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The Big Ten's best tight ends since 2004
Brycen Hopkins leads with 1,945 receiving yards in 40 games in the Big Ten; Tyler Warren had 1,839.
Every tight end with 5 or more games in the Big Ten since 2004, ranked by receiving yards; the lines are each player's receiving yards game by game, the top 8 drawn.
209 tight ends with 5+ games in the Big Tenreceiving yards
| # | player | seasons | games | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brycen Hopkins | 2016–2019 | 40 | 1,945 | 130 | 16 |
| 2 | Tyler Warren | 2021–2024 | 44 | 1,839 | 153 | 19 |
| 3 | Sam LaPorta | 2019–2022 | 39 | 1,786 | 153 | 5 |
| 4 | Jake Butt | 2013–2016 | 43 | 1,646 | 138 | 11 |
| 5 | Troy Fumagalli | 2014–2017 | 46 | 1,627 | 135 | 7 |
| 6 | Jake Ferguson | 2018–2021 | 47 | 1,618 | 145 | 13 |
| 7 | Mike Gesicki | 2014–2017 | 44 | 1,481 | 129 | 15 |
| 8 | Peyton Hendershot | 2018–2021 | 40 | 1,479 | 136 | 14 |
| 9 | Colston Loveland | 2022–2024 | 34 | 1,466 | 117 | 11 |
| 10 | Max Klare | 2023–2025 | 30 | 1,329 | 116 | 6 |
| 11 | Payne Durham | 2019–2022 | 36 | 1,275 | 126 | 21 |
| 12 | Josiah Price | 2013–2016 | 42 | 1,238 | 104 | 21 |
| 13 | Corey Dyches | 2021–2023 | 32 | 1,193 | 107 | 9 |
| 14 | Pat Freiermuth | 2018–2020 | 29 | 1,185 | 92 | 16 |
| 15 | Noah Fant | 2016–2018 | 30 | 1,083 | 78 | 19 |
| 16 | T.J. Hockenson | 2017–2018 | 23 | 1,080 | 73 | 9 |
| 17 | Daniel Barker | 2018–2022 | 36 | 1,066 | 85 | 13 |
| 18 | Brevyn Spann-Ford | 2019–2023 | 38 | 1,061 | 95 | 7 |
| 19 | Cade Stover | 2021–2023 | 27 | 1,058 | 82 | 10 |
| 20 | Cole Herdman | 2015–2018 | 44 | 1,010 | 91 | 8 |
| 21 | Jesse James | 2012–2014 | 31 | 1,005 | 78 | 11 |
| 22 | Maxx Williams | 2013–2014 | 22 | 986 | 61 | 13 |
| 23 | Austin Allen | 2018–2021 | 29 | 975 | 65 | 3 |
| 24 | Kyle Carter | 2012–2015 | 36 | 963 | 84 | 4 |
| 25 | Theo Johnson | 2020–2023 | 31 | 938 | 77 | 12 |
| 26 | Luke Lachey | 2021–2024 | 30 | 893 | 74 | 4 |
| 27 | Kenyon Sadiq | 2024–2025 | 27 | 868 | 75 | 10 |
| 28 | Erick All Jr. | 2019–2023 | 28 | 864 | 75 | 5 |
| 29 | Zach Gentry | 2017–2018 | 21 | 817 | 49 | 4 |
| 30 | Jeff Heuerman | 2011–2014 | 26 | 792 | 52 | 7 |
| 31 | Jack Velling | 2024–2025 | 23 | 770 | 72 | 4 |
| 32 | Brenton Strange | 2019–2022 | 31 | 755 | 70 | 11 |
| 33 | Cethan Carter | 2013–2016 | 30 | 744 | 59 | 4 |
| 34 | George Kittle | 2013–2016 | 24 | 737 | 48 | 10 |
| 35 | Jamari Johnson | 2025–2026 | 18 | 734 | 49 | 5 |
