Northern Illinois’ best tight ends since 2004
Grayson Barnes has the most receiving yards of the 22 tight ends who played at Northern Illinois since 2004, 760 in 24 games. Daniel Crawford is 2nd with 691.
Northern Illinois’ tight ends this season
- Jason Fowler2 games, 12.5 a game39 at Northern Illinois.25receiving yards
- Glen Weber3 games, 7.3 a game22receiving yards
- Liam Russo1 game15receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grayson Barnes2023 – 2024 · 24 games | 760 | 54 | 9 |
| 2 | Daniel Crawford2016 – 2020 · 23 games | 691 | 65 | 3 |
| 3 | Shane Wimann2015 – 2017 · 27 games | 635 | 65 | 17 |
| 4 | Mitchell Brinkman2016 – 2019 · 21 games | 575 | 45 | 5 |
| 5 | Luke Eakes2011 – 2014 · 32 games | 517 | 36 | 4 |
| 6 | Desroy Maxwell2012 – 2015 · 25 games | 424 | 40 | 4 |
| 7 | Tristen Tewes2020 – 2024 · 23 games | 356 | 34 | 4 |
| 8 | Chris Carter2023 · 7 games | 178 | 12 | 2 |
| 9 | Miles Joiner2021 – 2022 · 8 games | 144 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | Liam Soraghan2021 – 2022 · 11 games | 117 | 15 | 3 |
| 11 | Jake Appleget2024 – 2025 · 9 games | 102 | 11 | 1 |
| 12 | Tim Semisch2011 – 2013 · 7 games | 100 | 10 | 3 |
| 13 | Ty Harmston2018 · 6 games | 97 | 11 | 1 |
| 14 | Jason Fowler2025 – 2026 · still playing | 39 | 5 | 0 |
| +25 this season | ||||
| 15 | Glen Weber2026 · still playing | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| +22 this season | ||||
| 16 | Drew Cassens2021 – 2023 · 5 games | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Liam Russo2026 · still playing | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| +15 this season | ||||
| T18 | Max Thrower2019 · 1 game | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| T18 | Joe Stein2026 · still playing | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| +8 this season | ||||
| 20 | Devon Akers2025 · 1 game | 7 | 1 | 1 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Grayson Barnes2023 – 2024 · 24 games760
- Tristen Tewes2020 – 2024 · 23 games356
- Daniel Crawford2020 · 6 games183
- Chris Carter2023 · 7 games178
- Miles Joiner2021 – 2022 · 8 games144
2011–19
- Shane Wimann2015 – 2017 · 27 games635
- Mitchell Brinkman2016 – 2019 · 21 games575
- Luke Eakes2011 – 2014 · 32 games517
- Daniel Crawford2016 – 2019 · 17 games508
- Desroy Maxwell2012 – 2015 · 25 games424
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Northern Illinois 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 Northern Illinois before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Northern Illinois in its seasons.