John Mackey Award
Presented to the nation's most outstanding tight end by the Friends of John Mackey
2025 John Mackey Award winner: Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
2026 Preseason Watch List
- Richie Anderson, Texas A&M
- Jeron Askren, Missouri State
- Benjamin Brahmer, Penn State
- JJ Buchanan, Michigan
- Gabe Burkle, Penn State
- Terrance Carter Jr., Texas Tech
- Peter Clarke, Temple
- Chris Corbo, Georgia Tech
- Ethan Davis, Tennessee
- Decker DeGraaf, Washington
- Eli Finley, Louisiana Tech
- Bruin Fleischmann, Montana State
- Dorian Flemming, Maryland
- Brody Foley, Louisville
- Trey’Dez Green, LSU
- Jeremiah Hasley, Duke
- Luke Hasz, Ole Miss
- Jamari Johnson, Oregon
- Cade Keith, New Mexico
- Luke Lindenmeyer, Nebraska
- Elija Lofton, Miami
- Joshua Long, Eastern Michigan
- Lawson Luckie, Georgia
- Walker Lyons, BYU
- Michael Masunas, Texas
- Carter Moses, Kansas
- Terik Mulder, Kent State
- Brett Norfleet, Missouri
- Garrett Oakley, Kansas State
- Patrick Overmyer, Houston
- Toby Payne, Marshall
- Randy Pittman Jr., SMU
- Jaden Platt, Arkansas
- Luke Reynolds, Virginia Tech
- Willie Rodriguez, Kentucky
- Carter Runyon, Towson
- Dorian Thomas, Cal
- Houston Thomas, Texas A&M
- Jelani Thurman, North Carolina
- Juice Vereen, Colorado State
- DJ Vonnahme, Iowa
- Dylan Wade, UCF
- Matt Wagner, Boise State
- Hunter Welcing, Ohio State
