2019 Football Roster
Roster
Travis Koontz
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Austintown, Ohio
- High School:
- Boardman
2021 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Put together his best season as a Red Raider to conclude his collegiate career … saw action in 12 games with 10 starts, missing only the regular-season finale at Baylor due to injury … caught 21 passes for 306 yards and four touchdowns as a bigger factor in the passing game … shared the team high for touchdown receptions and ranked fourth overall for both receptions and receiving yards … became the first Red Raider tight end to at least share the team high in touchdown receptions since Texas Tech moved to a spread offense in 2000 … utilized on 432 snaps offensively and then 80 more via special teams, mainly on kick return (22) and field goal protection (52) … targeted 26 times on the season with 21 resulting in completions, an impressive 80.8 percentage that led all wide receivers and tight ends with at least 20 targets … caught at least one pass in eight games and had two or more four times … nine of his 21 catches went for at least 10 yards with four going for 20 or more yards … CAREER NUMBERS: wrapped his Red Raider career with 45 receptions for 647 yards and five touchdowns … averaged 14.4 yards per catch over his three-year career and 19.6 yards per game … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with four receptions for 28 yards in the win over Houston (9/4) … set career highs two weeks later against Florida International (9/18) with six catches and two receiving touchdowns … was the lone multi-touchdown performance of his career after finding the end zone from four yards out early in the second quarter and then again from the 1-yard line right before halftime … totaled 53 yards through the air in the win … had single-game catch performances at West Virginia (10/2), at Kansas (10/16), at Oklahoma (10/30) and against Kansas State (10/23) … reception against K-State resulted in 48 yards, giving the Red Raiders a key first down on their final drive before halftime on what was a 3rd-and-8 play … the Red Raiders ultimately settled for a Jonathan Garibay field goal as time expired for the half … closed the regular season with the first 100-yard outing of his career after finishing with five catches for 117 yards and a touchdown at Baylor (11/27) … performance was boosted by a 75-yard pass from Donovan Smith midway through the fourth quarter that matched the longest reception of his career … had another key catch in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl with a 39-yard reception in the win over Mississippi State that came on Texas Tech’s second drive of the second half … reception was followed two plays later by a Jerand Bradley 52-yard catch that set up a Red Raider touchdown, pushing the lead to 20-7 midway through the quarter … had two catches for 41 yards overall in the bowl win … AWARDS AND HONORS: received honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades by the conference coaches … selected to play in the Hula Bowl following the season.
2020 SEAS0N (SENIOR)
Took over as the Red Raiders’ starting tight end in his second season as a Red Raider … praised by the coaching staff for his effectiveness in the run game … appeared in nine games overall, all starts, with the lone exception being the season finale against Kansas (12/5) … caught 14 passes on the yar for 189 yards and a touchdown … had at least one reception in all but one game overall … two of his catches went for at least 20 yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began the year with one catch for nine yards in the season-opening victory over Houston Baptist (9/12) … followed with two catches for 12 yards in the Big 12 opener against Texas (9/26) … snapped his career high with three catches, resulting in 39 yards through the air at Kansas State (10/3) … hauled in one catch for seven yards in the win over West Virginia (10/24) … biggest play of his career came in the second quarter against Oklahoma (10/31) as he hauled in a Henry Colombi pass over the middle and raced 75 yards into the end zone … marked the longest catch of his career and matched the longest play from scrimmage by a Red Raider all season … followed with two catches for 16 yards the next week at TCU (11/7) … logged another explosive play in the win over Baylor (11/14) with one catch for 21 yards … matched his career high for receptions in his final outing of the season at Oklahoma State (11/28) after hauling in three passes for 10 yards … SENIOR DECISION: elected to the Red Raiders for a final year of eligibility as granted by the NCAA.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Saw significant time at tight end in his first season as a Red Raider … appeared in all 12 games overall, hauling in 10 receptions for 152 yards on the year … bulk of catches came during Big 12 play … proved he could be an explosive play threat with three catches for at least 25 yards … also a regular on several of Texas Tech’s special teams units … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with two receptions and 19 yards against Montana State (8/31) … pulled in a 25-yard grab late in the third quarter of Texas Tech’s top-25 win over Oklahoma State (10/5) … caught one pass for 13 yards at Baylor (10/12) … his best performance of the season came on the road at Kansas (10/26) with two receptions for a season-high 39 yards … performance included a 32-yard haul early in the second quarter that eventually led to a touchdown … marked his longest reception of the season … hauled in a long pass for 24 yards in a win at West Virginia (11/9) … reception came early in the second quarter, eventually leading to a touchdown for a 35-10 lead … managed two catches for 25 yards at Kansas State (11/23) … closed the year with one catch for seven yards in the regular-season finale at Texas (11/29).
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
One of the top junior college tight ends in the country after playing his 2018 season at Ventura Community College in California and then his 2017 freshman campaign at Pierce Community College ... three-star prospect according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … ranked as the No. 2 tight end in the 2019 class by 247Sports … ranked among the top 50 junior-college prospects in the country by both Rivals and 247Sports … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Boise State, Connecticut, Georgia, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, San Diego State, TCU ... 2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): caught 16 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore at Ventura College in 2018 … helped lead the Pirates to an 11-2 season and an appearance in the California Community College Athletic Association title game … unanimous selection to the All-Northern League first team by the Southern California Football Association coaches ... 2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): played his first season collegiately at Pierce Community College in Los Angeles … appeared in eight games as a freshman, hauling in 11 passes for 106 yards and a touchdown ... garnered first team All-Conference honors in his only season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Boardman High School in Austintown, Ohio ... garnered first team All-Conference honors as a senior ... listed as a three-star prospect out of high school ... also a member of the school’s basketball program ... honorable mention All-Northeast Inland District basketball selection as a senior.
PERSONAL
Travis Koontz ... son of Kim Koontz ... an integrative studies major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Touchdowns: 2, vs. Florida International (2021)
Receptions: 6, vs. Florida International (2021)
Receiving Yards: 117, at Baylor (2021)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2, vs. Florida International (2021)
Long Reception: 75, twice, vs. Baylor (2021)
All-Purpose Yards: 117, at Baylor (2021)
* Indicates most recent high
