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College Football TE Rankings 2021

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS tight end of the 2021 season, ranked by Model Score.

Position Season

Every position: QB · RB · WR · OT · IOL · EDGE · DT · LB · CB · S
Every season: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014

#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Brock Bowers Georgia	SEC	99.0
2	Sean Dykes Memphis	American Athletic	96.0
3	Michael Mayer Notre Dame	FBS Independents	94.2
4	Isaiah Likely Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	93.0
5	Ryan Jones East Carolina	American Athletic	91.7
6	Gerrit Prince UAB	Conference USA	90.7
7	Jelani Woods Virginia	ACC	89.8
8	Dalton Kincaid Utah	Pac-12	89.0
9	Kemore Gamble Florida	SEC	88.3
10	Payne Durham Purdue	Big Ten	87.7
11	Greg Dulcich UCLA	Pac-12	87.2
12	Cole Turner Nevada	Mountain West	86.7
13	Cameron Latu Alabama	SEC	86.2
14	Sam LaPorta Iowa	Big Ten	85.8
15	Charlie Kolar Iowa State	Big 12	85.4
16	Grant Calcaterra SMU	American Athletic	85.0
17	Austin Allen Nebraska	Big Ten	84.5
18	Trey McBride Colorado State	Mountain West	84.0
19	Derrick Deese Jr. San José State	Mountain West	83.5
20	Trae Barry Boston College	ACC	83.1
21	Peyton Hendershot Indiana	Big Ten	82.6
22	Chigoziem Okonkwo Maryland	Big Ten	82.2
23	Marshon Ford Louisville	ACC	81.9
24	Jake Ferguson Wisconsin	Big Ten	81.5
25	Brant Kuithe Utah	Pac-12	81.1
26	Zack Kuntz Old Dominion	Conference USA	80.8
27	Jaheim Bell South Carolina	SEC	80.5
28	Jeremiah Hall Oklahoma	Big 12	80.2
29	Erick All Michigan	Big Ten	79.9
30	Travis Koontz Texas Tech	Big 12	79.6
31	Gary Williams Colorado State	Mountain West	79.3
32	Tyrick James Tulane	American Athletic	79.0
33	Gavin Bartholomew Pittsburgh	ACC	78.7
34	Lucas Krull Pittsburgh	ACC	78.5
35	Ben Sims Baylor	Big 12	78.2
36	Xavier Gaines Marshall	Conference USA	78.0
37	Jalen Wydermyer Texas A&M	SEC	77.7
38	Aubry Payne Georgia State	Sun Belt	77.5
39	Will Mallory Miami	ACC	77.3
40	Bryson Cannon Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	77.1
41	Daniel Bellinger San Diego State	Mountain West	76.9
42	Josh Whyle Cincinnati	American Athletic	76.6
43	Christian Sims Bowling Green	Mid-American	76.4
44	Rivaldo Fairweather Florida International	Conference USA	76.2
45	Joel Wilson Central Michigan	Mid-American	76.0
46	Keanu Hill BYU	FBS Independents	75.9
47	Brevyn Spann-Ford Minnesota	Big Ten	75.7
48	Lincoln Sefcik South Alabama	Sun Belt	75.5
49	Jason Pirtle North Texas	Conference USA	75.3
50	Christian Trahan Houston	American Athletic	75.1
51	Cade Brewer Texas	Big 12	75.0
52	Trent Pennix NC State	ACC	74.8
53	Curtis Hodges Arizona State	Pac-12	74.6
54	Jay Rose UConn	FBS Independents	74.5
55	Mason Tharp Texas Tech	Big 12	74.3
56	Daniel Imatorbhebhe Kansas State	Big 12	74.2
57	Alec Holler UCF	American Athletic	74.0
58	Daniel Parker Missouri	SEC	73.9
59	Chase Allen Iowa State	Big 12	73.7
60	Trace Bruckler New Mexico	Mountain West	73.6
61	John Samuel Shenker Auburn	SEC	73.4
62	Tristian Brank Akron	Mid-American	73.3
63	Brady Russell Colorado	Pac-12	73.1
64	Roger Carter Georgia State	Sun Belt	73.0
65	Jordan Myers Rice	Conference USA	72.8
66	Luke Musgrave Oregon State	Pac-12	72.7
67	Giovanni Fauolo UNLV	Mountain West	72.5
68	Daniel Barker Illinois	Big Ten	72.4
69	Camm McDonald Florida State	ACC	72.2
70	Brayden Willis Oklahoma	Big 12	72.1
71	Trey Knox Arkansas	SEC	72.0
72	Christopher Toudle NC State	ACC	71.8
73	Neal Johnson Louisiana	Sun Belt	71.7
74	Corey Dyches Maryland	Big Ten	71.5
75	Jahleel Billingsley Alabama	SEC	71.4
76	Brandon Niemenski UConn	FBS Independents	71.3
77	Griffin Hebert Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	71.1
78	Davis Allen Clemson	ACC	71.0
79	Tyler Hunt Michigan State	Big Ten	70.9
80	Jeremy Ruckert Ohio State	Big Ten	70.7
81	Grayson Gunter Southern Miss	Conference USA	70.6
82	Treyton Welch Wyoming	Mountain West	70.5
83	Keon Zipperer Florida	SEC	70.4
84	Isaiah Spencer Old Dominion	Conference USA	70.3
85	Kurt Rafdal Boise State	Mountain West	70.1
86	Teagan Quitoriano Oregon State	Pac-12	70.0
87	Cade Otton Washington	Pac-12	69.9
88	Tre Watson Fresno State	Mountain West	69.8
89	Kamari Morales North Carolina	ACC	69.7
90	Leonard Taylor Cincinnati	American Athletic	69.6
91	Jack Coldiron Miami (OH)	Mid-American	69.4
92	Chase Rogers Ole Miss	SEC	69.3
93	Trey Pugh Northwestern	Big Ten	69.2
94	Devin Culp Washington	Pac-12	69.1
95	Michael Trigg USC	Pac-12	69.0
96	Jake Tonges California	Pac-12	68.9
97	Thomaz Whitford New Mexico State	FBS Independents	68.8
98	Will Wallace Tulane	American Athletic	68.7
99	Hayden Pittman UAB	Conference USA	68.6
100	Brenton Strange Penn State	Big Ten	68.5

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