| 36 | Decker DeGraaf | 2024–2026 | 28 | 728 | 60 | 7 |
| 37 | Chig Okonkwo | 2018–2021 | 28 | 717 | 77 | 8 |
| 38 | Maliq Carr | 2020–2023 | 26 | 711 | 55 | 5 |
| 39 | Lake McRee | 2024–2025 | 21 | 695 | 54 | 4 |
| 40 | Jake Duzey | 2012–2014 | 20 | 678 | 58 | 5 |
| 41 | Justin Sinz | 2011–2014 | 30 | 670 | 80 | 7 |
| 42 | Sean McKeon | 2016–2019 | 27 | 668 | 60 | 6 |
| 43 | Jon Davis | 2011–2014 | 39 | 658 | 71 | 7 |
| 44 | Jack Stoll | 2017–2020 | 29 | 657 | 61 | 6 |
| 45 | Travis Vokolek | 2017–2022 | 28 | 656 | 57 | 4 |
| 46 | DJ Vonnahme | 2025–2026 | 15 | 653 | 47 | 5 |
| 47 | Luke Schoonmaker | 2019–2022 | 22 | 637 | 54 | 7 |
| 48 | Thomas Fidone II | 2023–2024 | 23 | 633 | 61 | 4 |
| 49 | Jeremy Ruckert | 2018–2021 | 25 | 615 | 54 | 12 |
| 50 | AJ Barner | 2021–2023 | 27 | 610 | 64 | 5 |
| 51 | Marcus Baugh | 2014–2017 | 27 | 607 | 55 | 8 |
| 52 | Terrance Ferguson | 2024 | 12 | 591 | 43 | 3 |
| 53 | Nick Eubanks | 2017–2020 | 24 | 589 | 46 | 6 |
| 54 | Nick Vannett | 2012–2015 | 31 | 585 | 55 | 6 |
| 55 | Brandon Lingen | 2014–2017 | 21 | 558 | 47 | 5 |
| 56 | Gabe Holmes | 2010–2014 | 31 | 552 | 63 | 5 |
| 57 | Luke Lindenmeyer | 2023–2026 | 23 | 548 | 56 | 3 |
| 58 | Dorian Fleming | 2025–2026 | 18 | 545 | 62 | 5 |
| 59 | Thomas Gordon | 2021–2024 | 27 | 529 | 54 | 2 |
| 60 | Jameson Geers | 2022–2025 | 27 | 518 | 58 | 9 |
| 61 | Riley Nowakowski | 2023–2025 | 26 | 518 | 50 | 3 |
| 62 | Moliki Matavao | 2024 | 11 | 506 | 41 | 2 |
| 63 | Marshall Lang | 2021–2024 | 31 | 491 | 48 | 4 |
| 64 | Jerome Washington | 2017–2018 | 16 | 484 | 39 | 1 |
| 65 | JJ Buchanan | 2026 | 6 | 482 | 27 | 4 |
| 66 | Sam Arneson | 2012–2014 | 23 | 463 | 39 | 8 |
| 67 | Garrett Miller | 2020–2023 | 19 | 456 | 51 | 3 |
| 68 | Matt Dotson | 2017–2020 | 20 | 436 | 41 | 2 |
| 69 | Henry Krieger-Coble | 2014–2015 | 16 | 433 | 38 | 3 |
| 70 | Tip Reiman | 2021–2023 | 24 | 420 | 41 | 5 |
| 71 | Preston Howard | 2023–2026 | 22 | 414 | 41 | 1 |
| 72 | Jamal Lyles | 2013–2016 | 22 | 410 | 30 | 2 |
| 73 | Ian Thomas | 2016–2017 | 11 | 404 | 28 | 5 |
| 74 | Khalil Dinkins | 2022–2025 | 25 | 399 | 37 | 7 |
| 75 | Lance Mason | 2025 | 11 | 398 | 30 | 4 |
| 76 | Matt LaCosse | 2011–2014 | 20 | 397 | 38 | 6 |
| 77 | Addison Ostrenga | 2022–2026 | 22 | 395 | 56 | 4 |
| 78 | Dylan Wade | 2023–2024 | 14 | 395 | 33 | 4 |
| 79 | Lou Dorsey | 2017 | 9 | 395 | 22 | 3 |
| 80 | Gee Scott Jr. | 2021–2024 | 27 | 393 | 47 | 4 |
| 81 | Luke Farrell | 2017–2020 | 21 | 380 | 34 | 4 |
