Virginia’s best tight ends since 2004
Jake McGee has the most receiving yards of the 25 tight ends who played at Virginia since 2004, 769 in 22 games. Evan Butts is 2nd with 635. Dakota Twitty is 7th, with 341; 54 more passes Tyler Neville for 6th.
Virginia’s tight ends this season
- John Rogers6 games, 23.8 a game244 at Virginia, the 9th-most since 2004. 81 more puts him past Sackett Wood Jr. for 8th.143receiving yards
- Dakota Twitty5 games, 25.4 a game341 at Virginia, the 7th-most since 2004. 54 more puts him past Tyler Neville into a tie for 5th.127receiving yards
- Willem Thurber1 game28receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake McGee2012 – 2013 · 22 games | 769 | 71 | 7 |
| 2 | Evan Butts2015 – 2018 · 35 games | 635 | 71 | 8 |
| 3 | Jelani Woods2021 · 11 games | 598 | 44 | 8 |
| 4 | Zachary Swanson2012 – 2014 · 21 games | 446 | 41 | 3 |
| 5 | Tanner Cowley2017 – 2019 · 20 games | 395 | 34 | 1 |
| 6 | Tyler Neville2024 · 12 games | 394 | 37 | 2 |
| 7 | Dakota Twitty2023 – 2026 · still playing | 341 | 35 | 1 |
| +127 this season · passes Tyler Neville for 6th in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| 8 | Sackett Wood Jr.2022 – 2024 · 14 games | 324 | 24 | 1 |
| 9 | John Rogers2025 – 2026 · still playing | 244 | 24 | 2 |
| +143 this season · passes Sackett Wood Jr. for 8th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 10 | Sage Ennis2024 – 2025 · 11 games | 216 | 24 | 5 |
| 11 | Grant Misch2019 – 2023 · 18 games | 168 | 25 | 2 |
| 12 | Charlie Hopkins2015 · 7 games | 90 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Brendan Marshall2015 – 2016 · 4 games | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Willem Thurber2026 · still playing | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| +28 this season | ||||
| 15 | Connor Cox2026 · still playing | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| +17 this season | ||||
| 16 | TeKai Kirby2026 · still playing | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| +16 this season | ||||
| 17 | Lukas Ungar2026 · still playing | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| +15 this season | ||||
| 18 | Hayden Rollison2026 · still playing | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| +12 this season | ||||
| T19 | Rob Burns2013 – 2014 · 3 games | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| T19 | Richard Burney2016 – 2020 · 5 games | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Joshua Rawlings2023 · 2 games | 10 | 2 | 1 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Jelani Woods2021 · 11 games598
- Tyler Neville2024 · 12 games394
- › Dakota Twitty2023 – 2026 · 17 games341
- Sackett Wood Jr.2022 – 2024 · 14 games324
- › John Rogers2025 – 2026 · 12 games244
2012–19
- Jake McGee2012 – 2013 · 22 games769
- Evan Butts2015 – 2018 · 35 games635
- Zachary Swanson2012 – 2014 · 21 games446
- Tanner Cowley2017 – 2019 · 20 games395
- Charlie Hopkins2015 · 7 games90
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Virginia 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 Virginia before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Virginia in its seasons.