Position Board
2018 Tight Ends Recruiting Rankings
Follow the national tight ends board with committed teams, composite ratings, hometowns, and direct paths into state and team recruiting pages.
- Ranked Recruits
- 159
- Committed Schools
- 81
- Blue-Chips
- 17
Position recruiting summary
The 2018 tight ends board has 159 ranked recruits and 17 blue-chip prospects.
Top committed programs
- Nevada4
- Air Force3
- Baylor3
- Cincinnati3
State landing pages
Ranked recruits
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Team | Stars | Rating | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brevin Jordan Bishop Gorman | Miami | 4★ | 0.982 | Nevada |
| 2 | Jeremy Ruckert Lindenhurst | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.981 | New York |
| 3 | Luke Ford Carterville | Georgia | 4★ | 0.975 | Illinois |
| 4 | Zack Kuntz Camp Hill | Penn State | 4★ | 0.938 | Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Kyle Pitts Archbishop Wood | Florida | 4★ | 0.933 | Pennsylvania |
| 6 | Mustapha Muhammad Ridge Point | Michigan | 4★ | 0.932 | Texas |
| 7 | Cam Jurgens Beatrice | Nebraska | 4★ | 0.923 | Nebraska |
| 8 | Will Mallory Providence | Miami | 4★ | 0.918 | Florida |
| 9 | Pat Freiermuth Brooks School | Penn State | 4★ | 0.915 | Massachusetts |
| 10 | Malcolm Epps Dekaney | Texas | 4★ | 0.914 | Texas |
| 11 | Spencer Webb Christian Brothers | Oregon | 4★ | 0.910 | California |
| 12 | Trenton Gillison Pickerington Central | Michigan State | 4★ | 0.909 | Ohio |
| 13 | Michael Ezeike Colony | UCLA | 4★ | 0.907 | California |
| 14 | George Takacs Gulf Coast | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.903 | Florida |
| 15 | Camren McDonald Long Beach Poly | Florida State | 4★ | 0.902 | California |
| 16 | Leonard Taylor Springfield | Cincinnati | 4★ | 0.900 | Ohio |
| 17 | John FitzPatrick Marist School | Georgia | 4★ | 0.897 | Georgia |
| 18 | McCallan Castles South Tahoe | California | 3★ | 0.888 | California |
| 19 | Josh Whyle LaSalle | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.886 | Ohio |
| 20 | Tyneil Hopper Roswell | Boise State | 3★ | 0.880 | Georgia |
| 21 | Tommy Tremble Wesleyan School | Notre Dame | 3★ | 0.880 | Georgia |
| 22 | Geor'quarius Spivey Richwood | Mississippi State | 3★ | 0.877 | Louisiana |
| 23 | Chigoziem Okonkwo Hillgrove | Maryland | 3★ | 0.876 | Georgia |
| 24 | Matt Alaimo St. Joseph Regional | UCLA | 3★ | 0.874 | New Jersey |
| 25 | Brenden Bates Archbishop Moeller | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.873 | Ohio |
| 26 | Glenn Beal John Curtis | Texas A&M | 3★ | 0.872 | Louisiana |
| 27 | Gavin Schoenwald Brentwood Academy | Vanderbilt | 3★ | 0.872 | Tennessee |
| 28 | Dante Zanders Boca Raton | Florida | 3★ | 0.871 | Florida |
| 29 | Zach Sheffer Nease | LSU | 3★ | 0.871 | Florida |
| 30 | Bralen Taylor Cuero | Baylor | 3★ | 0.869 | Texas |
| 31 | Mike O'Laughlin Fenwick | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.869 | Illinois |
| 32 | Nic McTear Heritage | San Diego State | 3★ | 0.868 | Texas |
| 33 | Michael Parker Westminster Christian Academy | Alabama | 3★ | 0.867 | Alabama |
