Charlie Kolar

TE2
College
Iowa State
Height
6'6"
Weight
250 lb
Experience
5th season
EPA / target
−0.15▼ 0.49 vs '25
22nd of 22 TEs
Catch rate
69.2%▲ 2.6 vs '25
15th of 22 TEs
Yards / target
6.0▼ 3.5 vs '25
19th of 22 TEs
Target share
11.8%▲ 7.2 vs '25
22nd of 22 TEs
Receiving
78 yds−0.15 EPA/TGT
9 rec · 13 tgt · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard plus Kolar.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

2025: +0.34Week 1+0.42Week 2−0.33Week 5−0.32Week 6

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving−2.0
Rushing0.0
Net−2.0
Best game · Wk 2 vs LV
3/3
Rec/Tgt
21
Rec yds
0
TD
+1.3
Rec EPA
+0.42
EPA/target
7.0
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 vs ARIL000–0––––000
Wk 2 vs LVL33217.00100.03.7+1.3+0.42000
Wk 5 vs DENL433712.3075.08.5−1.3−0.33000
Wk 6 @ KCL63206.7050.03.0−1.9−0.32000
Season139788.7069.24.8−2.0−0.15000

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

3.55.37.18.910.7−0.23+0.06+0.35+0.64+0.93KelceHenryHigbeeKittleGoedertSchultzAndrewsHockensonJohnsonFreiermuthMcBrideLikelyOttonStrangeKraftLaPortaMayerBowersLovelandWarrenFannin Jr.Charlie Kolar↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

signed 2026 with Chargers

$24.3Mover 3 years
Avg. per year
$8.1M
Guaranteed
$17M 70%
2026 cap hit
$4.3M 1.4% of the cap
Signed
2026
Runs through
2028
2026 · now
2027
2028
Year 1 of 3 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20264−2.013978069.28.76.011.8−0.15000
202517+5.21510142266.714.29.54.6+0.34000
202413+9.9119131181.814.611.93.8+0.74120
202314+7.79787177.812.49.74.0+0.85000
20222+2.66449066.712.38.214.3+0.43000
Career50+23.45439487472.212.59.05.3+0.40120