UMass’ best tight ends since 2004
Adam Breneman has the most receiving yards of the 27 tight ends who played at UMass since 2004, 1,572 in 23 games. Jean Sifrin is 2nd with 637. Max Dowling is 5th, with 328; 66 more passes Kyle Horn for 4th.
UMass’ tight ends this season
- Reece Adkins8 games, 16.5 a game265 at UMass, the 6th-most since 2004. 64 more puts him past Max Dowling for 5th.132receiving yards
- Max Dowling7 games, 18.4 a game328 at UMass, the 5th-most since 2004. 66 more puts him past Kyle Horn for 4th.129receiving yards
- Matt Ogunniyi1 game23 at UMass.20receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Breneman2016 – 2017 · 23 games | 1,572 | 134 | 12 |
| 2 | Jean Sifrin2014 · 11 games | 637 | 41 | 6 |
| 3 | Josiah Johnson2019 – 2022 · 28 games | 465 | 50 | 5 |
| 4 | Kyle Horn2017 – 2019 · 21 games | 393 | 35 | 3 |
| 5 | Max Dowling2025 – 2026 · still playing | 328 | 36 | 6 |
| +129 this season · passes Kyle Horn for 4th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 6 | Reece Adkins2025 – 2026 · still playing | 265 | 24 | 1 |
| +132 this season · passes Max Dowling for 5th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 7 | Dominick Mazotti2024 · 9 games | 183 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | Taylor Edwards2018 – 2021 · 9 games | 169 | 15 | 2 |
| 9 | Brandon Howard2013 – 2015 · 9 games | 122 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Travis Reynolds2016 – 2018 · 15 games | 118 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | Shaquille Harris2013 – 2015 · 8 games | 98 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Sharif Custis2015 · 4 games | 67 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaret Pallotta2020 – 2021 · 6 games | 60 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Jake Orlando2021 – 2022 · 6 games | 54 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Jax Markovich2025 – 2026 · still playing | 50 | 9 | 0 |
| +12 this season | ||||
| 16 | Owen Anderson2024 – 2025 · 5 games | 44 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Matt Smith2024 · 1 game | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Eni Falayi2022 – 2023 · 3 games | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Matt Ogunniyi2025 – 2026 · still playing | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| +20 this season | ||||
| 20 | Jaelyn Lay2024 · 2 games | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Avien Peah2018 – 2021 · 8 games | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Magnus Von Saldern2025 · 1 game | 1 | 1 | 1 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- › Max Dowling2025 – 2026 · 17 games328
- Josiah Johnson2020 – 2022 · 19 games326
- › Reece Adkins2025 – 2026 · 14 games265
- Dominick Mazotti2024 · 9 games183
- Taylor Edwards2020 – 2021 · 5 games108
2013–19
- Adam Breneman2016 – 2017 · 23 games1,572
- Jean Sifrin2014 · 11 games637
- Kyle Horn2017 – 2019 · 21 games393
- Josiah Johnson2019 · 9 games139
- Brandon Howard2013 – 2015 · 9 games122
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Method
- Every tight end who played at UMass 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 UMass before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at UMass in its seasons.