| 82 | Tyler Hoppes | 2017 | 12 | 377 | 34 | 3 |
| 83 | Keleki Latu | 2024 | 11 | 371 | 40 | 1 |
| 84 | Luke Reynolds | 2024–2025 | 16 | 368 | 35 | 1 |
| 85 | Marlin Klein | 2023–2025 | 21 | 364 | 38 | 1 |
| 86 | Andrew Rappleyea | 2024–2026 | 15 | 360 | 44 | 5 |
| 87 | Matt Sokol | 2016–2018 | 20 | 348 | 31 | 2 |
| 88 | CJ Dippre | 2021–2022 | 14 | 339 | 33 | 3 |
| 89 | Dolapo Macarthy | 2012–2014 | 14 | 328 | 36 | 1 |
| 90 | Hunter Welcing | 2024–2026 | 14 | 320 | 30 | 2 |
| 91 | Nate Wozniak | 2014–2017 | 20 | 314 | 28 | 0 |
| 92 | Ray Hamilton | 2011–2014 | 21 | 305 | 29 | 3 |
| 93 | Zach Ortwerth | 2023–2026 | 20 | 304 | 25 | 0 |
| 94 | George Burhenn | 2023–2026 | 11 | 302 | 24 | 3 |
| 95 | Khalid Hill | 2014–2017 | 29 | 288 | 29 | 3 |
| 96 | Matt Seybert | 2019 | 10 | 284 | 26 | 3 |
| 97 | Nick Bowers | 2017–2019 | 9 | 279 | 17 | 5 |
| 98 | Jayden Savoury | 2025–2026 | 8 | 277 | 28 | 0 |
| 99 | Shaun Beyer | 2018–2020 | 13 | 275 | 18 | 1 |
| 100 | Drew Biber | 2022–2025 | 22 | 271 | 33 | 1 |
| 101 | Michael Masunas | 2023–2025 | 14 | 270 | 24 | 3 |
| 102 | Tyler Kroft | 2014 | 10 | 269 | 24 | 0 |
| 103 | Baron Naone | 2026 | 7 | 269 | 19 | 2 |
| 104 | Walker Lyons | 2024–2025 | 14 | 259 | 26 | 2 |
| 105 | Will Kacmarek | 2024–2025 | 14 | 254 | 23 | 2 |
| 106 | Jacob Harris | 2026 | 6 | 251 | 14 | 3 |
| 107 | Drew Goodger | 2011–2014 | 15 | 242 | 23 | 4 |
| 108 | Austin Traylor | 2014–2015 | 10 | 234 | 17 | 4 |
| 109 | John Raine | 2020 | 6 | 233 | 24 | 2 |
| 110 | Michael Cooper | 2014–2015 | 11 | 230 | 19 | 2 |
| 111 | Clay Cundiff | 2021–2022 | 7 | 228 | 12 | 3 |
| 112 | Tanner Arkin | 2023–2025 | 19 | 226 | 30 | 6 |
| 113 | Nate Boerkircher | 2021–2024 | 17 | 219 | 19 | 1 |
| 114 | Hogan Hansen | 2024–2026 | 9 | 218 | 20 | 1 |
| 115 | Luke Ford | 2020–2022 | 16 | 217 | 27 | 2 |
| 116 | Cole Rusk | 2025 | 8 | 217 | 19 | 1 |
| 117 | Tucker Ashcraft | 2023–2026 | 16 | 211 | 25 | 2 |
| 118 | Nate Roberts | 2025–2026 | 10 | 208 | 15 | 2 |
| 119 | Caleb Reams | 2016–2019 | 10 | 207 | 21 | 1 |
| 120 | Benjamin Brahmer | 2026 | 7 | 206 | 21 | 3 |
| 121 | Paul Piferi | 2021–2022 | 12 | 204 | 15 | 2 |
| 122 | Mark Bowman | 2026 | 5 | 204 | 21 | 2 |
| 123 | Trenton Gillison | 2019–2021 | 8 | 201 | 18 | 0 |
| 124 | Hayden Rucci | 2022–2023 | 11 | 200 | 17 | 1 |
| 125 | Jovani Haskins | 2020–2021 | 11 | 199 | 17 | 3 |
| 126 | Zack Marshall | 2024–2025 | 9 | 199 | 16 | 1 |
| 127 | Jack Pedersen | 2024–2025 | 15 | 198 | 23 | 1 |
