College Football TE Rankings 2016

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS tight end of the 2016 season, ranked by Model Score: a 0-100 grade of how good he was at what his position asks of him, adjusted for conference and schedule. Explore and filter every player.

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#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Evan Engram Ole Miss	SEC	99.0
2	Adam Breneman Massachusetts	FBS Independents	96.0
3	Cole Hikutini Louisville	ACC	94.2
4	David Njoku Miami	ACC	93.0
5	Josiah Price Michigan State	Big Ten	91.7
6	Jordan Leggett Clemson	ACC	90.7
7	Gerald Everett South Alabama	Sun Belt	89.8
8	Nigel Kilby Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	89.0
9	Michael Roberts Toledo	Mid-American	88.3
10	Jacob Hollister Wyoming	Mountain West	87.7
11	Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin	Big Ten	87.2
12	Bucky Hodges Virginia Tech	ACC	86.7
13	Mike Gesicki Penn State	Big Ten	86.2
14	Scott Orndoff Pittsburgh	ACC	85.8
15	Cam Serigne Wake Forest	ACC	85.4
16	Blake Mack Arkansas State	Sun Belt	85.0
17	Pharaoh Brown Oregon	Pac-12	84.5
18	Jake Butt Michigan	Big Ten	84.0
19	Mason Schreck Buffalo	Mid-American	83.5
20	Ryan Smith Miami (OH)	Mid-American	83.1
21	Nate Iese UCLA	Pac-12	82.6
22	Keith Rucker Georgia State	Sun Belt	82.2
23	Jonnu Smith Florida International	Conference USA	81.9
24	Tyler Conklin Central Michigan	Mid-American	81.5
25	O.J. Howard Alabama	SEC	81.1
26	Wyatt Houston Utah State	Mountain West	80.8
27	Daniel Montiel Memphis	American Athletic	80.5
28	Mark Andrews Oklahoma	Big 12	80.2
29	Ari Werts Georgia State	Sun Belt	79.9
30	Johnny Mundt Oregon	Pac-12	79.6
31	David Wells San Diego State	Mountain West	79.3
32	Hayden Hurst South Carolina	SEC	79.0
33	Blake Jarwin Oklahoma State	Big 12	78.7
34	Jeremy Sprinkle Arkansas	SEC	78.5
35	Daniel Imatorbhebhe USC	Pac-12	78.2
36	Kylen Granson Rice	Conference USA	78.0
37	Tommy Sweeney Boston College	ACC	77.7
38	Shane Wimann Northern Illinois	Mid-American	77.5
39	Isaac Nauta Georgia	SEC	77.3
40	Cole Herdman Purdue	Big Ten	77.1
41	Hayden Plinke UTEP	Conference USA	76.9
42	C.J. Conrad Kentucky	SEC	76.6
43	Ryan Yurachek Marshall	Conference USA	76.4
44	Brycen Hopkins Purdue	Big Ten	76.2
45	K.C. Crosby South Carolina	SEC	76.0
46	Sean Culkin Missouri	SEC	75.9
47	Julian Allen Southern Miss	Conference USA	75.7
48	DeAndre Goolsby Florida	SEC	75.5
49	George Kittle Iowa	Big Ten	75.3
50	Erich Schneider Duke	ACC	75.1
51	Jared Pinkney Vanderbilt	SEC	75.0
52	Daniel Helm Duke	ACC	74.8
53	A.J. Branisel Florida International	Conference USA	74.6
54	Gabe Schrade Texas State	Sun Belt	74.5
55	Kyle Penniston Wisconsin	Big Ten	74.3
56	Connor Cella Rice	Conference USA	74.2
57	Darrell Daniels Washington	Pac-12	74.0
58	Caleb Wilson UCLA	Pac-12	73.9
59	Tyler McCloskey Houston	American Athletic	73.7
60	Ethan Wolf Tennessee	SEC	73.6
61	Austin Roberts UCLA	Pac-12	73.4
62	Donnie Ernsberger Western Michigan	Mid-American	73.3
63	Kendall Blanton Missouri	SEC	73.1
64	Andrew Price UNLV	Mountain West	73.0
65	Dalton Schultz Stanford	Pac-12	72.8
66	Barrett Burns App State	Sun Belt	72.7
67	Emanuel Byrd Marshall	Conference USA	72.5
68	Ben Johnson Kansas	Big 12	72.4
69	Evan Moeai Utah	Pac-12	72.2
70	Maaseiah Francis South Alabama	Sun Belt	72.1
71	Tyler Davis UConn	American Athletic	72.0
72	Jake Roh Boise State	Mountain West	71.8
73	Elkanah Dillon South Florida	American Athletic	71.7
74	Ryan Reffitt Air Force	Mountain West	71.5
75	Jason Croom Tennessee	SEC	71.4
76	Marcus Baugh Ohio State	Big Ten	71.3
77	Cethan Carter Nebraska	Big Ten	71.1
78	Alec Bloom UConn	American Athletic	71.0
79	Chad Olsen Fresno State	Mountain West	70.9
80	Christopher Herndon IV Miami	ACC	70.7
81	Danny Nwosu Colorado State	Mountain West	70.6
82	Davis Koppenhaver Duke	ACC	70.5
83	Melvin Vaughn Old Dominion	Conference USA	70.4
84	Sam Browning Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	70.3
85	Jacob August South Carolina	SEC	70.1
86	Harrison Handley Utah	Pac-12	70.0
87	Romond Deloatch Temple	American Athletic	69.9
88	Troy Mangen Ohio	Mid-American	69.8
89	Moroni Laulu-Pututau BYU	FBS Independents	69.7
90	Billy Freeman San José State	Mountain West	69.6
91	Farrod Green Mississippi State	SEC	69.4
92	Travis Reynolds Massachusetts	FBS Independents	69.3
93	Ryan Izzo Florida State	ACC	69.2
94	C'yontai Lewis Florida	SEC	69.1
95	Nick Byrne Louisiana	Sun Belt	69.0
96	Kyle Riddering Fresno State	Mountain West	68.9
97	Andrew Davis Illinois	Big Ten	68.8
98	Ryan Malone Kent State	Mid-American	68.7
99	Tim Holt UNLV	Mountain West	68.6
100	Jordan Thomas Mississippi State	SEC	68.5

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