most receiving yards by a tight end in a season by a freshman

Brock Bowers has the most yards on receptions by a freshman tight end in a season, with 882 yards in 2021.

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	882	2021	UGA	15	56	80	15.8	58.8	13	56	4	14.0	3.7	1
2	Jonnu Smith J. Smith	710	2014	FIU	12	61	84	11.6	59.2	8
3	Kelly Spielmaker K. Spielmaker	653	1983	WMU	11	48		13.6	59.4	4
4	Cam Serigne C. Serigne	531	2014	WAKE	12	54	72	9.8	44.3	5	0	0		0.0	0
5	Bucky Hodges B. Hodges	526	2014	VT	13	45	76	11.7	40.5	7	20	7	2.9	1.5	0
6	Matt Bushman M. Bushman	520	2017	BYU	13	49	81	10.6	40.0	3	0	0		0.0	0
7	Var'keyes Gumms V. Gumms	458	2022	UNT	14	34	56	13.5	32.7	5	0	0		0.0	0
8	Randy McMichael R. McMichael	457	1999	UGA	11	34		13.4	41.5	3
9	Jake Ferguson J. Ferguson	456	2018	WIS	13	36	55	12.7	35.1	4	0	0		0.0	0
10	Michael Mayer M. Mayer	450	2020	ND	12	42	60	10.7	37.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
11	Jalen Wydermyer J. Wydermyer	447	2019	TAMU	13	32	44	14.0	34.4	6
12	Nigel Kilby N. Kilby	437	2016	EMU	11	34	43	12.9	39.7	4
13	DJ Vonnahme	434	2025	IOWA	12	29	39	15.0	36.2	3	0	0		0.0	0
14	Joshua Simon J. Simon	430	2019	WKU	12	30	48	14.3	35.8	4
15	Isaac Rex I. Rex	429	2020	BYU	12	37	46	11.6	35.8	12
16	JJ Buchanan	427	2025	UTAH	13	26	51	16.4	32.8	5	0	0		0.0	0
17	Billy Freeman B. Freeman	427	2013	SJSU	12	27	8	15.8	35.6	2	0	0		0.0	0
18	Deon-Tay McManus D. McManus	422	2014	MRSH	11	26	45	16.2	38.4	6	0	0		0.0	0
19	Maxx Williams M. Williams	417	2013	MINN	13	25	40	16.7	32.1	5	7	1	7.0	0.5	0
20	Albert Okwuegbunam A. Okwuegbunam	415	2017	MIZ	12	29	43	14.3	34.6	11
21	Mason Taylor M. Taylor	414	2022	LSU	14	38	54	10.9	29.6	3	0	0		0.0	0
22	Hunter Henry H. Henry	409	2013	ARK	11	28	46	14.6	37.2	4	0	0		0.0	0
23	Jake Roh J. Roh	408	2014	BSU	14	35	49	11.7	29.1	2
24	Jack Endries J. Endries	407	2023	CAL	13	35	55	11.6	31.3	2	0	0		0.0	0
25	Phil Ross P. Ross	405	1985	ORST	11	27		15.0	36.8	2

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Team Leaders

PASS

436

Stockton

RUSH

127

Frazier

REC

104

White-Helton

Team Rankings

PPG

66.5

1st

OPP PPG

11.5

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

253.0

17th

PASS YDS/G

323.5

18th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Auburn	0-0	2-0
3	Florida	0-0	2-0
4	Georgia	0-0	2-0
5	LSU	0-0	2-0
6	Mississippi State	0-0	2-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	UGA	@	ARK	12:00 PM
Sat 9/26	OKLA	@	UGA	3:30 PM
Sat 10/3	VAN	@	UGA	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	UGA	@	ALA	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	AUB	@	UGA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Western Kentucky

0 - 2

Final

Georgia

2 - 0

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

389.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	2	0	1.000
2	Auburn	2	0	1.000
3	Florida	2	0	1.000
4	Georgia	2	0	1.000
5	LSU	2	0	1.000
6	Mississippi State	2	0	1.000
7	Missouri	2	0	1.000
8	Ole Miss	2	0	1.000
9	South Carolina	2	0	1.000
10	Tennessee	2	0	1.000
11	Texas	2	0	1.000
12	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
13	Vanderbilt	2	0	1.000
14	Arkansas	1	1	.500
15	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
16	Kentucky	1	1	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	2	0	1.000
2	Troy	2	0	1.000
3	Georgia State	2	0	1.000
4	James Madison	2	0	1.000
5	Arkansas State	1	1	.500
6	Coastal Carolina	1	1	.500
7	Georgia Southern	1	1	.500
8	Louisiana	1	1	.500
9	Louisiana Tech	1	1	.500
10	Marshall	1	1	.500
11	Old Dominion	1	1	.500
12	South Alabama	1	1	.500
13	Southern Miss	1	1	.500
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	2	.000

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333