Phil Steele Blog • March 3, 2016

 

2015 Top 50 True Freshman TE's and their Impact on the Season.

Today lets move on to the next position in my 2015 Top 50 True Freshman list and talk about the tight ends. Not a ton of production on this list as out of the Top 50 only 13 (26%) of the players contributed stats for their teams.

Only three players topped over 100 yards on this list. The top freshman tight ends this past year were Notre Dame's Aliz'e Jones (PS#1) with 190 yards (14.6), Kentucky's CJ Conrad (PS#12) 149 yards (9.9), and USC's Tyler Petite (PS#9) 145 yards (9.7). Out of the 13 players with stats only 3 of them had a touchdown with CJ Conrad, Tyler Petite, and A&M’s Jordan Davis (PS#6) each with 1. Also only 3 players topped over 10 yards per catch with Aliz’e Jones 14.6, Georgia’s Jackson Harris (PS#8) 12.5, and LSU’s Bry’Kiethon Mouton (PS#25) 10.5 on 2 receptions. Three Players had 1 kick return each and PS#22 Hunter Lent of North Carolina moved to punter.

The Top 50 tight ends from the 2015 class combined for 701 yards 10.3 yards per catch and 3 touchdowns. Look for a lot more production from these players in the 2016 season.

Here is the complete list of the 2015 Top 50 frosh tight ends and what they did in 2015 as true frosh. Also provided below is my list of the Top 50 true frosh tight ends from the 2016 class. On Monday we will take a look at the Top 50 freshman offensive linemen.

Top                 OTHER STATS
50 RS Player TEAM REC YDS AVG TD LONG INFO
1   Aliz'e  Jones Notre Dame 13 190 14.6 0 45  
2   Chris  Clark Ucla 0 0 0 0 0 Illness/Transferred to Pitt
3   Hale  Hentges Alabama 1 5 5 0 5 KR 1-2-2.0-0
4   Devonaire  Clarington Texas 0 0 0 0 0 DNQ/Ineligible
5 RS   Garrett  Williams Clemson 0 0 0 0 0  
6   Jordan  Davis Texas A&M 2 7 3.5 1 4 KR 1-12-12.0-0
7 RS   Will  Gragg Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0  
8   Jackson  Harris Georgia 4 50 12.5 0 20  
9   Tyler  Petite Usc 15 145 9.7 1 25  
10 RS   Tyrone Wheatley Michigan 0 0 0 0 0  
11 RS   Cj O'Grady Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended
12   Cj Conrad Kentucky 15 149 9.9 1 28  
13   Chandler Cox Auburn 3 25 8.3 0 10  
14 RS   Willie  Hibbler Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0  
15 RS   Kyle  Penniston Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0  
16 RS   Christian  Owens South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 Moved to WR
17 RS   Jalen  Wilkerson Florida St 0 0 0 0 0  
18   Jay Jay  Wilson Arizona St 0 0 0 0 0 KR 1-7-7.0-0, Rush 1-1-1.0-0
19 RS   Carl  Tucker North Carolina 0 0 0 0 0  
20 RS   David  Edwards Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0  
21   Bowman  Archibald Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 0 Quit team
22   Hunter  Lent North Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 Moved to P, P  6-225-37.5-56-2
23 RS   Jonathan  Holland Penn St 0 0 0 0 0  
24 RS   Aj  Alexander Ohio St 0 0 0 0 0  
25   Bry'Kiethon  Mouton Lsu 2 21 10.5 0 16 Moved to FB
26 RS   Jalen  Harris Auburn 0 0 0 0 0  
27 RS   Austin  Cantrell Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0  
28   Kyle  Oliver Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 Left team
29 RS   Jacob  Breeland Oregon 0 0 0 0 0  
30 RS   Daniel  Imatorbhebhe Florida 0 0 0 0 0 Transferred to USC
31 RS   Kevin  Dillman North Texas 0 0 0 0 0  
32   Camrin  Knight Florida 0 0 0 0 0  
33 RS   Tommy  Hudson Arizona St 0 0 0 0 0  
34 RS   Jake  Bargas North Carolina 0 0 0 0 0  
35 RS   Rashod  Berry Ohio St 0 0 0 0 0  
36 RS   Stone  Wolfley West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0  
37 RS   Matt  Snyder Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0  
38   Hanner  Shipley Lsu 0 0 0 0 0 Trans to Abeline Christian
39   Sam  Dobbs Vanderbilt 2 30 15 0 21  
40 RS   Connor  Redmond South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 Medical hardship disqualification
41   Kyle  Markway South Carolina 3 57 19 0 27  
42 RS   Nick  Bowers Penn St 0 0 0 0 0  
43 RS   Nakia  Griffin-Stewart Rutgers 0 0 0 0 0  
44 RS   Austin  Dorris Indiana 0 0 0 0 0  
45 GS   Jamie  Nunley Arizona 0 0 0 0 0  
46 RS   Matt  Pistone Boise St 0 0 0 0 0  
47 RS   Brion  Anduze Arizona 0 0 0 0 0  
48 RS   Chris  Cunningham Virginia Tech 0 0 0 0 0  
49   Dalton  Wood Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 Left school last year but has since returned
50     Aaron  Cochran Ucf 4 22 5.5 0 8  
Total 64 701 10.3 3

Here are the Top 50 rated freshman tight ends for 2016.

Top    
50 Player Team
1 Isaac Nauta Georgia
2 Kaden Smith Stanford
3 Devin Asiasi Michigan
4 Jake Hausmann Ohio State
5 Naseir Upshur Florida State
6 Octavious Cooley Mississippi
7 Luke Farrell Ohio State
8 Jamal Pettigrew LSU
9 Cary Angeline USC
10 Charlie Woerner Georgia
11 Gabe Angel Mississippi
12 Thaddeus Moss NC State
13 Nick Eubanks Michigan
14 Kierre Hawkins Ohio State
15 Mark Birmingham Duke
16 Jacob Mathis Mississippi
17 Brendan Scales Missouri
18 Landon Rice Auburn
19 Devante Brooks Tennessee
20 Jovani Haskins Miami (FL)
21 Danny Dalton Penn State
22 JC Chalk Clemson
23 Garrett Walston North Carolina
24 Miller Forristall Alabama
25 Cameron McCormick Oregon
26 Darel Middleton Unsigned
27 Irvin Smith Alabama
28 Michael Irvin Miami (FL)
29 Noah Davis Michigan State
30 Noah Turner North Carolina
31 Zarrian Holcombe Illinois
32 Noah Fant Iowa
33 Christian Roberson Mississippi State
34 Jared Bubak Arizona State
35 Jordan Wilson UCLA
36 Donte Coleman Fresno State
37 Albert Okwuegbunam Missouri
38 Scooter Harrington Stanford
39 Jake Hescock Wisconsin
40 Austin Pope Tennessee
41 Jack Stoll Nebraska
42 Jacob Kizer Washington
43 TJ Hockenson Iowa
44 Sean McKeon Michigan
45 LaRonde' Liverpool Wake Forest
46 Peyton Aucoin Texas
47 Robert Tucker South Carolina
48 Dontea Jones Mississippi State
49 Brandon Chapman Wake Forest
50 Justin Rigg Kentucky