Charlie Kolar

Charlie Kolar is an American football tight end for the Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference.

Charlie Kolar
Iowa State Cyclones – No. 88
PositionTight end
Class
Redshirt
Junior
MajorMechanical Engineering
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolNorman North
(Norman, Oklahoma)
Personal information
Born: (1999-02-10) February 10, 1999
Norman, Oklahoma
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight252 lb (114 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Kolar grew up in Norman, Oklahoma and attended Norman North High School, where he played football and basketball. As a junior he caught 52 passes for 920 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1] Kolar was named first team All-State as a senior after recording 66 receptions for 1,240 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was a basketball teammate of NBA All-Star Trae Young at Norman North.[2] Kolar committed to play college football at Iowa State going into his senior year over offers from Air Force, Army and Stephen F. Austin and signed with the school despite a late recruiting push from Oklahoma State.[3][4]

College career

Kolar redshirted his true freshman season.[5] As a redshirt freshman, he played in all 13 of Iowa State's games and finished the season with 11 receptions for 137 yards and three touchdowns and was named second team All-Big 12 Conference by the league's coaches.[6] Kolar caught 51 passes for 697 yards and seven touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore and was named first team All-Big 12.[7][8] Following the end of the season he considered entering the 2020 NFL Draft, but opted to return for his redshirt junior season.[9] Kolar was named first team All-Big 12 for a second straight season after finishing his redshirt junior year with 44 receptions for 591 yards and a team-high seven touchdown receptions.[10]

Personal

Kolar's older brother, John, played quarterback at Oklahoma State and graduate transferred to Iowa State for the 2019 season. His younger brother, Ben, plays football and basketball in Norman, Oklahoma.[11][12]

References
  1. "Norman North's Charlie Kolar commits to Iowa State". The Oklahoman. June 24, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. "Iowa State football: Charlie Kolar, former teammate of Trae Young, happy to contribute in any way". Ames Tribune. September 24, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. "Iowa State lands Oklahoma prep tight end Charlie Kolar". Des Moines Register. June 24, 2016.
  4. Wright, Scott (February 2, 2017). "Norman North's Charlie Kolar on why stayed with ISU instead of flipping to Oklahoma State". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  5. "Football: How Charlie Kolar went from being underrecruited to a focal point of Iowa States offense". Ames Tribune. October 26, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. "Tight end Charlie Kolar continues to produce for Iowa State football". Sioux City Journal. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  7. Halsted, Alex (March 13, 2020). "Spring Forward: Iowa State loaded at tight end entering spring". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  8. "Big 12 notebook: Iowa State saw a real gem in Kolar, who's now shining". Austin American-Statesman. November 25, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  9. "Iowa State tight end Charlie Kolar will return for junior season". The Gazette. December 28, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  10. Swain, Michael (January 10, 2021). "Charlie Kolar returning to Iowa State for 2021 season". 247Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  11. "Iowa State TE Charlie Kolar is fast becoming a pro prospect". Des Moines Register. December 23, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  12. "Iowa State's Kolar Brothers prepare for final game as teammates for a second time". The Norman Transcript. December 27, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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