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Best Tight Ends Since 1990

The top 100 college tight ends from the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and Notre Dame since 1990. Brock Bowers (Georgia) leads the list, ahead of Oronde Gadsden II and Tyler Warren. Ratings are era-relative, so a 1990s star ranks straight up against today's.

Top 100 Tight Ends

  1. 193Brock BowersGeorgia · 2021-23TE
  2. 290Oronde Gadsden IISyracuse · 2021-24TE
  3. 390Tyler WarrenPenn State · 2021-24TE
  4. 490Jace AmaroTexas Tech · 2011-13TE
  5. 590Kyle PittsFlorida · 2018-20TE
  6. 690Mark AndrewsOklahoma · 2014-17TE
  7. 790Eli StowersVanderbilt · 2024-25TE
  8. 890Michael TriggBaylor · 2024-25TE
  9. 990Alonzo MayesOklahoma State · 1995-97TE
  10. 1090Chris GedneySyracuse · 1990-92TE
  11. 1190Chris SmithBYU · 1990TE
  12. 1290Dallas ClarkIowa · 2002TE
  13. 1390Daniel GrahamColorado · 1998-2001TE
  14. 1490Kellen Winslow IIMiami · 2001-03TE
  15. 1590Marco BattagliaRutgers · 1992-95TE
  16. 1688D.J. WilliamsArkansas · 2006-10TE
  17. 1788Jake ButtMichigan · 2013-16TE
  18. 1888Nick O'LearyFlorida State · 2011-14TE
  19. 1988Aaron HernandezFlorida · 2007-09TE
  20. 2088Austin Seferian-JenkinsWashington · 2011-13TE
  21. 2188Dwayne AllenClemson · 2009-11TE
  22. 2288Hunter HenryArkansas · 2013-15TE
  23. 2388Tyler EifertNotre Dame · 2009-12TE
  24. 2488T.J. HockensonIowa · 2016-18TE
  25. 2588Chase CoffmanMissouri · 2005-08TE
  26. 2688Fred DavisUSC · 2007TE
  27. 2788Heath MillerVirginia · 2002-04TE
  28. 2888Kelly BlackwellTCU · 1988-91TE
  29. 2988Marcedes LewisUCLA · 2002-05TE
  30. 3088Matt SpaethMinnesota · 2002-06TE
  31. 3188Pete MitchellBoston College · 1991-94TE
  32. 3288Robert GalleryIowa · 1999-2003TE
  33. 3388Tim StrattonPurdue · 1998-2001TE
  34. 3486Michael EgnewMissouri · 2008-11TE
  35. 3586Dennis PittaBYU · 2004-09TE
  36. 3686Lance KendricksWisconsin · 2006-10TE
  37. 3786Michael MayerNotre Dame · 2020-22TE
  38. 3886Zach ErtzStanford · 2009-12TE
  39. 3986Jace SternbergerTexas A&M · 2018TE
  40. 4086James WhalenKentucky · 1998-99TE
  41. 4186Martin RuckerMissouri · 2004-07TE
  42. 4286Rufus FrenchOle Miss · 1997-98TE
  43. 4386Tony GonzalezCalifornia · 1996TE
  44. 4486Zach MillerArizona State · 2004-06TE
  45. 4581Philip LutzenkirchenAuburn · 2009-12TE
  46. 4680Clive WalfordMiami · 2010-14TE
  47. 4780Coby FleenerStanford · 2008-11TE
  48. 4880Evan EngramOle Miss · 2013-16TE
  49. 4980O.J. HowardAlabama · 2013-16TE
  50. 5080Dorin DickersonPittsburgh · 2006-09TE
  51. 5180Eric EbronNorth Carolina · 2011-13TE
  52. 5280Hunter BryantWashington · 2017-19TE
  53. 5380Jermaine GreshamOklahoma · 2006-09TE
  54. 5480Orson CharlesGeorgia · 2009-11TE
  55. 5580Dae'Quan WrightOle Miss · 2024-25TE
  56. 5680Maxx WilliamsMinnesota · 2012-14TE
  57. 5780Ben TroupeFlorida · 2001-03TE
  58. 5880Bennie JoppruMichigan · 1999-2002TE
  59. 5980Brandon PettigrewOklahoma State · 2005-08TE
  60. 6080Bubba FranksMiami · 1998-99TE
  61. 6180David LaFleurLSU · 1993-96TE
  62. 6280Derek BrownNotre Dame · 1990-91TE
  63. 6380Ibn GreenLouisville · 1996-99TE
  64. 6480Irv Smith Sr.Notre Dame · 1991-92TE
  65. 6580Itula MiliBYU · 1993-96TE
  66. 6680Jamie AsherLouisville · 1991-94TE
  67. 6780Jerame TumanMichigan · 1996-98TE
  68. 6880Jeremy ShockeyMiami · 2000-01TE
  69. 6980Jonny HarlineBYU · 2005-06TE
  70. 7080Kerry CashTexas · 1990TE
  71. 7180Kyle BradyPenn State · 1992-94TE
  72. 7280Mark BruenerWashington · 1991-94TE
  73. 7380Mark ChmuraBoston College · 1988-91TE
  74. 7480Pat FitzgeraldTexas · 1994-96TE
  75. 7580Todd HeapArizona State · 1998-2000TE
  76. 7680Travis BeckumWisconsin · 2006-08TE
  77. 7780Vernon DavisMaryland · 2005TE
  78. 7877Ja'Tavion SandersTexas · 2022-23TE
  79. 7975Colston LovelandMichigan · 2022-24TE
  80. 8075Dalton KincaidUtah · 2020-22TE
  81. 8175Rickey DudleyOhio State · 1994-95TE
  82. 8274Brant KuitheUtah · 2018-24TE
  83. 8374Brycen HopkinsPurdue · 2015-19TE
  84. 8474Charlie KolarIowa State · 2018-21TE
  85. 8574George KittleIowa · 2012-16TE
  86. 8674Jordan LeggettClemson · 2013-16TE
  87. 8774Sam LaPortaIowa · 2019-22TE
  88. 8874Travis TannahillKansas State · 2009-12TE
  89. 8974Arthur LynchGeorgia · 2009-13TE
  90. 9074Ben SinnottKansas State · 2021-23TE
  91. 9174Grant CalcaterraOklahoma · 2017-19TE
  92. 9274Hayden HurstSouth Carolina · 2015-17TE
  93. 9374Kenyon SadiqOregon · 2023-25TE
  94. 9474E.J. BibbsIowa State · 2013-14TE
  95. 9574Max KlareOhio State · 2025TE
  96. 9674Alex SmithStanford · 2004TE
  97. 9774Chris BakerMichigan State · 1998-2001TE
  98. 9874Coleman BellMiami · 1990-92TE
  99. 9974Jacob TammeKentucky · 2004-07TE
  100. 10074Jason WittenTennessee · 2001-02TE