Baylor’s best tight ends since 2004
Michael Trigg has the most receiving yards of the 19 tight ends who played at Baylor since 2004, 1,089 in 20 games. Drake Dabney is 2nd with 873. Matthew Klopfenstein is 6th, with 187; 6 more passes Jordan Feuerbacher for 5th.
Of the Big 12’s best tight ends since 2004, Michael Trigg is 5th and Drake Dabney 7th.
Baylor’s tight ends this season
- Tony Livingston7 games, 18.9 a game132 at Baylor, the 8th-most since 2004. 43 more puts him past LaKelsey Johnson Jr. for 7th.132receiving yards
- Hawkins Polley7 games, 15.3 a game121 at Baylor, the 9th-most since 2004. 12 more puts him past Tony Livingston for 8th.107receiving yards
- Matthew Klopfenstein5 games, 7.4 a game187 at Baylor, the 6th-most since 2004. 6 more puts him past Jordan Feuerbacher for 5th.37receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Trigg2024 – 2025 · 20 games | 1,089 | 80 | 9 |
| 2 | Drake Dabney2020 – 2023 · 30 games | 873 | 65 | 8 |
| 3 | Ben Sims2019 – 2022 · 31 games | 785 | 78 | 12 |
| 4 | Jake Roberts2023 · 10 games | 231 | 23 | 1 |
| 5 | Jordan Feuerbacher2014 – 2017 · 10 games | 192 | 16 | 3 |
| 6 | Matthew Klopfenstein2023 – 2026 · still playing | 187 | 23 | 3 |
| +37 this season · passes Jordan Feuerbacher for 5th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 7 | LaKelsey Johnson Jr.2022 – 2025 · 18 games | 174 | 23 | 1 |
| 8 | Tony Livingston2026 · still playing | 132 | 12 | 3 |
| +132 this season · passes LaKelsey Johnson Jr. for 7th in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| 9 | Hawkins Polley2023 – 2026 · still playing | 121 | 10 | 2 |
| +107 this season · passes Tony Livingston for 8th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 10 | Gus Penning2014 – 2015 · 7 games | 111 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Gavin Yates2021 – 2024 · 11 games | 103 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Christoph Henle2018 – 2020 · 11 games | 95 | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | Tre'Von Armstead2013 – 2014 · 5 games | 62 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | LaQuan McGowan2014 – 2015 · 4 games | 41 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Sam Tecklenburg2016 · 3 games | 40 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Ish Wainright2017 · 3 games | 34 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Tyler Henderson2018 – 2020 · 4 games | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Parker Almanza2026 · still playing | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| +12 this season | ||||
| 19 | Jayson Clements2017 · 1 game | 11 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Michael Trigg2024 – 2025 · 20 games1,089
- Drake Dabney2020 – 2023 · 30 games873
- Ben Sims2020 – 2022 · 30 games780
- Jake Roberts2023 · 10 games231
- › Matthew Klopfenstein2023 – 2026 · 17 games187
2013–19
- Jordan Feuerbacher2014 – 2017 · 10 games192
- Gus Penning2014 – 2015 · 7 games111
- Christoph Henle2018 – 2019 · 10 games91
- Tre'Von Armstead2013 – 2014 · 5 games62
- LaQuan McGowan2014 – 2015 · 4 games41
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Baylor since 2004, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a tight end who played at Baylor before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Baylor in its seasons.