Penn State’s best tight ends since 2004
Tyler Warren has the most receiving yards of the 23 tight ends who played at Penn State since 2004, 1,839 in 44 games. Mike Gesicki is 2nd with 1,481. Andrew Rappleyea is 8th, with 405.
Of the Big Ten’s best tight ends since 2004, Tyler Warren is 2nd and Mike Gesicki 7th.
Penn State’s tight ends this season
- Benjamin Brahmer8 games, 33.0 a game264receiving yards
- Andrew Rappleyea7 games, 32.1 a game405 at Penn State, the 8th-most since 2004.225receiving yards
- Gabe Burkle4 games, 16.3 a game65receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Warren2021 – 2024 · 44 games | 1,839 | 153 | 19 |
| 2 | Mike Gesicki2014 – 2017 · 44 games | 1,481 | 129 | 15 |
| 3 | Pat Freiermuth2018 – 2020 · 29 games | 1,185 | 92 | 16 |
| 4 | Jesse James2012 – 2014 · 31 games | 1,005 | 78 | 11 |
| 5 | Kyle Carter2012 – 2015 · 36 games | 963 | 84 | 4 |
| 6 | Theo Johnson2020 – 2023 · 31 games | 938 | 77 | 12 |
| 7 | Brenton Strange2019 – 2022 · 31 games | 755 | 70 | 11 |
| 8 | Andrew Rappleyea2024 – 2026 · still playing | 405 | 48 | 6 |
| +225 this season | ||||
| 9 | Khalil Dinkins2022 – 2025 · 25 games | 399 | 37 | 7 |
| 10 | Luke Reynolds2024 – 2025 · 16 games | 368 | 35 | 1 |
| 11 | Nick Bowers2017 – 2019 · 9 games | 279 | 17 | 5 |
| 12 | Benjamin Brahmer2026 · still playing | 264 | 25 | 3 |
| +264 this season | ||||
| 13 | Adam Breneman2013 · 7 games | 186 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | Jonathan Holland2017 – 2018 · 7 games | 130 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | Gabe Burkle2026 · still playing | 65 | 6 | 0 |
| +65 this season | ||||
| 16 | Kevin Haplea2010 – 2011 · 6 games | 60 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Brent Wilkerson2014 – 2015 · 4 games | 57 | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | Finn Furmanek2026 · still playing | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| +31 this season | ||||
| 19 | Tom Pancoast2016 – 2017 · 5 games | 27 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Zack Kuntz2018 – 2020 · 4 games | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| T21 | Danny Dalton2018 · 2 games | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| T21 | Joey Schlaffer2025 · 1 game | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Joe Arcangelo2018 · 1 game | 5 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Tyler Warren2021 – 2024 · 44 games1,839
- Theo Johnson2020 – 2023 · 31 games938
- Brenton Strange2020 – 2022 · 30 games751
- › Andrew Rappleyea2024 – 2026 · 16 games405
- Khalil Dinkins2022 – 2025 · 25 games399
2010s
- Mike Gesicki2014 – 2017 · 44 games1,481
- Jesse James2012 – 2014 · 31 games1,005
- Kyle Carter2012 – 2015 · 36 games963
- Pat Freiermuth2018 – 2019 · 25 games875
- Nick Bowers2017 – 2019 · 9 games279
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Penn 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 Penn State before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Penn State in its seasons.