Iowa’s best tight ends since 2004
Sam LaPorta has the most receiving yards of the 21 tight ends who played at Iowa since 2004, 1,786 in 39 games. Noah Fant is 2nd with 1,083. DJ Vonnahme is 5th, with 738; 156 more passes Luke Lachey for 4th.
Of the Big Ten’s best tight ends since 2004, Sam LaPorta is 3rd.
Iowa’s tight ends this season
- DJ Vonnahme7 games, 43.4 a game738 at Iowa, the 5th-most since 2004. 156 more puts him past Luke Lachey for 4th.304receiving yards
- Addison Ostrenga5 games, 18.0 a game410 at Iowa, the 9th-most since 2004. 24 more puts him past Henry Krieger-Coble for 8th.90receiving yards
- Zach Ortwerth4 games, 10.3 a game304 at Iowa. 2 more puts him past Ray Hamilton for 10th since 2004.41receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam LaPorta2019 – 2022 · 39 games | 1,786 | 153 | 5 |
| 2 | Noah Fant2016 – 2018 · 30 games | 1,083 | 78 | 19 |
| 3 | T.J. Hockenson2017 – 2018 · 23 games | 1,080 | 73 | 9 |
| 4 | Luke Lachey2021 – 2024 · 30 games | 893 | 74 | 4 |
| 5 | DJ Vonnahme2025 – 2026 · still playing | 738 | 58 | 6 |
| +304 this season · passes Luke Lachey for 4th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 6 | George Kittle2013 – 2016 · 24 games | 737 | 48 | 10 |
| 7 | Jake Duzey2012 – 2014 · 20 games | 678 | 58 | 5 |
| 8 | Henry Krieger-Coble2014 – 2015 · 16 games | 433 | 38 | 3 |
| 9 | Addison Ostrenga2022 – 2026 · still playing | 410 | 58 | 4 |
| +90 this season · passes Henry Krieger-Coble for 8th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 10 | Ray Hamilton2011 – 2014 · 21 games | 305 | 29 | 3 |
| 11 | Zach Ortwerth2023 – 2026 · still playing | 304 | 25 | 0 |
| +41 this season · passes Ray Hamilton for 10th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 12 | Erick All Jr.2023 · 7 games | 299 | 21 | 3 |
| 13 | Shaun Beyer2018 – 2020 · 13 games | 275 | 18 | 1 |
| 14 | Nate Wieting2017 – 2019 · 8 games | 185 | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | Steven Stilianos2023 · 4 games | 96 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | Henry Krieger Coble2012 – 2014 · 4 games | 43 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Johnny Pascuzzi2023 – 2024 · 2 games | 41 | 2 | 0 |
| T18 | Josiah Miamen2021 · 1 game | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| T18 | Mason Woods2026 · still playing | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| +22 this season | ||||
| 20 | Thomas Meyer2026 · still playing | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| +21 this season | ||||
| 21 | Peter Pekar2016 – 2017 · 2 games | 14 | 2 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Sam LaPorta2020 – 2022 · 33 games1,598
- Luke Lachey2021 – 2024 · 30 games893
- › DJ Vonnahme2025 – 2026 · 17 games738
- › Addison Ostrenga2022 – 2026 · 23 games410
- › Zach Ortwerth2023 – 2026 · 20 games304
2011–19
- Noah Fant2016 – 2018 · 30 games1,083
- T.J. Hockenson2017 – 2018 · 23 games1,080
- George Kittle2013 – 2016 · 24 games737
- Jake Duzey2012 – 2014 · 20 games678
- Henry Krieger-Coble2014 – 2015 · 16 games433
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Iowa 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 Iowa before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Iowa in its seasons.