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Mychal Rivera

Tennessee · Tight End · 2010-12

REC
76
REC YDS
1,018
REC TD
6

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Rivera was a first-team all-conference pick in 2012.

From 2010 to 2012, Rivera caught 76 passes for 1,018 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Rivera was the No. 184 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 2nd-highest tight end rating at Tennessee since 1990 and No. 21 among all tight ends of the 2010-2014 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2012
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2013
    • No. 184 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Mychal Rivera season-by-season statistics at Tennessee
SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2010111120
2011293441
2012365625
Total761,0186

Seasons with tracked stats at Tennessee. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Tennessee Teammates

  1. 86Derek Barnett2014-16EDGE
  2. 75Denarius Moore2007-10WR
  3. 74Justin Hunter2010-12WR
  4. 74Cordarrelle Patterson2012WR
  5. 74A.J. Johnson2009-14LB
  6. 74Prentiss Waggner2010-12S
  7. 72Da'Rick Rogers2010-11WR
  8. 72Malik Jackson2010-11EDGE
  9. 70Curt Maggitt2011-15LB
  10. 70Janzen Jackson2009-10S

Full Tennessee all-time roster

Top Tight Ends of the 2010-2014 Era

  1. 90Jace AmaroTexas Tech · 2011-13TE
  2. 88D.J. WilliamsArkansas · 2006-10TE
  3. 88Nick O'LearyFlorida State · 2011-14TE
  4. 88Austin Seferian-JenkinsWashington · 2011-13TE
  5. 88Dwayne AllenClemson · 2009-11TE
  6. 88Hunter HenryArkansas · 2013-15TE
  7. 88Tyler EifertNotre Dame · 2009-12TE
  8. 86Michael EgnewMissouri · 2008-11TE

Best college tight ends since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Mychal Rivera) 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.