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Indiana's best tight ends since 2004
Peyton Hendershot leads with 1,479 receiving yards in 40 games at Indiana; Ian Thomas had 404.
Every tight end with 5 or more games at Indiana since 2004, ranked by receiving yards; the lines are each player's receiving yards game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
15 tight ends with 5+ games at Indianareceiving yards
| # | player | seasons | games | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Hendershot | 2018–2021 | 40 | 1,479 | 136 | 14 |
| 2 | Ian Thomas | 2016–2017 | 11 | 404 | 28 | 5 |
| 3 | Riley Nowakowski | 2025 | 14 | 387 | 32 | 2 |
| 4 | AJ Barner | 2021–2022 | 17 | 361 | 42 | 4 |
| 5 | Michael Cooper | 2014–2015 | 11 | 230 | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | Zach Horton | 2024 | 10 | 189 | 21 | 4 |
| 7 | Anthony Corsaro | 2013–2015 | 12 | 181 | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | Matt Bjorson | 2018–2021 | 16 | 169 | 21 | 1 |
| 9 | Danny Friend | 2015–2016 | 7 | 104 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | Trey Walker | 2023 | 5 | 81 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | Bradley Archer | 2023 | 5 | 79 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | James Bomba | 2022–2024 | 10 | 77 | 12 | 1 |
| 13 | Ryan Watercutter | 2017 | 8 | 69 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Jordan Fuchs | 2014–2015 | 6 | 69 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | Holden Staes | 2025 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 2 |
Also at Indiana: 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.