Marlin Klein

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
TE
Height:
6-6
Weight:
250
Hometown:
Cologne, Germany
High School:
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER HIGHS

Receiving
• Catches: 6 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• Yards: 93 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• TDs: 1 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• Long: 33 - vs. Arkansas State (Sept. 14, 2024)

At Michigan
• Voted a captain by his teammates (2025)
• Named the team's Most Improved Player on Offense (2024)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023-24)
• Three-time letter winner (2022-23-24)
• Has appeared in 26 games including 23 at tight end with seven starts

Senior (2025)
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against New Mexico
• Caught his first career touchdown, a15-yard reception, and brought in six total passes for 93 yards against New Mexico (Aug. 30)

Junior (2024)
• Appeared in all 13 games with six starts at tight end; caught 13 passes for 108 yards to earn his third varsity letter
• Named the team's Most Improved Player on Offense
• Played at tight end and contributed on special teams against Fresno State (Aug. 31), Michigan State (Oct. 26), Oregon (Nov. 2)
• Made a seven-yard catch playing tight end against Texas (Sept. 7)
• Registered 43 yards on three receptions against Arkansas State (Sept. 14)
• Caught a 10-yard pass starting against USC (Sept. 21)
• Made a nine yard catch in a start against Minnesota (Sept. 28)
• Caught one pass for six yards at Washington (Oct. 5)
• Started at Illinois (Oct. 19) and made a five-yard grab
• Drew two targets in a start at Indiana (Nov. 9)
• Made an eight-yard reception against Northwestern (Nov. 23)
• Collected multiple first downs on three receptions for 13 yards at Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Made a seven-yard reception against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)

Sophomore (2023)
• Appeared in 10 games on special teams, playing tight end in eight; caught one pass for eight yards to earn his second varsity letter
• Contributed at both tight end and on special teams against ECU (Sept. 2), Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Played snaps at tight end against UNLV (Sept. 9), Rutgers (Sept. 23), Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Played at tight end at Nebraska (Sept. 30), earning one target
• Made his first career catch, an eight-yard grab, at Michigan State (Oct. 21)
• Contributed on special teams at Penn State (Nov. 11), at Maryland (Nov. 18)
• Played as a tight end against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)

Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in two games at tight end to earn his first varsity letter
• Named Scout Offensive Team Player of the Week for his role in helping prepare the defense for Iowa
• In his collegiate debut, played snaps at tight end against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Got snaps at tight end against UConn (Sept. 17)

Prep
• Attended Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School (2022) coached by Joe Sturdivant
• Helped lead team to a 9-3 record in the 2020-2021 season
• Part of a team that played for the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) state title in 2021

Key Statistics
• Made 22 receptions for 303 yards and three touchdowns as a senior
• Caught 17 passes in his junior season totaling 298 yards with five touchdowns
• As a sophomore, caught 15 passes for 335 yards and four touchdowns and also contributed on defense

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 541 overall player nationally, the No. 28 tight end and the No. 54 player in the state of Georgia
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 28 tight end and the No. 44 player from Georgia
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 312 player in his region, the No. 17 tight end and the No. 74 player in Georgia
• Rivals.com three-star prospect, the No. 26 tight end and the No. 45 player in Georgia
• On3.com consensus four-star prospect, the No. 433 player in the country, the No. 21 tight end and the No. 41 player in the state of Georgia
• On3.com ranking of four stars, the No. 19 tight end and No. 31 player from Georgia

Personal
• Marlin Klein was born September 17, 2002
• Son of Marco Albers and Melanie Klein
• Transferred to play and go to school in Georgia ahead of his junior year after beginning his career with the Cologne Crocodiles in his native Germany