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College Football TE Rankings 2016

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS tight end of the 2016 season, ranked by Model Score.

Position Season

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

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