Central Michigan University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 85
Tony Poljan
- Position:
- TE
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 255
- Hometown:
- Lansing, Mich.
- High School:
- Lansing Catholic
2019: Earned Second Team All-MAC honors … named a game captain twice … started 12 games … caught 33 passes for 496 yards and four touchdowns … averaged 15 yards per reception … caught five passes for 90 yards and a TD vs. Akron (9/14) … had a season-long 53-yard reception at Bowling Green (10/19) … caught two passes for 79 yards and a TD vs. Northern Illinois (11/2) … caught a 38-yard TD pass against Toledo (11/29).
2018: Played in all 12 games, making 5 starts … split the season between quarterback and tight end … rushed for 123 yards and 1 touchdown on 64 carries … caught 7 passes for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns … averaged 17.9 yards per catch … completed 76 passes on 147 attempts for 625 yards and 2 touchdowns … completed 52 percent of his pass attempts … had a season-high 177 yards and a touchdown on 18-of-32 passing vs. Kansas (9/8) … had a season-high 21 carries and a touchdown vs. Akron (10/27) … caught a touchdown pass vs. Michigan State (9/29).
2017: Appeared in all 12 games … completed 10 of 17 passes for 61 yards … has 110 rushing yards on 23 attempts … caught five passes for 97 yards … was 3-of-5 passing for 27 yards and had one rush for 11 yards vs. Rhode Island (8/31) … gained 19 yards on the ground on two carries while completing four passes for 24 yards vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/23) … completed one pass for 9 yards, rushed four times for 20 yards, and caught three passes for 61 yards vs. Boston College (9/30) … led team with 24 yards on five rushes at Ohio (10/07) … rushed five times for 24 yards vs. Ball State (10/21) … caught one pass for 30 yards and rushed once for 3 yards at Kent State (11/14) … caught one pass for 6 yards vs. Northern Illinois (11/24).
High school: Named the No. 17 recruit in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press … ranked No. 20 in the state on the Lansing State Journal Catch-22 list … Completed 390 of 670 passes for 6,090 yards and threw 58 touchdown passes in career … ran for 3,118 yards on 500 carries and scored 58 touchdowns … named the Michigan Gatoraide Player of the Year in 2015 … earned a spot on the ESPN 300 as a senior … Named to Detroit News Division 5 All-State First Team … First Team Detroit Free Press Division 5 All-Stater … First Team Associated Press Division 5-6 All-Stater … named the Lansing State Journal player of the year in 2015 … led team to two district championships, two regional titles, a state championship game appearance (2014), and a state semifinal berth (2015) … four-year letter winner … basketball standout scored more than 1,000 career points … four-time all-league selection in basketball … named to Mr. Basketball Watch List prior to senior season … was named to Lansing State Journal Dream Team three times … earned four letters in track and field and three in basketball … played for coach Jim Ahem.
2018: Played in all 12 games, making 5 starts … split the season between quarterback and tight end … rushed for 123 yards and 1 touchdown on 64 carries … caught 7 passes for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns … averaged 17.9 yards per catch … completed 76 passes on 147 attempts for 625 yards and 2 touchdowns … completed 52 percent of his pass attempts … had a season-high 177 yards and a touchdown on 18-of-32 passing vs. Kansas (9/8) … had a season-high 21 carries and a touchdown vs. Akron (10/27) … caught a touchdown pass vs. Michigan State (9/29).
2017: Appeared in all 12 games … completed 10 of 17 passes for 61 yards … has 110 rushing yards on 23 attempts … caught five passes for 97 yards … was 3-of-5 passing for 27 yards and had one rush for 11 yards vs. Rhode Island (8/31) … gained 19 yards on the ground on two carries while completing four passes for 24 yards vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/23) … completed one pass for 9 yards, rushed four times for 20 yards, and caught three passes for 61 yards vs. Boston College (9/30) … led team with 24 yards on five rushes at Ohio (10/07) … rushed five times for 24 yards vs. Ball State (10/21) … caught one pass for 30 yards and rushed once for 3 yards at Kent State (11/14) … caught one pass for 6 yards vs. Northern Illinois (11/24).
High school: Named the No. 17 recruit in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press … ranked No. 20 in the state on the Lansing State Journal Catch-22 list … Completed 390 of 670 passes for 6,090 yards and threw 58 touchdown passes in career … ran for 3,118 yards on 500 carries and scored 58 touchdowns … named the Michigan Gatoraide Player of the Year in 2015 … earned a spot on the ESPN 300 as a senior … Named to Detroit News Division 5 All-State First Team … First Team Detroit Free Press Division 5 All-Stater … First Team Associated Press Division 5-6 All-Stater … named the Lansing State Journal player of the year in 2015 … led team to two district championships, two regional titles, a state championship game appearance (2014), and a state semifinal berth (2015) … four-year letter winner … basketball standout scored more than 1,000 career points … four-time all-league selection in basketball … named to Mr. Basketball Watch List prior to senior season … was named to Lansing State Journal Dream Team three times … earned four letters in track and field and three in basketball … played for coach Jim Ahem.
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