Michigan’s best tight ends since 2004
Jake Butt has the most receiving yards of the 28 tight ends who played at Michigan since 2004, 1,646 in 43 games. Colston Loveland is 2nd with 1,466. JJ Buchanan is 6th, with 602; 36 more passes Luke Schoonmaker for 5th.
Of the Big Ten’s best tight ends since 2004, Jake Butt is 4th and Colston Loveland 9th.
Michigan’s tight ends this season
- JJ Buchanan8 games, 75.3 a game602 at Michigan, the 6th-most since 2004. 36 more puts him past Luke Schoonmaker for 5th.602receiving yards
- Hogan Hansen5 games, 28.4 a game294 at Michigan, the 10th-most since 2004. 71 more puts him past Marlin Klein for 9th.142receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Butt2013 – 2016 · 43 games | 1,646 | 138 | 11 |
| 2 | Colston Loveland2022 – 2024 · 34 games | 1,466 | 117 | 11 |
| 3 | Zach Gentry2017 – 2018 · 21 games | 817 | 49 | 4 |
| 4 | Sean McKeon2016 – 2019 · 27 games | 668 | 60 | 6 |
| 5 | Luke Schoonmaker2019 – 2022 · 22 games | 637 | 54 | 7 |
| 6 | JJ Buchanan2026 · still playing | 602 | 38 | 5 |
| +602 this season · passes Luke Schoonmaker for 5th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 7 | Nick Eubanks2017 – 2020 · 24 games | 589 | 46 | 6 |
| 8 | Erick All Jr.2019 – 2022 · 21 games | 565 | 54 | 2 |
| 9 | Marlin Klein2023 – 2025 · 21 games | 364 | 38 | 1 |
| 10 | Hogan Hansen2024 – 2026 · still playing | 294 | 27 | 1 |
| +142 this season · passes Marlin Klein for 9th in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Khalid Hill2014 – 2017 · 29 games | 288 | 29 | 3 |
| 12 | AJ Barner2023 · 10 games | 249 | 22 | 1 |
| 13 | Zack Marshall2024 – 2025 · 9 games | 199 | 16 | 1 |
| 14 | A.J. Williams2013 – 2015 · 11 games | 164 | 17 | 1 |
| 15 | Max Bredeson2022 – 2025 · 12 games | 132 | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Ian Bunting2015 – 2017 · 8 games | 124 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | Deakon Tonielli2025 – 2026 · still playing | 72 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Tyrone Wheatley Jr.2016 – 2017 · 5 games | 61 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Jalen Hoffman2025 – 2026 · still playing | 56 | 7 | 0 |
| +56 this season | ||||
| 20 | Keith Heitzman2014 · 2 games | 32 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Mason Bonner2026 · still playing | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| +27 this season | ||||
| 22 | Devin Asiasi2016 · 2 games | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Matthew Hibner2022 – 2023 · 4 games | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Michael Jocz2016 · 2 games | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Joel Honigford2021 · 1 game | 10 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Colston Loveland2022 – 2024 · 34 games1,466
- › JJ Buchanan2026 · 8 games602
- Luke Schoonmaker2021 – 2022 · 20 games583
- Erick All Jr.2020 – 2022 · 20 games555
- Marlin Klein2023 – 2025 · 21 games364
2013–19
- Jake Butt2013 – 2016 · 43 games1,646
- Zach Gentry2017 – 2018 · 21 games817
- Sean McKeon2016 – 2019 · 27 games668
- Nick Eubanks2017 – 2019 · 19 games472
- Khalid Hill2014 – 2017 · 29 games288
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Michigan 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 before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Michigan in its seasons.