2011 Top 25 Tight Ends
By Staff Report
Aug 24, 2010, 4:19am
Tom Lemming's Look at the Top 25 Tight Ends in the Class of 2011
Good tight ends, with their size and ability to catch the football, can be a matchup nightmare for defenses. Add in the ability to block and open up lanes, and you have what could be the missing piece that makes an offense “click.”
It remains to be seen, however, who will land the top ranked tight end in the class of 2011, as Jay Rome is uncommitted. The top committed player is Austin Seferian-Jenkings, who will take his talents to Washington next fall.
| RNK | NAME | POS | HT/WT | SCHOOLS |
| 1. | Jay Rome
Valdosta (GA) | TE | 6-6/240 | |
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| 2. | Austin Seferian-Jenkins
Gig Harbor (WA) | TE | 6-6/250 | Washington |
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| 3. | Ben Koyack
Oil City (PA) | TE, LB | 6-5/240 | Notre Dame |
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| 4. | A.C. Leonard
University Christian (Jacksonville, FL) | TE | 6-2/232 | Florida |
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| 5. | Malcolm Faciane
Picayune (MS) | TE, DE | 6-6/260 | Alabama |
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| 6. | Nick O'Leary
Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) | TE | 6-4/225 | |
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| 7. | Brandon Fulse
Fort Meade (FL) | DE, TE | 6-4/247 | |
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| 8. | Nick Vannett
Westerville Central (Westerville, OH) | TE | 6-6/230 | Ohio State |
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| 9. | Troy Niklasoa
Servite (Anaheim, CA) | TE | 6-6/245 | |
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| 10. | Dan Tapko
Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) | TE | 6-4/220 | Oklahoma |
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| 11. | Ray Hamilton
Strongsville (OH) | TE | 6-5/225 | Iowa |
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| 13. | Brian Miller
Andover (MA) | TE, DE | 6-4/235 | Boston College |
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| 14. | Eric Maclain
Jack Britt (Fayetteville, NC) | TE | 6-5/245 | Clemson |
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| 15. | M.J. McFarland
El Dorado (El Paso, TX) | TE | 6-5/236 | Texas |
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| 16. | Max Stevenson
Klein Oak (Spring, TX) | TE | 6-6/227 | Oklahoma |
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| 17. | Drew Owens
Ardrey Kell (Charlotte, NC) | TE | 6-5/230 | |
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| 18. | Jace Amaro
MacArthur (San Antonio, TX) | TE | 6-5/237 | Texas Tech |
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| 19. | Raymond Nelson
Modesto Christian (Modesto, CA) | TE, DL | 6-5/235 | UCLA |
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| 20. | Dillon Van Der Wal
Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, CA) | TE | 6-7/235 | |
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| 21. | Demetrius Dean
Fayetteville (AR) | TE | 6-3/245 | Arkansas |
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| 22. | Eric Ebron
Ben L. Smith (Greensboro, NC) | TE, DE | 6-4/230 | North Carolina |
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| 23. | Jack Konopka
Fremd (Palatine, IL) | TE | 6-5/260 | Northwestern |
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| 24. | Jake Reed
Columbus North (Columbus, IN) | TE | 6-4/235 | Indiana |
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| 25. | Chris Barnett
A. Maceo Smith (Dallas, TX) | TE, DE | 6-5/260 | Memphis |
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