| 128 | Rashod Berry | 2017–2019 | 12 | 198 | 17 | 4 |
| 129 | Charlie Mangieri | 2019–2023 | 22 | 195 | 28 | 3 |
| 130 | Zach Horton | 2024 | 10 | 189 | 21 | 4 |
| 131 | Alex Honig | 2026 | 5 | 187 | 11 | 2 |
| 132 | Adam Breneman | 2013 | 7 | 186 | 15 | 3 |
| 133 | Sam Cotton | 2013–2016 | 13 | 185 | 17 | 3 |
| 134 | Nate Wieting | 2017–2019 | 8 | 185 | 13 | 0 |
| 135 | Anthony Corsaro | 2013–2015 | 12 | 181 | 16 | 0 |
| 136 | Jack Eschenbach | 2020–2022 | 12 | 179 | 19 | 0 |
| 137 | Griffin Moore | 2022–2023 | 9 | 178 | 13 | 1 |
| 138 | Kyle Penniston | 2016–2018 | 12 | 176 | 16 | 4 |
| 139 | Brennan Parachek | 2023–2026 | 14 | 172 | 19 | 0 |
| 140 | Matt Bjorson | 2018–2021 | 16 | 169 | 21 | 1 |
| 141 | Ko Kieft | 2017–2021 | 9 | 166 | 12 | 2 |
| 142 | Nick Arcidiacono | 2014–2016 | 14 | 165 | 23 | 1 |
| 143 | A.J. Williams | 2013–2015 | 11 | 164 | 17 | 1 |
| 144 | Tyler Mabry | 2019 | 8 | 155 | 13 | 3 |
| 145 | Avery Edwards | 2015–2018 | 13 | 151 | 19 | 2 |
| 146 | Nick Kallerup | 2022–2024 | 12 | 151 | 14 | 1 |
| 147 | Matt Alaimo | 2019–2022 | 16 | 146 | 20 | 0 |
| 148 | Matt Flanagan | 2014–2016 | 12 | 145 | 18 | 3 |
| 149 | Jelani Thurman | 2023–2025 | 11 | 144 | 13 | 2 |
| 150 | Hudson Habermehl | 2025 | 10 | 138 | 20 | 0 |
| 151 | Paul Lang | 2012–2015 | 11 | 136 | 15 | 1 |
| 152 | Daevon Robinson | 2018–2019 | 9 | 135 | 14 | 0 |
| 153 | Max Bredeson | 2022–2025 | 12 | 132 | 12 | 0 |
| 154 | Jonathan Holland | 2017–2018 | 7 | 130 | 10 | 0 |
| 155 | Rico Walker | 2023–2025 | 9 | 127 | 13 | 0 |
| 156 | Ian Bunting | 2015–2017 | 8 | 124 | 11 | 0 |
| 157 | Bryce Witham | 2018–2020 | 6 | 117 | 8 | 1 |
| 158 | Jaylan Franklin | 2020–2023 | 6 | 110 | 7 | 0 |
| 159 | Tyler White | 2014–2016 | 9 | 106 | 13 | 3 |
| 160 | Danny Friend | 2015–2016 | 7 | 104 | 10 | 2 |
| 161 | Carter Nelson | 2024–2026 | 9 | 103 | 13 | 1 |
| 162 | Colin Weber | 2025 | 9 | 102 | 17 | 0 |
| 163 | Charles Scarff | 2015 | 6 | 100 | 14 | 1 |
| 164 | Nakia Griffin-Stewart | 2017–2018 | 10 | 97 | 13 | 1 |
| 165 | Patrick Herbert | 2024 | 6 | 97 | 10 | 0 |
| 166 | Quentin Moore | 2024–2025 | 6 | 97 | 6 | 1 |
| 167 | Carson Tabaracci | 2025–2026 | 7 | 96 | 10 | 1 |
| 168 | Bryce Pierre | 2024 | 7 | 94 | 11 | 0 |
| 169 | Lawson Albright | 2023–2025 | 13 | 90 | 11 | 1 |
| 170 | Nick Hart | 2015–2016 | 6 | 89 | 10 | 0 |
| 171 | Ainslie Johnson | 2015–2016 | 5 | 88 | 7 | 2 |
| 172 | Brayden Loftin | 2026 | 5 | 88 | 6 | 0 |
| 173 | Jake Paulson | 2018–2020 | 5 | 87 | 7 | 1 |
