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Jay Tant

Northwestern · Tight End · 1996-99

HND
70
BLK
71
SPD
73

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Tant was the No. 164 overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the highest tight end rating at Northwestern since 1990 and No. 59 among all tight ends of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2000
    • No. 164 overall pick, NFL Draft

Northwestern Teammates

  1. 91Pat Fitzgerald1993-96LB
  2. 88Darnell Autry1994-96RB
  3. 86Damien Anderson1998-2001RB
  4. 74Barry Gardner1995-98LB
  5. 74Casey Dailey1994-97EDGE
  6. 74Chris Martin1993-95CB
  7. 74D'Wayne Bates1994-98WR
  8. 74Dwayne Missouri1997-2000EDGE
  9. 74Hudhaifa Ismaeli1995-96S
  10. 74Steve Schnur1992-96QB

Full Northwestern all-time roster

Top Tight Ends of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 90Alonzo MayesOklahoma State · 1995-97TE
  2. 90Marco BattagliaRutgers · 1992-95TE
  3. 88Tim StrattonPurdue · 1998-2001TE
  4. 86James WhalenKentucky · 1998-99TE
  5. 86Rufus FrenchOle Miss · 1997-98TE
  6. 86Tony GonzalezCalifornia · 1996TE
  7. 80Bubba FranksMiami · 1998-99TE
  8. 80David LaFleurLSU · 1993-96TE

Best college tight ends since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Jay Tant) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.