#17Marlin Klein

TE·Michigan·2025

Marlin Klein is a Slot Specialist TE for Michigan. Marlin's 2025 season produced 6.9 total EPA across 41 plays.

What projects, and what doesn't · TEs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.42
Beats guessing the TE average by 9%. n=2,225 TE seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.04
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=2,016 TE seasons
Total EPA (value)0.46
Beats guessing the TE average by 13%. n=2,016 TE seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Marlin Klein's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2025 Production

Receiving

24 Receptions248 Rec yards1 Rec TD10.3 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs TE peers

Efficiency100
Volume16
Explosiveness22
Consistency0
Pass-Down83

Player type

Slot Specialist TE

The offense's primary passing-down weapon — routes, separation, and reliability on 3rd down define this role.

3rd-down converterRoute technicianHigh passing-down share

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency0th %ile · below avg

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among TEs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
▸4 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Peak game: 0.77 EPA/play in Wk 13 vs Maryland (SP+ 1).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗

Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · TE · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Kaden Feagin	Illinois	2024	52	0.150	0.0	7.8
D'Vaughn Pennamon	Ole Miss	2017	55	0.200	0.0	11.0
Johnny Langan	Rutgers	2021	37	0.240	0.0	8.9
Jackson Acker	Wisconsin	2023	73	0.210	0.1	15.3
Jaheim Bell	South Carolina	2022	73	0.110	0.0	8.0

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsNew Mexico	W34-17	0.9	6	93	15.5	1	27	0.63
3	vsCentral Michigan	W63-3	-8.8	1	8	8.0	0	8	-0.40
4	@Nebraska	W30-27	6.2	2	21	10.5	0	16	0.50
6	vsWisconsin	W24-10	-4.4	2	15	7.5	0	10	-0.13
7	@USC	L13-31	16.9	1	5	5.0	0	5	0.10
9	@Michigan State	W31-20	-3.4	1	4	4.0	0	4	-0.31
10	vsPurdue	W21-16	-6.1	2	16	8.0	0	10	0.08
12	vsNorthwestern	W24-22	5.8	1	10	10.0	0	10	0.47
13	@Maryland	W45-20	0.6	3	37	12.3	0	21	0.77
14	vsOhio State	L9-27	30.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	-0.99
20	vsTexas	L27-41	16.2	4	39	9.8	0	20	—

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

5.7%

Passing plays

13.8%

Rushing plays

0.0%

Standard downs

5.0%

Passing downs

7.7%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.09
Passing downs: 0.29
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.17 / —

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).