Illinois’ best tight ends since 2004
Daniel Barker has the most receiving yards of the 22 tight ends who played at Illinois since 2004, 827 in 28 games. Jon Davis is 2nd with 658.
Illinois’ tight ends this season
- Davin Stoffel3 games, 12.7 a game62 at Illinois.38receiving yards
- Christian Abney4 games, 6.5 a game38 at Illinois.26receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Barker2018 – 2021 · 28 games | 827 | 64 | 11 |
| 2 | Jon Davis2011 – 2014 · 39 games | 658 | 71 | 7 |
| 3 | Tip Reiman2021 – 2023 · 24 games | 420 | 41 | 5 |
| 4 | Matt LaCosse2011 – 2014 · 20 games | 397 | 38 | 6 |
| 5 | Lou Dorsey2017 · 9 games | 395 | 22 | 3 |
| 6 | Tanner Arkin2023 – 2025 · 19 games | 226 | 30 | 6 |
| T7 | Luke Ford2020 – 2022 · 16 games | 217 | 27 | 2 |
| T7 | Cole Rusk2025 · 8 games | 217 | 19 | 1 |
| 9 | Caleb Reams2016 – 2019 · 10 games | 207 | 21 | 1 |
| 10 | Griffin Moore2022 – 2023 · 9 games | 178 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | Tyler White2014 – 2016 · 9 games | 106 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | Ainslie Johnson2015 – 2016 · 5 games | 88 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Nathan Echard2015 – 2017 · 14 games | 74 | 10 | 0 |
| T14 | Tim Clary2013 – 2015 · 5 games | 65 | 5 | 0 |
| T14 | Andrew Davis2015 – 2016 · 6 games | 65 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | Davin Stoffel2025 – 2026 · still playing | 62 | 4 | 0 |
| +38 this season | ||||
| 17 | Daniel Imatorbhebhe2020 · 2 games | 54 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Carson Goda2024 · 3 games | 49 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Christian Abney2025 – 2026 · still playing | 38 | 6 | 1 |
| +26 this season | ||||
| 20 | Henry Boyer2023 · 2 games | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Griffin Palmer2019 · 3 games | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Bobby Walker2017 – 2018 · 3 games | 7 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Daniel Barker2020 – 2021 · 15 games470
- Tip Reiman2021 – 2023 · 24 games420
- Tanner Arkin2023 – 2025 · 19 games226
- Luke Ford2020 – 2022 · 16 games217
- Cole Rusk2025 · 8 games217
2011–19
- Jon Davis2011 – 2014 · 39 games658
- Matt LaCosse2011 – 2014 · 20 games397
- Lou Dorsey2017 · 9 games395
- Daniel Barker2018 – 2019 · 13 games357
- Caleb Reams2016 – 2019 · 10 games207
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Illinois 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 Illinois before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Illinois in its seasons.