Phil Steele Blog • March 14, 2017

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2016 Top 50 True Freshman TE's and their Impact on the season.

Today lets move on to the next position in my 2016 Top 50 True Freshman list and talk about the tight ends. There’s not a ton of production on this list as out of the Top 50, only 7 (14%) of the players contributed stats for their teams. 4 others played in multiple games, but did not have any stats.

Only one player was able to get over the 100 yard mark, PS#1 Isaac Nauta of Georgia with 361 yards on 29 receptions and 3 touchdowns. Next came Miller Forristall (PS#24) of Alabama with 73 yards on only 5 receptions. Three players averaged over 10 yards per catch. Miller Forristal (14.6), Isaac Nauta (12.4), and Charlie Woerner (PS#10) of Georgia (10.0).

The Top 50 tight ends from last year combined for 631 yards, 9.6 yards per catch and 6 touchdowns. Look for a lot more production from these players in the 2017 season.

Here is the complete list of the 2016 Top 50 true frosh tight ends and what they did last year. Also provided below is my list of the Top 50 true frosh tight ends from the 2017 class. On Thursday we will take a look at the Top 50 true freshman offensive linemen.

  Red                
Top Shirt  
50 INFO NAME TEAM REC YDS AVG TD LONG OTHER STATS
1 Isaac Nauta Georgia 29 361 12.4 3 50  
2 RS Kaden Smith Stanford 0 0 0.0 0 0  
3 Devin Asiasi Michigan 2 18 9.0 1 15  
4 RS Jake Hausmann Ohio State 0 0 0.0 0 0  
5 RS Naseir Upshur Florida State 0 0 0.0 0 0  
6 Octavious Cooley Mississippi 0 0 0.0 0 0  
7 RS Luke Farrell Ohio State 0 0 0.0 0 0  
8 RS Jamal Pettigrew LSU 0 0 0.0 0 0  
9 RS Cary Angeline USC 0 0 0.0 0 0  
10 Charlie Woerner Georgia 5 50 10.0 0 29  
11 RS Gabe Angel Mississippi 0 0 0.0 0 0  
12 Thaddeus Moss NC State 6 49 8.2 1 17  
13 RS Nick Eubanks Michigan 0 0 0.0 0 0  
14 RS Kierre Hawkins Ohio State 0 0 0.0 0 0  
15 RS Mark Birmingham Duke 0 0 0.0 0 0  
16 RS Jacob Mathis Mississippi 0 0 0.0 0 0  
17 RS Brendan Scales Missouri 0 0 0.0 0 0  
18 RS Landon Rice Auburn 0 0 0.0 0 0  
19  RS Devante Brooks Tennessee 0 0 0.0 0 0 Moved to OT
20 RS Jovani Haskins Miami (FL) 0 0 0.0 0 0  
21 RS Danny Dalton Penn State 0 0 0.0 0 0  
22 RS JC Chalk Clemson 0 0 0.0 0 0  
23 RS Garrett Walston North Carolina 0 0 0.0 0 0  
24 Miller Forristall Alabama 5 73 14.6 0 32  
25 RS Cameron McCormick Oregon 0 0 0.0 0 0  
26 Darel Middleton Miss Gulf Coast 0 0 0.0 0 0 Moved to DE
27 Irvin Smith Alabama 0 0 0.0 0 0 Played in 9 games
28 Michael Irvin Miami (FL) 0 0 0.0 0 0 Played in 4 games
29 RS Noah Davis Michigan State 0 0 0.0 0 0  
30 RS Noah Turner North Carolina 0 0 0.0 0 0  
31 Zarrian Holcombe Illinois 0 0 0.0 0 0 Moved to WR, Played in 7 games
32 Noah Fant Iowa 9 70 7.8 1 14  
33 RS Christian Roberson Mississippi St 0 0 0.0 0 0  
34 RS Jared Bubak Arizona State 0 0 0.0 0 0  
35 RS Jordan Wilson UCLA 0 0 0.0 0 0  
36 RS Donte Coleman Fresno State 0 0 0.0 0 0  
37 RS Albert Okwuegbunam Missouri 0 0 0.0 0 0  
38 RS Scooter Harrington Stanford 0 0 0.0 0 0  
39 RS Jake Hescock Wisconsin 0 0 0.0 0 0  
40 RS Austin Pope Tennessee 0 0 0.0 0 0  
41 RS Jack Stoll Nebraska 0 0 0.0 0 0  
42 RS Jacob Kizer Washington 0 0 0.0 0 0  
43 RS TJ Hockenson Iowa 0 0 0.0 0 0  
44 Sean McKeon Michigan 2 10 5.0 0 5  
45 RS LaRonde' Liverpool Wake Forest 0 0 0.0 0 0  
46 RS Peyton Aucoin Texas 0 0 0.0 0 0  
47 RS Robert Tucker South Carolina 0 0 0.0 0 0  
48 RS Dontea Jones Mississippi St 0 0 0.0 0 0  
49 RS Brandon Chapman Wake Forest 0 0 0.0 0 0  
50   Justin Rigg Kentucky 0 0 0.0 0 0 Played in 2 games
Total 58 631 9.6 6

Here are the Top 50 Rated freshman tight ends for 2017.

2017    
Top 50 Player Team
1 Colby Parkinson Stanford
2 Brock Wright Notre Dame
3 Cole Kmet Notre Dame
4 Josh Falo USC
5 Hunter Bryant Washington
6 Kedrick James (KJ) Alabama
7 Jimmy Jaggers UCLA
8 Jake Marwede Duke
9 Grant Calcaterra Oklahoma
10 Major Tennison Alabama
11 Matt Dotson Michigan State
12 Will Register South Carolina
13 Tre' McKitty Florida State
14 Kemore Gamble Florida
15 Jake Ferguson (Jonathan) Wisconsin
16 Charles Reeves Pittsburgh
17 LaTrell Bumphus Tennessee
18 Brian Polendey Miami (FL)
19 Alex Marshall Florida State
20 Drake Deluliis Virginia Tech
21 Zech Byrd (Zechariah) Unsigned
22 Tucker Fisk Stanford
23 Trey Pugh Northwestern
24 Moses Robinson-Carr UCLA
25 Erik Krommenhoek USC
26 Logan Christopherson Missouri
27 Jared Poplawski Colorado
28 Cade Otton Washington
29 Chase Rogers Louisiana
30 Kurt Rafdal Nebraska
31 Reese Leitao Texas
32 Jack Camper Michigan State
33 Damien Darden NC State
34 Dalton Keene Virginia Tech
35 Austin Allen Nebraska
36 Kyle Soelle Arizona State
37 Bryce Wolma Arizona
38 Bryce Gilbert Arizona
39 Keynel McZeal Texas A&M
40 Lecitus Smith Virginia Tech
41 Carter Dunaway Princeton
42 Ben Moos California
43 Andrew Park Maryland
44 Louis Dorsey Illinois
45 Carson Terrell Utah State
46 Jacob Coons Iowa
47 Kemari Averett Louisville
48 Parker Eichenberger Houston
49 Keegan Cossou Central Michigan
50 Nate Umlor Minnesota