roster cuts.

The Jaguars opted to have only four tight ends on their active roster, including Marcedes Lewis, Julius Thomas, Nic Jacobs, and Clay Harbor.