
Maryland’s best tight ends since 2004
Corey Dyches has the most receiving yards of the 19 tight ends who played at Maryland since 2004, 1,193 in 32 games. Chig Okonkwo is 2nd with 717. Dorian Fleming is 3rd, with 564; 154 more passes Chig Okonkwo for 2nd.
Maryland’s tight ends this season
- Dorian Fleming8 games, 26.6 a game564 at Maryland, the 3rd-most since 2004. 154 more puts him past Chig Okonkwo for 2nd.213receiving yards
- Preston Howard5 games, 14.0 a game419 at Maryland, the 4th-most since 2004.70receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Dyches2021 – 2023 · 32 games | 1,193 | 107 | 9 |
| 2 | Chig Okonkwo2018 – 2021 · 28 games | 717 | 77 | 8 |
| 3 | Dorian Fleming2025 – 2026 · still playing | 564 | 63 | 5 |
| +213 this season · passes Chig Okonkwo for 2nd in 6 games at his pace | ||||
| 4 | Preston Howard2023 – 2026 · still playing | 419 | 43 | 1 |
| +70 this season · passes Dorian Fleming for 3rd in 11 games at his pace | ||||
| 5 | Dylan Wade2023 – 2024 · 14 games | 395 | 33 | 4 |
| 6 | CJ Dippre2021 – 2022 · 14 games | 339 | 33 | 3 |
| 7 | Tyler Mabry2019 · 8 games | 155 | 13 | 3 |
| 8 | Avery Edwards2015 – 2018 · 13 games | 151 | 19 | 2 |
| 9 | Derrick Hayward2014 – 2016 · 8 games | 52 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | AJ Szymanski2023 – 2026 · still playing | 48 | 8 | 1 |
| +16 this season · passes Derrick Hayward for 9th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Rico Walker2023 · 4 games | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | P.J. Gallo2013 – 2015 · 6 games | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Malik Jackson2020 · 1 game | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Damon Hall Jr.2026 · still playing | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| +11 this season | ||||
| 15 | Weston Wolff2021 · 1 game | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | JT Taggart2026 · still playing | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| +6 this season | ||||
| T17 | Andrew Isaacs2014 · 2 games | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| T17 | Noah Barnes2017 – 2019 · 3 games | 3 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Corey Dyches2021 – 2023 · 32 games1,193
- › Dorian Fleming2025 – 2026 · 19 games564
- Chig Okonkwo2021 · 12 games447
- › Preston Howard2023 – 2026 · 23 games419
- Dylan Wade2023 – 2024 · 14 games395
2013–19
- Chig Okonkwo2018 – 2019 · 16 games270
- Tyler Mabry2019 · 8 games155
- Avery Edwards2015 – 2018 · 13 games151
- Derrick Hayward2014 – 2016 · 8 games52
- P.J. Gallo2013 – 2015 · 6 games22
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Maryland 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 Maryland before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Maryland in its seasons.