Will Kacmarek

Tight End, Miami Dolphins · #89.

Player facts

Team: Miami Dolphins
Position: Tight End
Number: 89
Born: Feb 12, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO, USA
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 258 lbs
College: Ohio State
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	LNG	FD
Regular Season	3	6	24	8.0	15	1
Last 5 Games	3	6	24	6.0	15	1
Career	3	6	24	8.0	15	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	6 targets	-0.34	33%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs CIN	L 31-24	1	2	5	5.0	0	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ MIN	L 15-10	1	2	15	15.0	0	15	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs KC	L 24-10	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ SF	L 35-13	1	1	4	4.0	0	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ LV	L 27-13	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

William Kacmarek (born February 12, 2003) is an American football tight end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats and Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Dolphins in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Will Kacmarek, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Kacmarek attended Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School in Ladue, Missouri. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a two-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Ohio Bobcats.

Ohio

As a freshman in 2021, Kacmarek took a redshirt. Over the next two seasons in 2022 and 2023, he appeared in 27 games, where he hauled in 42 passes for 507 yards and two touchdowns. After the 2023 season, Kacmarek entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Ohio State

Kacmarek transferred to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes. In 2024, he played in 12 games and brought in eight receptions for 86 yards as Ohio State won the national championship. After the 2024 season, Kacmarek returned to Ohio State rather than entering the NFL draft. In week 2 of the 2025 season, he hauled in two passes for 55 yards and a touchdown in a win against Grambling State.

From Wikipedia’s article on Will Kacmarek, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