College Football TE Rankings 2021

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS tight end of the 2021 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	Brock Bowers Georgia	SEC	99.0
2	Sean Dykes Memphis	American Athletic	96.0
3	Isaiah Likely Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	94.2
4	Jelani Woods Virginia	ACC	93.0
5	Ryan Jones East Carolina	American Athletic	91.7
6	Dalton Kincaid Utah	Pac-12	90.7
7	Gerrit Prince UAB	Conference USA	89.8
8	Kemore Gamble Florida	SEC	89.0
9	Greg Dulcich UCLA	Pac-12	88.3
10	Cole Turner Nevada	Mountain West	87.7
11	Payne Durham Purdue	Big Ten	87.2
12	Grant Calcaterra SMU	American Athletic	86.7
13	Sam LaPorta Iowa	Big Ten	86.2
14	Derrick Deese Jr. San José State	Mountain West	85.8
15	Charlie Kolar Iowa State	Big 12	85.4
16	Michael Mayer Notre Dame	FBS Independents	85.0
17	Cameron Latu Alabama	SEC	84.5
18	Brant Kuithe Utah	Pac-12	84.0
19	Trey McBride Colorado State	Mountain West	83.5
20	Austin Allen Nebraska	Big Ten	83.1
21	Marshon Ford Louisville	ACC	82.6
22	Trae Barry Boston College	ACC	82.2
23	Jeremiah Hall Oklahoma	Big 12	81.9
24	Jake Ferguson Wisconsin	Big Ten	81.5
25	Zack Kuntz Old Dominion	Conference USA	81.1
26	Travis Koontz Texas Tech	Big 12	80.8
27	Gary Williams Colorado State	Mountain West	80.5
28	Jaheim Bell South Carolina	SEC	80.2
29	Tyrick James Tulane	American Athletic	79.9
30	Chigoziem Okonkwo Maryland	Big Ten	79.6
31	Peyton Hendershot Indiana	Big Ten	79.3
32	Xavier Gaines Marshall	Conference USA	79.0
33	Ben Sims Baylor	Big 12	78.7
34	Aubry Payne Georgia State	Sun Belt	78.5
35	Will Mallory Miami	ACC	78.2
36	Josh Whyle Cincinnati	American Athletic	78.0
37	Bryson Cannon Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	77.7
38	Daniel Bellinger San Diego State	Mountain West	77.5
39	Jalen Wydermyer Texas A&M	SEC	77.3
40	Christian Sims Bowling Green	Mid-American	77.1
41	Erick All Michigan	Big Ten	76.9
42	Lucas Krull Pittsburgh	ACC	76.6
43	Keanu Hill BYU	FBS Independents	76.4
44	Christian Trahan Houston	American Athletic	76.2
45	Brevyn Spann-Ford Minnesota	Big Ten	76.0
46	Cade Brewer Texas	Big 12	75.9
47	Joel Wilson Central Michigan	Mid-American	75.7
48	Curtis Hodges Arizona State	Pac-12	75.5
49	Rivaldo Fairweather Florida International	Conference USA	75.3
50	Jay Rose UConn	FBS Independents	75.1
51	Lincoln Sefcik South Alabama	Sun Belt	75.0
52	Daniel Parker Missouri	SEC	74.8
53	Trace Bruckler New Mexico	Mountain West	74.6
54	Tristian Brank Akron	Mid-American	74.5
55	Jordan Myers Rice	Conference USA	74.3
56	Jason Pirtle North Texas	Conference USA	74.2
57	Daniel Barker Illinois	Big Ten	74.0
58	Brady Russell Colorado	Pac-12	73.9
59	Roger Carter Georgia State	Sun Belt	73.7
60	Trent Pennix NC State	ACC	73.6
61	Daniel Imatorbhebhe Kansas State	Big 12	73.4
62	John Samuel Shenker Auburn	SEC	73.3
63	Chase Allen Iowa State	Big 12	73.1
64	Giovanni Fauolo UNLV	Mountain West	73.0
65	Camm McDonald Florida State	ACC	72.8
66	Christopher Toudle NC State	ACC	72.7
67	Griffin Hebert Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	72.5
68	Neal Johnson Louisiana	Sun Belt	72.4
69	Brandon Niemenski UConn	FBS Independents	72.2
70	Tyler Hunt Michigan State	Big Ten	72.1
71	Davis Allen Clemson	ACC	72.0
72	Grayson Gunter Southern Miss	Conference USA	71.8
73	Treyton Welch Wyoming	Mountain West	71.7
74	Isaiah Spencer Old Dominion	Conference USA	71.5
75	Brayden Willis Oklahoma	Big 12	71.4
76	Kurt Rafdal Boise State	Mountain West	71.3
77	Mason Tharp Texas Tech	Big 12	71.1
78	Cade Otton Washington	Pac-12	71.0
79	Keon Zipperer Florida	SEC	70.9
80	Corey Dyches Maryland	Big Ten	70.7
81	Jack Coldiron Miami (OH)	Mid-American	70.6
82	Tre Watson Fresno State	Mountain West	70.5
83	Luke Musgrave Oregon State	Pac-12	70.4
84	Chase Rogers Ole Miss	SEC	70.3
85	Devin Culp Washington	Pac-12	70.1
86	Michael Trigg USC	Pac-12	70.0
87	Trey Pugh Northwestern	Big Ten	69.9
88	Kamari Morales North Carolina	ACC	69.8
89	Jahleel Billingsley Alabama	SEC	69.7
90	Hayden Pittman UAB	Conference USA	69.6
91	Thomaz Whitford New Mexico State	FBS Independents	69.4
92	Isaac Rex BYU	FBS Independents	69.3
93	Teagan Quitoriano Oregon State	Pac-12	69.2
94	Brenton Strange Penn State	Big Ten	69.1
95	Emmanuel Stevenson Arkansas State	Sun Belt	69.0
96	Casey Kelly Ole Miss	SEC	68.9
97	Joey Beljan Western Kentucky	Conference USA	68.8
98	Alex Lines Arizona	Pac-12	68.7
99	Marshall Lang Northwestern	Big Ten	68.6
100	Dominick Mazotti San José State	Mountain West	68.5

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