college football tight end receiving yards leaders by season

Harold Fannin Jr. has the most yards on receptions by a tight end in a season, with 1,554 yards in 2024.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Harold Fannin Jr. H. Fannin Jr.	1,554	2024	BGSU	13	117	156	13.3	119.5	10	65	9	7.2	5.0	1
2	Jace Amaro J. Amaro	1,352	2013	TTU	13	106	152	12.8	104.0	7	0	0		0.0	0
3	James Casey J. Casey	1,329	2008	RICE	13	111		12.0	102.2	13	241	57	4.2	18.5	6
4	Tim Delaney T. Delaney	1,259	1969	SDSU	10	85		14.8	125.9	14
5	Garrett Mills G. Mills	1,235	2005	TLSA	13	87		14.2	95.0	9
6	Tyler Warren T. Warren	1,233	2024	PSU	16	104	137	11.9	77.1	8	218	26	8.4	13.6	4
7	Chris Smith C. Smith	1,156	1990	BYU	12	68		17.0	96.3	2
8	Jerry Levias J. Levias	1,131	1968	SMU	10	80		14.1	113.1	8	87	14	6.2	8.7	0
9	Trey McBride T. McBride	1,121	2021	CSU	12	90	132	12.5	93.4	1	69	1	69.0	5.8	1
10	Bob Goodridge B. Goodridge	1,114	1967	VAN	10	79		14.1	111.4	6
11	Jack Snow J. Snow	1,114	1964	ND	10	60		18.6	111.4	9
12	Mike Moore M. Moore	1,112	1977	GRAM	11	60		18.5	101.1	12
13	Jim O'Brien J. O'Brien	1,107	1968	CIN	10	44		25.2	110.7	12
14	Dennis Smith D. Smith	1,091	1989	UTAH	12	73		14.9	90.9	18	29	3	9.7	2.4	0
15	Chris Smith C. Smith	1,090	1989	BYU	12	60		18.2	90.8	5
16	Dennis Pitta D. Pitta	1,083	2008	BYU	13	83		13.0	83.3	6
17	Tom Rossley T. Rossley	1,072	1968	CIN	10	80		13.4	107.2	4
18	Harrison Bryant H. Bryant	1,043	2019	FAU	14	69	111	15.1	74.5	8	0	0		0.0	0
19	David Mills D. Mills	1,023	1984	BYU	12	60		17.1	85.3	7
20	James Whalen J. Whalen	1,019	1999	UK	11	90		11.3	92.6	10
21	Clay Brown C. Brown	1,009	1980	BYU	12	48		21.0	84.1	15
22	Wayne Baumgardner W. Baumgardner	1,000	1979	WAKE	11	55		18.2	90.9	8
23	Fred Biletnikoff F. Biletnikoff	988	1964	FSU	10	57		17.3	98.8	11	2	2	1.0	0.2	0
24	Chase Coffman C. Coffman	987	2008	MIZ	12	90		11.0	82.3	10
25	Travis Beckum T. Beckum	982	2007	WIS	13	75		13.1	75.5	6	6	4	1.5	0.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,567

Kastantin

RUSH

371

Dendy

REC

314

Sharp

Team Rankings

PPG

17.8

146th

OPP PPG

29.0

115th

RUSH YDS/G

109.9

151st

PASS YDS/G

176.3

151st

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	Eastern Michigan	3-2	4-5
7	Ball State	2-2	3-5
8	Bowling Green	2-3	2-7
9	Kent State	2-3	3-6
10	UMass	1-3	4-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	KENT	@	BGSU	7:00 PM
Fri 11/20	BGSU	@	TOL	7:30 PM
Sat 11/28	MASS	@	BGSU	12:00 PM

Last Game

Bowling Green

2 - 7

Final

Western Michigan

6 - 3

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

2,536

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

982

Gutierrez

972

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

23

Veltkamp

22

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Bradley

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.8

43.0

42.7

40.4

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

295.8

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	5	3	.625
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	6	2	.750
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	South Alabama	4	3	.571
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	3	.571
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Marshall	4	3	.571
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	6	2	.750
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	4	4	.500
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
9	Kent State	3	6	.333
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	4	.500
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Tulane	4	4	.500
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	6	2	.750
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Charlotte	1	7	.125
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	5	3	.625
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	West Virginia	5	3	.625
11	UCF	4	4	.500
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125