| 174 | Zander Neuville | 2015–2018 | 10 | 84 | 10 | 2 |
| 175 | Eric Steffes | 2015–2016 | 9 | 84 | 10 | 1 |
| 176 | Trey Walker | 2023 | 5 | 81 | 10 | 1 |
| 177 | Victor Konopka | 2021–2024 | 5 | 81 | 6 | 0 |
| 178 | Bradley Archer | 2023 | 5 | 79 | 6 | 0 |
| 179 | James Bomba | 2022–2024 | 10 | 77 | 12 | 1 |
| 180 | Bennett Christian | 2024–2025 | 6 | 77 | 7 | 2 |
| 181 | Grant Stec | 2025–2026 | 6 | 77 | 9 | 0 |
| 182 | Kurt Rafdal | 2018–2020 | 6 | 77 | 6 | 0 |
| 183 | Lincoln Plsek | 2012–2014 | 6 | 75 | 8 | 0 |
| 184 | Nathan Echard | 2015–2017 | 14 | 74 | 10 | 0 |
| 185 | Trey Pugh | 2018–2021 | 7 | 72 | 12 | 2 |
| 186 | Deakon Tonielli | 2025–2026 | 6 | 72 | 8 | 0 |
| 187 | Andrew Gleichert | 2012–2014 | 8 | 69 | 8 | 1 |
| 188 | Ryan Watercutter | 2017 | 8 | 69 | 12 | 0 |
| 189 | Jordan Fuchs | 2014–2015 | 6 | 69 | 7 | 3 |
| 190 | Andrew Davis | 2015–2016 | 6 | 65 | 10 | 1 |
| 191 | Tim Clary | 2013–2015 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 0 |
| 192 | Pierce Walsh | 2025–2026 | 6 | 64 | 8 | 1 |
| 193 | Holden Staes | 2025 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 2 |
| 194 | Tyrone Wheatley Jr. | 2016–2017 | 5 | 61 | 6 | 1 |
| 195 | Jordan Jurasevich | 2014–2015 | 7 | 60 | 11 | 2 |
| 196 | Kevin Haplea | 2010–2011 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 1 |
| 197 | Derrick Hayward | 2014–2016 | 8 | 52 | 8 | 1 |
| 198 | Kade Eldridge | 2024–2026 | 8 | 49 | 6 | 0 |
| 199 | Colton Beebe | 2016–2018 | 7 | 48 | 6 | 0 |
| 200 | AJ Szymanski | 2023–2026 | 9 | 47 | 7 | 1 |
| 201 | Logan Blake | 2024–2026 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 0 |
| 202 | Kai Rios | 2025–2026 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 1 |
| 203 | Frank Bierman | 2024–2025 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| 204 | Tom Pancoast | 2016–2017 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 1 |
| 205 | Roger Saleapaga II | 2024–2025 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 206 | Darius Pittman | 2017–2019 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 207 | P.J. Gallo | 2014–2015 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| 208 | Luke McNitt | 2015–2017 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 209 | Robby Preckel | 2025–2026 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Also in the Big Ten: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, defenders, kickers, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.