most season receiving yards by a college tight end

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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Assumption:All-time
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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More Bowling Green Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,418

Kastantin

RUSH

371

Dendy

REC

305

Sharp

Team Rankings

PPG

18.8

144th

OPP PPG

29.8

117th

RUSH YDS/G

108.3

152nd

PASS YDS/G

179.8

142nd

2026 MAC Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	BGSU	@	WMU	12:00 PM
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 - 6

Final

Buffalo

5 - 3

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

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

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

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	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
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	5	.286
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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
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	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
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	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
4	UNLV	4	3	.571
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	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
3	BYU	6	1	.857
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	1	.857
6	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
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