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TE Joe Royer (transfer to Cincinnati)

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TE Joe Royer- Yesterday it was Washington commit Mark Redman who shined and today, it was the Ohio State commit who made several outstanding plays. He had a one handed touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone that might have been the catch of the day and had no problems getting open during 7v7 play. We like Royer’s frame a lot, he has an athletic body with room to add weight and he’s a plus athlete as well.
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JOE ROYER, TE
Ohio State’s lone tight end for the class of 2020 is now on campus as Joe Royer, another three-star prospect from Cincinnati, also arrived at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Monday.

In his first year on campus, Royer’s primary goal will likely be to get stronger and develop as a blocker. He has intriguing upside at 6-foot-5 with good athleticism and receiving ability, but he isn’t likely to see much playing time as a true freshman with a trio of upperclassmen – Luke Farrell, Jeremy Ruckert and Jake Hausmann – leading the depth chart.
 
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Maybe Joe Royer can help change the equation for Ohio State tight ends.

It’s probably a safer bet that he won’t when it comes to piling up catches or altering the philosophy of the offense, even though it’s clear he’s got the physical tools and natural ability to do it.

But like the other tight ends who have signed with the Buckeyes before him, Royer didn’t commit to the program because he was chasing individual numbers. There is a bigger picture that keeps drawing players of his caliber at that position to Ohio State — and it doesn’t hurt that relatively modest statistics isn’t slowing down the NFL pipeline at tight end any.

“The more I thought about it, I realized it was the best opportunity for me as a player and a person with academics and those things,” Royer told Lettermen Row when he committed. “I loved everything about it, from the coaches, players, the tradition and everything that goes into being a Buckeye. The decision was a little tougher than I thought, but I believe this is home for me.

“It’s a childhood dream, playing football for Ohio State.”
 
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Doubt he changes the depiction of OSU's use of TEs. But I could see Wilson/Day turning Royer into a more complete TE(which at this point is all we can expect from our TEs). If you look at his HS film and stats, he has great hands and can catch in traffic and move the chains. But has little opportunities to block often, let alone block college ready defensive players
 
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pnuts34 said:
Doubt he changes the depiction of OSU's use of TEs. But I could see Wilson/Day turning Royer into a more complete TE(which at this point is all we can expect from our TEs). If you look at his HS film and stats, he has great hands and can catch in traffic and move the chains. But has little opportunities to block often, let alone block college ready defensive players
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Closest comparison imo is Stoneburner. Which is cool because I think Stoneburner would've been great, if not prolific, in a Day offense.
 
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When Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud was asked for a Buckeye player or two who isn’t getting talked about enough this offseason, Stroud hesitated because he didn’t want to give away any secrets. He ultimately relented, naming two. One of those was third-year sophomore tight end Joe Royer.
 
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At this time a year ago, it looked like Joe Royer had a real chance to be Ohio State’s starting tight end in 2022.

Cade Stover was planning to move back to defense at the time, and Royer seemingly had the most momentum to emerge as the starter on a wide-open tight end depth chart.

Instead, Royer played only seven offensive snaps during the regular season.

Stover’s move back to defense was short-lived, and he ended up solidifying himself as Ohio State’s No. 1 tight end. Royer started the season fourth on the depth chart behind Stover, Mitch Rossi and Gee Scott Jr. Then, Royer suffered both injury and personal tragedy that kept him off the field most of the year.

A pulled groin early in the season sidelined Royer for seven games. He was away from the team entirely for a portion of that time after his mother, Micki, passed away in September.

It was a hard year for Royer both on and off the field. But he was grateful for the support he received from his Buckeye teammates and coaches along the way.

“It was tough. Obviously, I wanted to be out there more playing. But God has a bigger plan for me and I can’t pick and choose whether I play or get hurt or not,” Royer told Eleven Warriors during an interview at Ohio State’s media day before the Peach Bowl. “The tight ends and (new tight ends coach Keenan Bailey), they were there a lot for me. And obviously all the coaches and players were. They made it real easy for me when I got back to Columbus, so they helped me out a lot.”

Royer finally got his opportunity to play a bigger role in the offense against Georgia in the Peach Bowl. Stover left the game after suffering back spasms late in the first quarter, and Scott was also sidelined by injury, opening the door for Royer to be the next man up at tight end along with Rossi. Royer played 28 snaps after Stover’s exit from the game and caught one pass for nine yards.

Could that playing time in the College Football Playoff propel Royer into a bigger role in 2023? He knows that will depend in part on how he continues to develop this offseason.

“I gotta have a big offseason, still,” Royer said before the Peach Bowl. “Big spring ball as well and fall camp, continue to show the coaches that they can trust me. So hopefully do well in those aspects and they’ll put me out on the field.”
 
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My heart goes out to Royer. I couldn't imagine how difficult last year must've been. This time last year, he was supposed to be next starting TE for OSU, and then he gets injured, and then even worse, his mom passes. Idk how he could even focus on school, let alone football as well. My wife lost her mother the week before Thanksgiving, and her father the Halloween before, and has been a mess. I could only think if she were being asked to play a game for one of the most rabid fanbases in AMerica, and then still have school to attend(not saying that working a FT job isn't with its own stress, but she can at least be anonymous).
Here's to hoping that OSU has an amazing 1-2 punch at TE for 2023
 
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