College Football TE Rankings 2017

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS tight end of the 2017 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	Mark Andrews Oklahoma	Big 12	99.0
2	Deon Yelder Western Kentucky	Conference USA	96.0
3	Adam Breneman Massachusetts	FBS Independents	94.2
4	Mike Gesicki Penn State	Big Ten	93.0
5	Albert Okwuegbunam Missouri	SEC	91.7
6	Cam Serigne Wake Forest	ACC	90.7
7	Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin	Big Ten	89.8
8	Jake Roh Boise State	Mountain West	89.0
9	Harrison Bryant Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	88.3
10	Ian Thomas Indiana	Big Ten	87.7
11	Matt Bushman BYU	FBS Independents	87.2
12	Noah Fant Iowa	Big Ten	86.7
13	Noah Togiai Oregon State	Pac-12	86.2
14	Aaron McLean UConn	American Athletic	85.8
15	Blake Mack Arkansas State	Sun Belt	85.4
16	Tommy Sweeney Boston College	ACC	85.0
17	Tyler Conklin Central Michigan	Mid-American	84.5
18	Hunter Bryant Washington	Pac-12	84.0
19	Ryan Smith Miami (OH)	Mid-American	83.5
20	Dalton Fackrell Colorado State	Mountain West	83.1
21	Caleb Wilson UCLA	Pac-12	82.6
22	Joey Magnifico Memphis	American Athletic	82.2
23	Ryan Yurachek Marshall	Conference USA	81.9
24	Jacob Breeland Oregon	Pac-12	81.5
25	Hayden Hurst South Carolina	SEC	81.1
26	Melvin Vaughn Old Dominion	Conference USA	80.8
27	Tyler Petite USC	Pac-12	80.5
28	Pharoah McKever Florida International	Conference USA	80.2
29	Shane Wimann Northern Illinois	Mid-American	79.9
30	Tyler Hoppes Nebraska	Big Ten	79.6
31	Jared Rice Fresno State	Mountain West	79.3
32	Ravian Pierce Syracuse	ACC	79.0
33	Donnie Ernsberger Western Michigan	Mid-American	78.7
34	Dax Raymond Utah State	Mountain West	78.5
35	T.J. Hockenson Iowa	Big Ten	78.2
36	C.J. Conrad Kentucky	SEC	78.0
37	Christopher Herndon IV Miami	ACC	77.7
38	Louis Dorsey Illinois	Big Ten	77.5
39	Marcus Baugh Ohio State	Big Ten	77.3
40	Jamie Nunley Arizona	Pac-12	77.1
41	Jason Reese Missouri	SEC	76.9
42	Kahale Warring San Diego State	Mountain West	76.6
43	Kobie Booker Akron	Mid-American	76.4
44	Dawson Knox Ole Miss	SEC	76.2
45	Gabe Schrade Texas State	Sun Belt	76.0
46	Ethan Wolf Tennessee	SEC	75.9
47	Charles Standberry Louisville	ACC	75.7
48	Will Dissly Washington	Pac-12	75.5
49	Ryan Izzo Florida State	ACC	75.3
50	Jerome Washington Rutgers	Big Ten	75.1
51	Josh Oliver San José State	Mountain West	75.0
52	Cameron Butler Colorado State	Mountain West	74.8
53	Chris Garrison Boston College	ACC	74.6
54	Roger Carter Georgia State	Sun Belt	74.5
55	Daniel Helm Duke	ACC	74.3
56	Zach Gentry Michigan	Big Ten	74.2
57	Davis Koppenhaver Duke	ACC	74.0
58	Sean McKeon Michigan	Big Ten	73.9
59	Evan Butts Virginia	ACC	73.7
60	Austin Fort Wyoming	Mountain West	73.6
61	Sean Dykes Memphis	American Athletic	73.4
62	Brandon Lingen Minnesota	Big Ten	73.3
63	Kaden Smith Stanford	Pac-12	73.1
64	Cheyenne O'Grady Arkansas	SEC	73.0
65	Brycen Hopkins Purdue	Big Ten	72.8
66	Jared Pinkney Vanderbilt	SEC	72.7
67	Tyler Mabry Buffalo	Mid-American	72.5
68	Brandon Fritts North Carolina	ACC	72.4
69	Austin Roberts UCLA	Pac-12	72.2
70	Mik'Quan Deane Western Kentucky	Conference USA	72.1
71	Ben Johnson Kansas	Big 12	72.0
72	Bryce Kemp Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	71.8
73	Foster Moreau LSU	SEC	71.7
74	Tyler Cogswell Cincinnati	American Athletic	71.5
75	Dalton Schultz Stanford	Pac-12	71.4
76	Kylen Granson Rice	Conference USA	71.3
77	Jordan Wilson UCLA	Pac-12	71.1
78	Bryce Wolma Arizona	Pac-12	71.0
79	Kelvin Smith North Texas	Conference USA	70.9
80	Tyler Davis UConn	American Athletic	70.7
81	Jeremy Patton Arkansas	SEC	70.6
82	Durham Smythe Notre Dame	FBS Independents	70.5
83	Mitchell Wilcox South Florida	American Athletic	70.4
84	DeAndre Goolsby Florida	SEC	70.3
85	Matt Sokol Michigan State	Big Ten	70.1
86	Cole Herdman Purdue	Big Ten	70.0
87	Ari Werts Georgia State	Sun Belt	69.9
88	Stephen Baggett East Carolina	American Athletic	69.8
89	Charles Jones II Tulane	American Athletic	69.7
90	Colby Parkinson Stanford	Pac-12	69.6
91	Josh Pederson UL Monroe	Sun Belt	69.4
92	Stephen Sullivan LSU	SEC	69.3
93	Donnie Lee UAB	Conference USA	69.2
94	Nolan Givan Ball State	Mid-American	69.1
95	Jordan Thomas Mississippi State	SEC	69.0
96	Jordan Feuerbacher Baylor	Big 12	68.9
97	Nic Weishar Notre Dame	FBS Independents	68.8
98	Alec Dhaenens Boise State	Mountain West	68.7
99	Tyree Mayfield Wyoming	Mountain West	68.6
100	Drew Sample Washington	Pac-12	68.5

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