Wisconsin’s best tight ends since 2004
Troy Fumagalli has the most receiving yards of the 21 tight ends who played at Wisconsin since 2004, 1,627 in 46 games. Jake Ferguson is 2nd with 1,618. Jacob Harris is 5th, with 264; 135 more passes Lance Mason for 4th.
Of the Big Ten’s best tight ends since 2004, Troy Fumagalli is 5th and Jake Ferguson 6th.
Wisconsin’s tight ends this season
- Jacob Harris8 games, 33.0 a game264 at Wisconsin, the 5th-most since 2004. 135 more puts him past Lance Mason for 4th.264receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Fumagalli2014 – 2017 · 46 games | 1,627 | 135 | 7 |
| 2 | Jake Ferguson2018 – 2021 · 47 games | 1,618 | 145 | 13 |
| 3 | Sam Arneson2012 – 2014 · 23 games | 463 | 39 | 8 |
| 4 | Lance Mason2025 · 11 games | 398 | 30 | 4 |
| 5 | Jacob Harris2026 · still playing | 264 | 17 | 3 |
| +264 this season · passes Lance Mason for 4th in 5 games at his pace | ||||
| 6 | Austin Traylor2014 – 2015 · 10 games | 234 | 17 | 4 |
| 7 | Clay Cundiff2021 – 2022 · 7 games | 228 | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | Hayden Rucci2022 – 2023 · 11 games | 200 | 17 | 1 |
| 9 | Jack Eschenbach2020 – 2022 · 12 games | 179 | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | Tucker Ashcraft2023 – 2025 · 13 games | 178 | 22 | 2 |
| 11 | Kyle Penniston2016 – 2018 · 12 games | 176 | 16 | 4 |
| 12 | Riley Nowakowski2023 – 2024 · 12 games | 131 | 18 | 1 |
| T13 | Eric Steffes2015 – 2016 · 9 games | 84 | 10 | 1 |
| T13 | Zander Neuville2015 – 2018 · 10 games | 84 | 10 | 2 |
| 15 | Grant Stec2025 – 2026 · still playing | 77 | 11 | 0 |
| +25 this season | ||||
| 16 | JT Seagreaves2022 – 2024 · 4 games | 47 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Jaylan Franklin2020 – 2022 · 3 games | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Jackson McGohan2024 – 2025 · 4 games | 37 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Emmett Bork2026 · still playing | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| +10 this season | ||||
| 20 | Ryan Schwendeman2026 · still playing | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| +6 this season | ||||
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Jake Ferguson2020 – 2021 · 20 games755
- Lance Mason2025 · 11 games398
- › Jacob Harris2026 · 8 games264
- Clay Cundiff2021 – 2022 · 7 games228
- Hayden Rucci2022 – 2023 · 11 games200
2012–19
- Troy Fumagalli2014 – 2017 · 46 games1,627
- Jake Ferguson2018 – 2019 · 27 games863
- Sam Arneson2012 – 2014 · 23 games463
- Austin Traylor2014 – 2015 · 10 games234
- Kyle Penniston2016 – 2018 · 12 games176
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Wisconsin in its seasons.