Purdue’s best tight ends since 2004
Brycen Hopkins has the most receiving yards of the 24 tight ends who played at Purdue since 2004, 1,945 in 40 games. Payne Durham is 2nd with 1,275. George Burhenn is 9th, with 308; 21 more passes Dolapo Macarthy for 8th.
Of the Big Ten’s best tight ends since 2004, Brycen Hopkins is 1st and Max Klare 10th.
Purdue’s tight ends this season
- George Burhenn7 games, 19.6 a game308 at Purdue, the 9th-most since 2004. 21 more puts him past Dolapo Macarthy for 8th.137receiving yards
- Ar'mari Towns3 games, 8.7 a game26receiving yards
- Luca Puccinelli1 game42 at Purdue.18receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brycen Hopkins2016 – 2019 · 40 games | 1,945 | 130 | 16 |
| 2 | Payne Durham2019 – 2022 · 36 games | 1,275 | 126 | 21 |
| 3 | Cole Herdman2015 – 2018 · 44 games | 1,010 | 91 | 8 |
| 4 | Max Klare2023 – 2024 · 17 games | 881 | 73 | 4 |
| 5 | Justin Sinz2011 – 2014 · 30 games | 670 | 80 | 7 |
| 6 | Gabe Holmes2010 – 2014 · 31 games | 552 | 63 | 5 |
| 7 | Garrett Miller2020 – 2023 · 19 games | 456 | 51 | 3 |
| 8 | Dolapo Macarthy2012 – 2014 · 14 games | 328 | 36 | 1 |
| 9 | George Burhenn2023 – 2026 · still playing | 308 | 25 | 3 |
| +137 this season · passes Dolapo Macarthy for 8th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 10 | Paul Piferi2021 – 2022 · 12 games | 204 | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | Drew Biber2022 – 2024 · 10 games | 135 | 15 | 1 |
| 12 | Rico Walker2025 · 5 games | 100 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Jordan Jurasevich2014 – 2015 · 7 games | 60 | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | Luca Puccinelli2025 – 2026 · still playing | 42 | 4 | 0 |
| +18 this season | ||||
| 15 | Charles Torwudzo2012 – 2014 · 3 games | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Ar'mari Towns2026 · still playing | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| +26 this season | ||||
| 17 | Darius Pittman2017 – 2019 · 5 games | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Maliq Carr2020 · 1 game | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| T19 | Ben Buechel2022 · 1 game | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| T19 | Cooper McCutchan2026 · still playing | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| +12 this season | ||||
| T21 | Kyle Bilodeau2021 · 2 games | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| T21 | Christian Earls2025 · 1 game | 7 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Payne Durham2020 – 2022 · 29 games1,193
- Max Klare2023 – 2024 · 17 games881
- Garrett Miller2020 – 2023 · 19 games456
- › George Burhenn2023 – 2026 · 12 games308
- Paul Piferi2021 – 2022 · 12 games204
2010s
- Brycen Hopkins2016 – 2019 · 40 games1,945
- Cole Herdman2015 – 2018 · 44 games1,010
- Justin Sinz2011 – 2014 · 30 games670
- Gabe Holmes2010 – 2014 · 31 games552
- Dolapo Macarthy2012 – 2014 · 14 games328
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Purdue 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 Purdue before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Purdue in its seasons.