| 34 | Keaton Upshaw Lima Senior | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.867 | Ohio |
| 35 | Christoph Henle The Oakridge School | Baylor | 3★ | 0.865 | Texas |
| 36 | Jacob Warren Farragut | Tennessee | 3★ | 0.865 | Tennessee |
| 37 | Ben Bresnahan West Forsyth | Vanderbilt | 3★ | 0.864 | Georgia |
| 38 | Ben Sims Clark | Baylor | 3★ | 0.863 | Texas |
| 39 | Luke Schoonmaker Hamden Hall | Michigan | 3★ | 0.861 | Connecticut |
| 40 | Brevyn Spann-Ford St. Cloud Technical | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.861 | Minnesota |
| 41 | Braden Galloway Seneca | Clemson | 3★ | 0.859 | South Carolina |
| 42 | Messiah Swinson Long Island Lutheran | Missouri | 3★ | 0.858 | New York |
| 43 | Charles Robinson Waubonsie Valley | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.858 | Illinois |
| 44 | Drew Tuazama Knightdale | Not committed | 3★ | 0.857 | North Carolina |
| 45 | Isaiah Smalls Dorsey | Oregon State | 3★ | 0.853 | California |
| 46 | Dallin Holker Lehi | BYU | 3★ | 0.853 | Utah |
| 47 | Katerian Legrone Best Academy | Nebraska | 3★ | 0.849 | Georgia |
| 48 | Joey Luchetti Lawrence Academy | Boston College | 3★ | 0.847 | Massachusetts |
| 49 | Cole Turner Clackamas | Nevada | 3★ | 0.847 | Oregon |
| 50 | Maleak Bryant Mays | Miami (OH) | 3★ | 0.846 | Georgia |
| 51 | Anthony Torres Penn | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.846 | Indiana |
| 52 | Zamari Ellis Vance County | Duke | 3★ | 0.845 | North Carolina |
| 53 | David Priebe Midway | UCLA | 3★ | 0.845 | Texas |
| 54 | Jack Cravaack Madeira | Purdue | 3★ | 0.843 | Ohio |
| 55 | Bobby Haskins Hun School | Virginia | 3★ | 0.843 | New Jersey |
| 56 | Brian Kaiser New Trier | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.843 | Illinois |
| 57 | Jake Peters Santa Margarita Catholic | Arizona | 3★ | 0.842 | California |
| 58 | Brayden Willis Martin | Oklahoma | 3★ | 0.839 | Texas |
| 59 | Matt Bjorson Hinsdale Central | Indiana | 3★ | 0.839 | Illinois |
| 60 | John McCartan Santa Margarita Catholic | Oregon State | 3★ | 0.838 | California |
| 61 | Turon Ivy Jr. Marist | Indiana | 3★ | 0.838 | Illinois |
| 62 | Chris Carter South Dade | South Florida | 3★ | 0.836 | Florida |
| 63 | Brad Cumbest East Central | Mississippi State | 3★ | 0.834 | Mississippi |
| 64 | Christian Trahan Sulphur | Houston | 3★ | 0.834 | Louisiana |
| 65 | Cole Ramseyer Coeur d'Alene | Boise State | 3★ | 0.832 | Idaho |
| 66 | Daniel Barker Deerfield Beach | Illinois | 3★ | 0.831 | Florida |
| 67 | Trey McBride Fort Morgan | Colorado State | 3★ | 0.831 | Colorado |
| 68 | Viliami Fehoko St. Francis | San José State | 3★ | 0.831 | California |
| 69 | Blake Whiteheart Mount Tabor | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.830 | North Carolina |
| 70 | Keishon Dawkins West Linn | Oregon State | 3★ | 0.828 | Oregon |
| 71 | Tevita Fotu Herriman | Utah | 3★ | 0.828 | Utah |
| 72 | Anthony Lewis Jr. Murphy | legacy_name_hudsonvalley | 3★ | 0.828 | Alabama |
| 73 | Tae Le Corona Del Mar | Stanford | 3★ | 0.826 | California |
| 74 | Chris Kane San Clemente | Air Force | 3★ | 0.826 | California |
| 75 | Ben Redding Friendswood | SMU | 3★ | 0.826 | Texas |
