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Troy Niklas

Notre Dame · Tight End · 2012-13

REC
37
REC YDS
573
REC TD
6

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2012 to 2013, Niklas caught 37 passes for 573 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Niklas was the No. 52 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 6th-highest tight end rating at Notre Dame since 1990 and No. 30 among all tight ends of the 2010-2014 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2014
    • No. 52 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Troy Niklas season-by-season statistics at Notre Dame
SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20125751
2013324985
Total375736

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

Notre Dame Teammates

  1. 93Manti Te'o2009-12LB
  2. 88Tyler Eifert2009-12TE
  3. 80Stephon Tuitt2012-13EDGE
  4. 74Michael Floyd2008-11WR
  5. 74T.J. Jones2010-13WR
  6. 71Everett Golson2012-14QB
  7. 71Harrison Smith2008-11S
  8. 70Kyle Rudolph2008-10TE
  9. 70Tommy Rees2010-13QB
  10. 69Cierre Wood2009-12RB

Full Notre Dame 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. 86Michael EgnewMissouri · 2008-11TE
  8. 86Lance KendricksWisconsin · 2006-10TE

Best college tight ends since 1990

Sources: Wikipedia (Troy Niklas) 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.