Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Charlie Kolar was born February 10, 1999, in Norman, Oklahoma. He is a tight end in the National Football League.

Kolar redshirted his true freshman season. 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. Kolar caught 51 passes for 697 yards and seven touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore and was named first team All-Big 12. Following the end of the season he considered entering the 2020 NFL Draft, but opted to return for his redshirt junior season. 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. In 2021, Kolar was awarded with the William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the "academic Heisman.”

In the 2022 NFL season, Charlie Kolar was taken 128th by the Baltimore Ravens.