Nebraska’s best tight ends since 2004
Austin Allen has the most receiving yards of the 18 tight ends who played at Nebraska since 2004, 975 in 29 games. Cethan Carter is 2nd with 744. Luke Lindenmeyer is 5th, with 609; 25 more passes Thomas Fidone II for 4th.
Nebraska’s tight ends this season
- Luke Lindenmeyer8 games, 30.9 a game609 at Nebraska, the 5th-most since 2004. 25 more puts him past Thomas Fidone II for 4th.247receiving yards
- Carter Nelson2 games, 15.0 a game127 at Nebraska, the 10th-most since 2004.30receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Allen2018 – 2021 · 29 games | 975 | 65 | 3 |
| 2 | Cethan Carter2013 – 2016 · 30 games | 744 | 59 | 4 |
| 3 | Jack Stoll2017 – 2020 · 29 games | 657 | 61 | 6 |
| 4 | Thomas Fidone II2023 – 2024 · 23 games | 633 | 61 | 4 |
| 5 | Luke Lindenmeyer2023 – 2026 · still playing | 609 | 61 | 3 |
| +247 this season · passes Thomas Fidone II for 4th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 6 | Travis Vokolek2020 – 2022 · 20 games | 458 | 40 | 2 |
| 7 | Tyler Hoppes2017 · 12 games | 377 | 34 | 3 |
| 8 | Nate Boerkircher2021 – 2024 · 17 games | 219 | 19 | 1 |
| 9 | Sam Cotton2013 – 2016 · 13 games | 185 | 17 | 3 |
| 10 | Carter Nelson2024 – 2026 · still playing | 127 | 14 | 2 |
| +30 this season · passes Sam Cotton for 9th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Chris Hickman2019 – 2021 · 3 games | 90 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Kurt Rafdal2018 – 2020 · 6 games | 77 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Trey Foster2013 – 2016 · 4 games | 30 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Luke McNitt2015 – 2017 · 11 games | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Katerian LeGrone2018 · 1 game | 8 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Austin Allen2020 – 2021 · 19 games838
- Thomas Fidone II2023 – 2024 · 23 games633
- › Luke Lindenmeyer2023 – 2026 · 24 games609
- Travis Vokolek2020 – 2022 · 20 games458
- Nate Boerkircher2021 – 2024 · 17 games219
2013–19
- Cethan Carter2013 – 2016 · 30 games744
- Jack Stoll2017 – 2019 · 26 games568
- Tyler Hoppes2017 · 12 games377
- Sam Cotton2013 – 2016 · 13 games185
- Austin Allen2018 – 2019 · 10 games137
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Nebraska 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 Nebraska before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Nebraska in its seasons.