most touchdowns by a tight end in a season

James Casey has gotten the most total touchdowns by a tight end in a season, with 19 touchdowns in 2008.

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	James Casey J. Casey	19	2008	RICE	13	6	13				0	0	114	8.8
2	Dennis Smith D. Smith	18	1989	UTAH	12	0	18						108	9.0
3	Jaylen Samuels J. Samuels	16	2017	NCST	13	12	4
4	Michael Roberts M. Roberts	16	2016	TOL	13		16				2
5	Jaylen Samuels J. Samuels	16	2015	NCST	13	9	7					0
6	Kelvin Farmer K. Farmer	16	1986	TOL	11	16	0						96	8.7
7	Gator Hoskins G. Hoskins	15	2013	MRSH	14	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
8	Clay Brown C. Brown	15	1980	BYU	12		15						90	7.5
9	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	14	2021	UGA	15	1	13	0	0	0	0	0	30	2.0
10	Jermaine Gresham J. Gresham	14	2008	OKLA	14	0	14				0	0	84	6.0
11	Allama Matthews A. Matthews	14	1982	VAN	11	0	14						84	7.6
12	Sander Markel S. Markel	14	1979		10	1	1						84	8.4
13	Jaylen Samuels J. Samuels	13	2016	NCST	13	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
14	Blake Bell B. Bell	13	2011	OKLA	7	13					0	0	78	11.1
15	Tyler Warren T. Warren	12	2024	PSU	16	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	72	4.5
16	Isaiah Likely I. Likely	12	2021	CCAR	13	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	20	1.5
17	Kyle Pitts K. Pitts	12	2020	FLA	8	0	12
18	Isaac Rex I. Rex	12	2020	BYU	12		12
19	Gerald Everett G. Everett	12	2015	USA	12	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
20	Joseph Fauria J. Fauria	12	2012	UCLA	14		12				0	0	72	5.1
21	Dennis Morris D. Morris	12	2009	LT	12		12				0	0	72	6.0
22	Jonny Harline J. Harline	12	2006	BYU	13		12				0	0	72	5.5
23	Ibn Green I. Green	12	1998	LOU	10		12						72	7.2
24	Mike Moore M. Moore	12	1977	GRAM	11		12						72	6.5
25	Harold Fannin Jr. H. Fannin Jr.	11	2024	BGSU	13	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	66	5.1

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RUSH

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

213.3

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PASS YDS/G

97.9

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	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	Temple	3-5	5-7
10	Florida Atlantic	3-5	4-8
11	Rice	2-6	5-8
12	UAB	2-6	4-8
13	Tulsa	1-7	4-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	HCU	@	RICE	7:00 PM
Sat 9/12	RICE	@	ND	3:30 PM
Sat 9/19	WMU	@	RICE	7:00 PM
Sat 9/26	RICE	@	FRES	10:00 PM
Sat 10/3	UTSA	@	RICE	1:00 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

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1,649

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1,567

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Lacy

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Rec TD Leaders

15

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14

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QB Rating Leaders

182.9

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177.5

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170.4

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Sack Leaders

14.5

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14.5

Tucker

12.5

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42.0

41.6

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11.7

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Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

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Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

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Pass Yards Rankings

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318.0

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CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167