| 76 | Khance Hill Peabody | Not committed | 3★ | 0.825 | Tennessee |
| 77 | Alex Morgan Pickerington Central | Toledo | 3★ | 0.825 | Ohio |
| 78 | Lee Payton River Rouge | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.823 | Michigan |
| 79 | Payne Durham Peachtree Ridge | Purdue | 3★ | 0.821 | Georgia |
| 80 | Michael Naze Catholic Memorial | Not committed | 3★ | 0.820 | Wisconsin |
| 81 | Spencer Wells Dawson | Houston | 3★ | 0.819 | Texas |
| 82 | Isaiah Bellamy Largo | Not committed | 3★ | 0.817 | Florida |
| 83 | Jyaire Shorter Ellison | North Texas | 3★ | 0.817 | Texas |
| 84 | Trey Ross Randleman | App State | 3★ | 0.810 | North Carolina |
| 85 | Jaxon Boley Larue County | Wyoming | 3★ | 0.810 | Kentucky |
| 86 | Jerrod Clark Brighton | Coastal Carolina | 3★ | 0.810 | Massachusetts |
| 87 | Donavon Foley Quitman | 2110 | 3★ | 0.809 | Arkansas |
| 88 | Tyrick James China Spring | Tulane | 3★ | 0.806 | Texas |
| 89 | Jacob Kainer Cy Woods | Not committed | 3★ | 0.806 | Texas |
| 90 | Johnny Bogle Nease | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.806 | Florida |
| 91 | Jake Papez Timberland | Bowling Green | 3★ | 0.805 | Missouri |
| 92 | Dylan OQuinn Lake | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.805 | Ohio |
| 93 | Aaron Jarman North Lenoir | Temple | 3★ | 0.805 | North Carolina |
| 94 | Brandon Shelnutt Archer | 2382 | 3★ | 0.805 | Georgia |
| 95 | Adam Shepherd Catholic For Boys | Not committed | 3★ | 0.801 | Arkansas |
| 96 | Alec Burton Danville Community | Ohio | 3★ | 0.800 | Indiana |
| 97 | Jaylyn Williams Westside | Not committed | 3★ | 0.800 | Texas |
| 98 | Max Janes Mounds View | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.800 | Minnesota |
| 99 | Wes Obermeier Gibson Southern | Ball State | 3★ | 0.800 | Indiana |
| 100 | Adam Meyer Ocean View | UNLV | 3★ | 0.800 | California |
| 101 | Gary Williams Chambers | Colorado State | 3★ | 0.800 | North Carolina |
| 102 | Jay Gibson McCallie School | Western Kentucky | 3★ | 0.800 | Tennessee |
| 103 | Bryce Stai Norris | Ohio | 2★ | 0.795 | Nebraska |
| 104 | Reed Tyler Brandon | Arkansas State | 2★ | 0.795 | Mississippi |
| 105 | Daniel Bellinger Palo Verde | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.795 | Nevada |
| 106 | Jacob Cassidy Spring Valley | Marshall | 2★ | 0.795 | West Virginia |
| 107 | Jackson Lanam Calallen | Texas State | 2★ | 0.795 | Texas |
| 108 | Joshua Quiett McKinley | Not committed | 2★ | 0.794 | Louisiana |
| 109 | Henry Teeter Central | 107 | 2★ | 0.790 | Texas |
| 110 | Herman McCray Oxbridge Academy | Georgia State | 2★ | 0.790 | Florida |
| 111 | Valdez Peterson Alief Hastings | Not committed | 2★ | 0.790 | Texas |
| 112 | Carson Bobo Oak Mountain | 163 | 2★ | 0.790 | Alabama |
| 113 | Jeffrey Jones Jr. O'Fallon HS | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.790 | Illinois |
| 114 | Daniel Johnson Catholic Central | Kent State | 2★ | 0.790 | ON |
| 115 | Jackson Marcotte Mount Carmel | Wyoming | 2★ | 0.790 | Illinois |
| 116 | Kenden Jones Summer Creek | Not committed | 2★ | 0.789 | Texas |
| 117 | Javon Antonio East St. John | Not committed | 2★ | 0.784 | Louisiana |
