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Iowa's best tight ends since 2004
Sam LaPorta leads with 1,786 receiving yards in 39 games at Iowa; Noah Fant had 1,083.
Every tight end with 5 or more games at Iowa 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.
14 tight ends with 5+ games at Iowareceiving yards
| # | player | seasons | games | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam LaPorta | 2019–2022 | 39 | 1,786 | 153 | 5 |
| 2 | Noah Fant | 2016–2018 | 30 | 1,083 | 78 | 19 |
| 3 | T.J. Hockenson | 2017–2018 | 23 | 1,080 | 73 | 9 |
| 4 | Luke Lachey | 2021–2024 | 30 | 893 | 74 | 4 |
| 5 | George Kittle | 2013–2016 | 24 | 737 | 48 | 10 |
| 6 | Jake Duzey | 2012–2014 | 20 | 678 | 58 | 5 |
| 7 | DJ Vonnahme | 2025–2026 | 15 | 653 | 47 | 5 |
| 8 | Henry Krieger-Coble | 2014–2015 | 16 | 433 | 38 | 3 |
| 9 | Addison Ostrenga | 2022–2026 | 22 | 395 | 56 | 4 |
| 10 | Ray Hamilton | 2011–2014 | 21 | 305 | 29 | 3 |
| 11 | Zach Ortwerth | 2023–2026 | 20 | 304 | 25 | 0 |
| 12 | Erick All Jr. | 2023 | 7 | 299 | 21 | 3 |
| 13 | Shaun Beyer | 2018–2020 | 13 | 275 | 18 | 1 |
| 14 | Nate Wieting | 2017–2019 | 8 | 185 | 13 | 0 |
Also at Iowa: 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.