The Big Ten’s best tight ends since 2004

Brycen Hopkins has the most receiving yards of the 313 tight ends who played in the Big Ten since 2004, 1,945 in 40 games. Tyler Warren is 2nd with 1,839.

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The Big Ten’s best tight ends since 2004
Place	Player	receiving yards	receptions	receiving touchdowns
1	Brycen Hopkins2016 – 2019 · 40 games	1,945	130	16
2	Tyler Warren2021 – 2024 · 44 games	1,839	153	19
3	Sam LaPorta2019 – 2022 · 39 games	1,786	153	5
4	Jake Butt2013 – 2016 · 43 games	1,646	138	11
5	Troy Fumagalli2014 – 2017 · 46 games	1,627	135	7
6	Jake Ferguson2018 – 2021 · 47 games	1,618	145	13
7	Mike Gesicki2014 – 2017 · 44 games	1,481	129	15
8	Peyton Hendershot2018 – 2021 · 40 games	1,479	136	14
9	Colston Loveland2022 – 2024 · 34 games	1,466	117	11
10	Max Klare2023 – 2025 · 30 games	1,329	116	6
11	Payne Durham2019 – 2022 · 36 games	1,275	126	21
12	Josiah Price2013 – 2016 · 42 games	1,238	104	21
13	Corey Dyches2021 – 2023 · 32 games	1,193	107	9
14	Pat Freiermuth2018 – 2020 · 29 games	1,185	92	16
15	Noah Fant2016 – 2018 · 30 games	1,083	78	19
16	T.J. Hockenson2017 – 2018 · 23 games	1,080	73	9
17	Daniel Barker2018 – 2022 · 36 games	1,066	85	13
18	Brevyn Spann-Ford2019 – 2023 · 38 games	1,061	95	7
19	Cade Stover2021 – 2023 · 27 games	1,058	82	10
20	Cole Herdman2015 – 2018 · 44 games	1,010	91	8
21	Jesse James2012 – 2014 · 31 games	1,005	78	11
22	Maxx Williams2013 – 2014 · 22 games	986	61	13
23	Austin Allen2018 – 2021 · 29 games	975	65	3
24	Kyle Carter2012 – 2015 · 36 games	963	84	4
25	Theo Johnson2020 – 2023 · 31 games	938	77	12

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Method

Every tight end who played in the Big Ten since 2004, ranked by receiving yards over his games there while his school was a member. Bowl and playoff games count.
The numbers here start in 2004, so a tight end who played in the Big Ten before then isn't here.

The Big Ten’s best tight ends since 2004

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