| 118 | Dalton May Jones | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.784 | Oklahoma |
| 119 | James Palmer Westmoore | Tulsa | 2★ | 0.784 | Oklahoma |
| 120 | Garrett Sapp White Station | Memphis | 2★ | 0.784 | Tennessee |
| 121 | Barclay Ford North Forney | 2617 | 2★ | 0.784 | Texas |
| 122 | Grant Miles Horizon | New Mexico State | 2★ | 0.780 | Arizona |
| 123 | Mick Reese Buford | Not committed | 2★ | 0.780 | Georgia |
| 124 | Will Kellison Bishop Chatard | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.780 | Indiana |
| 125 | Alex Luedeke Holly Springs | Air Force | 2★ | 0.780 | North Carolina |
| 126 | Hayden Werbecks Galena | Nevada | 2★ | 0.780 | Nevada |
| 127 | James Lachey Grandview Heights | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.779 | Ohio |
| 128 | Josh Lifson Kentucky Country Day School | Air Force | 2★ | 0.779 | Kentucky |
| 129 | Luke Burnette Sun Valley | App State | 2★ | 0.778 | North Carolina |
| 130 | Kameron Wilson Hueytown | Memphis | 2★ | 0.775 | Alabama |
| 131 | Robert French Bartram Trail | Rice | 2★ | 0.773 | Florida |
| 132 | Ryan Smith Granite Bay | Nevada | 2★ | 0.773 | California |
| 133 | Owen Thomas North Penn | 222 | 2★ | 0.770 | Pennsylvania |
| 134 | Dane Saltarelli IMG Academy | Oklahoma | 2★ | 0.770 | Florida |
| 135 | Mike Novitsky Victor Senior | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.770 | New York |
| 136 | Mark Williams Stone Bridge | Kent State | 2★ | 0.770 | Virginia |
| 137 | Davin Dyal Cookeville | 2630 | 2★ | 0.769 | Tennessee |
| 138 | David O'Meara Lawton Chiles | Florida International | 2★ | 0.768 | Florida |
| 139 | Travis Ecke Cheshire | Not committed | 2★ | 0.763 | Connecticut |
| 140 | Darrell Fields Pampa | Nevada | 2★ | 0.760 | Texas |
| 141 | Antonio Olivieri El Capitan | Not committed | 2★ | 0.750 | California |
| 142 | Kyle Wakefield Lake Travis | Not committed | 2★ | 0.750 | Texas |
| 143 | Ben Anderson Valor Christian | Not committed | 2★ | 0.750 | Colorado |
| 144 | Donnie Ventrelli Como Park Senior | 155 | 2★ | 0.750 | Minnesota |
| 145 | Ben Keeter Bellevue | 159 | 2★ | 0.750 | Washington |
| 146 | Blake Watson Maryville | 2046 | 2★ | 0.750 | Tennessee |
| 147 | Cole Burnison High school unavailable | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.750 | — |
| 148 | Zaire Porter Marion-Franklin | 2198 | 2★ | 0.750 | Ohio |
| 149 | Donta Anthony Potomac | Old Dominion | 2★ | 0.750 | Maryland |
| 150 | Jonathan Elder Hillgrove | Coastal Carolina | 2★ | 0.750 | Georgia |
| 151 | Gabe Sanchez Joseph Gregori | Not committed | 2★ | 0.740 | California |
| 152 | Ryan Schoenfelder Goodhue Secondary | 155 | 2★ | 0.740 | Minnesota |
| 153 | Andrew White GlenOak | Not committed | 2★ | 0.730 | Ohio |
| 154 | Randy Clemons Quartz Hill | Not committed | 2★ | 0.730 | California |
| 155 | Aiden Nellor Union | 331 | 2★ | 0.730 | Washington |
| 156 | Corbin Hartsock Olympia | 331 | 2★ | 0.720 | Washington |
| 157 | Luke Empen Northeast | Iowa | 2★ | 0.710 | Iowa |
| 158 | Jason Lloyd Carlmont | Not committed | 2★ | 0.700 | California |
| 159 | Chase Davis Sachse | 2377 | 2★ | 0.700 | Texas |