Michigan State’s best tight ends since 2004
Josiah Price has the most receiving yards of the 22 tight ends who played at Michigan State since 2004, 1,238 in 42 games. Jack Velling is 2nd with 770. Jayden Savoury is 7th, with 287; 62 more passes Matt Sokol for 6th.
Michigan State’s tight ends this season
- Jayden Savoury8 games, 33.9 a game287 at Michigan State, the 7th-most since 2004. 62 more puts him past Matt Sokol for 6th.271receiving yards
- Brennan Parachek4 games, 15.5 a game180 at Michigan State.62receiving yards
- Kai Rios4 games, 8.8 a game36 at Michigan State.35receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josiah Price2013 – 2016 · 42 games | 1,238 | 104 | 21 |
| 2 | Jack Velling2024 – 2025 · 23 games | 770 | 72 | 4 |
| 3 | Maliq Carr2021 – 2023 · 25 games | 696 | 54 | 5 |
| 4 | Matt Dotson2017 – 2020 · 20 games | 436 | 41 | 2 |
| 5 | Jamal Lyles2013 – 2016 · 22 games | 410 | 30 | 2 |
| 6 | Matt Sokol2016 – 2018 · 20 games | 348 | 31 | 2 |
| 7 | Jayden Savoury2025 – 2026 · still playing | 287 | 30 | 0 |
| +271 this season · passes Matt Sokol for 6th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 8 | Matt Seybert2019 · 10 games | 284 | 26 | 3 |
| 9 | Michael Masunas2023 – 2025 · 14 games | 270 | 24 | 3 |
| 10 | Daniel Barker2022 · 8 games | 239 | 21 | 2 |
| 11 | Trenton Gillison2019 – 2021 · 8 games | 201 | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | Brennan Parachek2023 – 2026 · still playing | 180 | 20 | 0 |
| +62 this season | ||||
| 13 | Paul Lang2012 – 2015 · 11 games | 136 | 15 | 1 |
| 14 | Jaylan Franklin2023 · 3 games | 70 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Andrew Gleichert2012 – 2014 · 8 games | 69 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | Kai Rios2025 – 2026 · still playing | 36 | 5 | 1 |
| +35 this season | ||||
| 17 | Tyneil Hopper2023 · 2 games | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Noah Davis2017 · 4 games | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Ademola Faleye2024 · 2 games | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Evan Morris2023 · 3 games | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Parks Gissinger2019 · 1 game | 5 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Jack Velling2024 – 2025 · 23 games770
- Maliq Carr2021 – 2023 · 25 games696
- › Jayden Savoury2025 – 2026 · 9 games287
- Michael Masunas2023 – 2025 · 14 games270
- Daniel Barker2022 · 8 games239
2012–19
- Josiah Price2013 – 2016 · 42 games1,238
- Jamal Lyles2013 – 2016 · 22 games410
- Matt Sokol2016 – 2018 · 20 games348
- Matt Dotson2017 – 2019 · 17 games329
- Matt Seybert2019 · 10 games284
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Michigan State 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 Michigan State before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Michigan State in its seasons.