The Best College Football Tight Ends of All Time
American college football, like all football originated as rugby in England and Canada. Eventually rugby came stateside, and then became the game we know and love today. Years later the NCAA was formed to regulate college teams. The tight ends on this list were the best of the best during their college careers.
The NCAA allows students from American universities, colleges, Canadian universities, or military academies to play. American college football has seen a surge in popularity in recent years, but it was actually through college football that the American football rules gained popularity in the first place.
The tight end is an offensive position somewhere between an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. They are responsible for receiving, blocking and sometimes rushing.
Below we commemorate the greatest college tight ends of ALL TIME! If you see a name missing feel free to add it and vote up your favorite tight ends, based on their incredible college careers.- Tight end
- Age: 46
- Teams: California Golden Bears football, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs
- Tight end
- Age: 82
- Teams: Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Panthers football, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys
- Tight end
- Age: 41
- Teams: New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Miami Hurricanes football, New York Giants
- Tight end
- Age: 42
- Teams: San Diego Chargers
- Tight end
- Age: 54
- Teams: Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, Savannah State Tigers football
- Tight end
- Age: 33
- Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots
- Tight end
- Age: 40
- Teams: Dallas Cowboys, Las Vegas Raiders
- Tight end
- Age: 38
- Teams: Washington Redskins
- Tight end, Wide receiver
- Age: 70
- Tight end
- Age: 66
- Teams: Cleveland Browns
- Tight end
- Age: 43
- Teams: Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Iowa Hawkeyes football
- Tight end
- Age: 57
- Tight end
- Age: 59
- Teams: Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants
- 15Tight end
- Age: 32
- Teams: Cincinnati Bearcats, Kansas City Chiefs
- Tight end
- Age: 39
- Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers
- Tight end
- Age: 59
- Teams: Phoenix Cardinals, Wyoming Cowboys football, Dallas Cowboys
- 18Tight end
- Age: 42
- Teams: Arizona Cardinals, Arizona State Sun Devils football, Baltimore Ravens
- 19Tight end
- Age: 32
- Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 20Fullback, Tight end
- Age: Dec. at 57 (1956-2013)
- Tight end
- Age: 34
- Teams: Cincinnati Bengals
- Tight end
- Age: 52
- Tight end
- Age: 37
- Teams: Cincinnati Bearcats football, Philadelphia Eagles
- Tight end
- Age: 44
- Teams: Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots
- Tight end
- Age: 37
- Teams: Baltimore Ravens, BYU Cougars football