Vanderbilt’s best tight ends since 2004
Jared Pinkney has the most receiving yards of the 19 tight ends who played at Vanderbilt since 2004, 1,560 in 39 games. Eli Stowers is 2nd with 1,407. Cole Spence is 5th, with 455; 247 more passes Ben Bresnahan for 4th.
Of the SEC’s best tight ends since 2004, Jared Pinkney is 5th and Eli Stowers 8th.
Vanderbilt’s tight ends this season
- Jayvontay Conner5 games, 33.2 a game166 at Vanderbilt, the 10th-most since 2004. 39 more puts him past Justin Ball for 9th.166receiving yards
- Cole Spence5 games, 24.2 a game455 at Vanderbilt, the 5th-most since 2004.121receiving yards
- Maurice Veney3 games, 21.7 a game65receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Pinkney2016 – 2019 · 39 games | 1,560 | 114 | 14 |
| 2 | Eli Stowers2024 – 2025 · 25 games | 1,407 | 111 | 9 |
| 3 | Steven Scheu2012 – 2015 · 32 games | 933 | 83 | 7 |
| 4 | Ben Bresnahan2019 – 2022 · 27 games | 701 | 61 | 5 |
| 5 | Cole Spence2022 – 2026 · still playing | 455 | 36 | 4 |
| +121 this season · passes Ben Bresnahan for 4th in 11 games at his pace | ||||
| 6 | Davis Dudchock2014 · 7 games | 261 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | Nathan Marcus2014 – 2017 · 24 games | 231 | 28 | 4 |
| 8 | Sam Dobbs2015 – 2018 · 19 games | 230 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | Justin Ball2020 – 2023 · 16 games | 204 | 22 | 1 |
| 10 | Jayvontay Conner2026 · still playing | 166 | 15 | 1 |
| +166 this season · passes Justin Ball for 9th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Gavin Schoenwald2019 – 2022 · 12 games | 142 | 13 | 4 |
| 12 | DeAndre Woods2015 · 3 games | 129 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Kamrean Johnson2023 – 2024 · 9 games | 105 | 11 | 3 |
| 14 | Maurice Veney2026 · still playing | 65 | 2 | 0 |
| +65 this season | ||||
| 15 | Dillon van der Wal2013 – 2014 · 3 games | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Emmanuel Adebi2025 · 2 games | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Sean Dowling2016 · 1 game | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Kyle Anderton2015 · 1 game | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Cody Markel2018 · 1 game | 2 | 1 | 1 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Eli Stowers2024 – 2025 · 25 games1,407
- Ben Bresnahan2020 – 2022 · 23 games596
- › Cole Spence2022 – 2026 · 20 games455
- Justin Ball2020 – 2023 · 16 games204
- › Jayvontay Conner2026 · 5 games166
2012–19
- Jared Pinkney2016 – 2019 · 39 games1,560
- Steven Scheu2012 – 2015 · 32 games933
- Davis Dudchock2014 · 7 games261
- Nathan Marcus2014 – 2017 · 24 games231
- Sam Dobbs2015 – 2018 · 19 games230
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Vanderbilt in its seasons.