Kansas’ best tight ends since 2004
Mason Fairchild has the most receiving yards of the 20 tight ends who played at Kansas since 2004, 1,111 in 31 games. Jimmay Mundine is 2nd with 1,082. Carson Bruhn is 7th, with 212; 157 more passes Trevor Kardell for 6th.
Of the Big 12’s best tight ends since 2004, Mason Fairchild is 4th and Jimmay Mundine 6th.
Kansas’ tight ends this season
- Carson Bruhn6 games, 26.2 a game212 at Kansas, the 7th-most since 2004. 157 more puts him past Trevor Kardell for 6th.157receiving yards
- Leyton Cure2 games, 37.0 a game137 at Kansas, the 9th-most since 2004. 43 more puts him past Kent Taylor for 8th.74receiving yards
- Jailen Butler1 game29receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Fairchild2019 – 2023 · 31 games | 1,111 | 82 | 10 |
| 2 | Jimmay Mundine2011 – 2014 · 32 games | 1,082 | 86 | 11 |
| 3 | Ben Johnson2014 – 2017 · 30 games | 670 | 61 | 2 |
| 4 | Jared Casey2021 – 2024 · 31 games | 635 | 53 | 10 |
| 5 | Boden Groen2025 · 11 games | 450 | 36 | 5 |
| 6 | Trevor Kardell2021 – 2024 · 19 games | 368 | 28 | 2 |
| 7 | Carson Bruhn2025 – 2026 · still playing | 212 | 19 | 1 |
| +157 this season · passes Trevor Kardell for 6th in 6 games at his pace | ||||
| 8 | Kent Taylor2015 · 8 games | 179 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | Leyton Cure2025 – 2026 · still playing | 137 | 7 | 1 |
| +74 this season · passes Kent Taylor for 8th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 10 | DeShawn Hanika2025 · 4 games | 97 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | James Sosinski2019 – 2020 · 5 games | 88 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | Trent Smiley2011 – 2014 · 6 games | 58 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Jack Luavasa2019 · 5 games | 46 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Tevita Ahoafi-Noa2024 · 1 game | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Mavin Saunders2018 · 3 games | 32 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Jailen Butler2026 · still playing | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| +29 this season | ||||
| 17 | Will Huggins2020 · 1 game | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Jace Sternberger2016 · 1 game | 5 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Mason Fairchild2020 – 2023 · 29 games1,079
- Jared Casey2021 – 2024 · 31 games635
- Boden Groen2025 · 11 games450
- Trevor Kardell2021 – 2024 · 19 games368
- › Carson Bruhn2025 – 2026 · 10 games212
2011–19
- Jimmay Mundine2011 – 2014 · 32 games1,082
- Ben Johnson2014 – 2017 · 30 games670
- Kent Taylor2015 · 8 games179
- James Sosinski2019 · 4 games72
- Trent Smiley2011 – 2014 · 6 games58
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Kansas 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 Kansas before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Kansas in its seasons.