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Riley Nowakowski

Indiana · Tight End · 2025

REC
32
REC YDS
387
REC TD
2

Career totals · 1 season with stats

Scouting Report

In 2025, Nowakowski caught 32 passes for 387 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Nowakowski was the No. 169 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the highest tight end rating at Indiana since 1990 and No. 11 among all tight ends of the 2025-Present era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2026
    • No. 169 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Riley Nowakowski season-by-season statistics at Indiana
SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025323872

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

Indiana Teammates

  1. 97Fernando Mendoza2025QB
  2. 83Aiden Fisher2024-25LB
  3. 83Rolijah Hardy2024-25LB
  4. 80Louis Moore2022-25S
  5. 80D'Angelo Ponds2024-25CB
  6. 77Isaiah Jones2022-25LB
  7. 75Elijah Sarratt2024-25WR
  8. 74Tyrique Tucker2024-25EDGE
  9. 72Omar Cooper Jr.2022-25WR
  10. 70Amare Ferrell2023-25S

Full Indiana all-time roster

Top Tight Ends of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 90Eli StowersVanderbilt · 2024-25TE
  2. 90Michael TriggBaylor · 2024-25TE
  3. 80Dae'Quan WrightOle Miss · 2024-25TE
  4. 74Kenyon SadiqOregon · 2023-25TE
  5. 74Max KlareOhio State · 2025TE
  6. 72Dallen BentleyUtah · 2023-25TE
  7. 72Joe RoyerCincinnati · 2024-25TE
  8. 72Carsen RyanBYU · 2025TE

Best college tight ends since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Riley Nowakowski) 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.