Colorado’s best tight ends since 2004
Brady Russell has the most receiving yards of the 18 tight ends who played at Colorado since 2004, 799 in 33 games. Sean Irwin is 2nd with 337. Zach Atkins is 4th, with 177; 112 more passes Kyle Slavin for 3rd.
Colorado’s tight ends this season
- Charlie Williams5 games, 16.2 a game81 at Colorado, the 6th-most since 2004. 45 more puts him past Chris Bounds for 5th.81receiving yards
- Zach Atkins1 game177 at Colorado, the 4th-most since 2004.28receiving yards
- Fisher Clements2 games, 8.0 a game16receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Russell2018 – 2022 · 33 games | 799 | 78 | 3 |
| 2 | Sean Irwin2013 – 2016 · 16 games | 337 | 24 | 1 |
| 3 | Kyle Slavin2012 – 2014 · 22 games | 288 | 34 | 2 |
| 4 | Zach Atkins2025 – 2026 · still playing | 177 | 23 | 0 |
| +28 this season · passes Kyle Slavin for 3rd in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 5 | Chris Bounds2016 – 2018 · 9 games | 125 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Charlie Williams2026 · still playing | 81 | 6 | 2 |
| +81 this season · passes Chris Bounds for 5th in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| 7 | Dylan Keeney2015 – 2016 · 6 games | 79 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Jalen Harris2019 · 3 games | 51 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Caleb Fauria2022 · 3 games | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Erik Olsen2022 · 6 games | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Alec Pell2020 – 2021 · 3 games | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Fisher Clements2026 · still playing | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| +16 this season | ||||
| 13 | C.J. Schmanski2020 · 2 games | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Chris Hill2015 – 2016 · 4 games | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Austin Smith2022 · 1 game | 4 | 1 | 1 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Brady Russell2020 – 2022 · 19 games537
- › Zach Atkins2025 – 2026 · 11 games177
- › Charlie Williams2026 · 5 games81
- Caleb Fauria2022 · 3 games23
- Erik Olsen2022 · 6 games21
2012–19
- Sean Irwin2013 – 2016 · 16 games337
- Kyle Slavin2012 – 2014 · 22 games288
- Brady Russell2018 – 2019 · 14 games262
- Chris Bounds2016 – 2018 · 9 games125
- Dylan Keeney2015 – 2016 · 6 games79
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Colorado 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 Colorado before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Colorado in its seasons.