Louisiana’s best tight ends since 2004
Neal Johnson has the most receiving yards of the 21 tight ends who played at Louisiana since 2004, 1,196 in 48 games. Terrance Carter Jr. is 2nd with 944. Caden Jensen is 3rd, with 538.
Of the Sun Belt’s best tight ends since 2004, Neal Johnson is 6th.
Louisiana’s tight ends this season
- Caden Jensen6 games, 28.2 a game538 at Louisiana, the 3rd-most since 2004.169receiving yards
- Brock Chappell6 games, 25.5 a game261 at Louisiana, the 6th-most since 2004. 148 more puts him past Johnny Lumpkin for 5th.153receiving yards
- Teddy Gawlik4 games, 14.8 a game59receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neal Johnson2019 – 2023 · 48 games | 1,196 | 101 | 11 |
| 2 | Terrance Carter Jr.2023 – 2024 · 23 games | 944 | 76 | 7 |
| 3 | Caden Jensen2024 – 2026 · still playing | 538 | 62 | 3 |
| +169 this season | ||||
| 4 | Pearse Migl2019 – 2023 · 37 games | 412 | 44 | 3 |
| 5 | Johnny Lumpkin2018 – 2022 · 23 games | 408 | 36 | 6 |
| 6 | Brock Chappell2025 – 2026 · still playing | 261 | 26 | 1 |
| +153 this season · passes Johnny Lumpkin for 5th in 6 games at his pace | ||||
| 7 | Nick Byrne2013 – 2016 · 17 games | 251 | 30 | 0 |
| 8 | Matt Barnes2014 – 2018 · 12 games | 169 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | Larry Pettis2011 – 2014 · 13 games | 165 | 22 | 2 |
| 10 | Trey Miller2025 · 10 games | 102 | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | Chase Rogers2017 – 2018 · 6 games | 85 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | Ty Stamey2024 · 4 games | 61 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Teddy Gawlik2026 · still playing | 59 | 6 | 0 |
| +59 this season | ||||
| 14 | Hunter Bergeron2019 – 2021 · 6 games | 51 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Evan Tatford2014 · 3 games | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Raynard Ford2017 · 2 games | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Rhett Guidry2021 – 2024 · 3 games | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Quandre Coates2026 · still playing | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| +12 this season | ||||
| 19 | Chris Turner2019 · 1 game | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Damani Burrell2020 · 1 game | 5 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Neal Johnson2020 – 2023 · 41 games1,099
- Terrance Carter Jr.2023 – 2024 · 23 games944
- › Caden Jensen2024 – 2026 · 27 games538
- Johnny Lumpkin2020 – 2022 · 18 games341
- Pearse Migl2020 – 2023 · 32 games335
2011–19
- Nick Byrne2013 – 2016 · 17 games251
- Matt Barnes2014 – 2018 · 12 games169
- Larry Pettis2011 – 2014 · 13 games165
- Neal Johnson2019 · 7 games97
- Chase Rogers2017 – 2018 · 6 games85
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Louisiana 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 Louisiana before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Louisiana in its seasons.