Few college football programs can lay claim to producing top-level tight end talent quite like Notre Dame. Dave Casper, Ken MacAfee, Tyler Eifert, and Kyle Rudolph are just a few of the best to have played the position for the Irish before moving on to NFL careers.
As we sit in the middle of the 2022 season it’s not crazy to think we’re all watching the best of the bunch right now in junior Michael Mayer. Mayer set the program record for career receptions by a tight end in Notre Dame’s win over BYU in October and will only expand on that.
He’s not at the top of the all-time receiving yardage list by a tight end but that should be coming in a matter of weeks. Here are the top-ten receiving yardage leaders in Notre Dame football history (through Oct. 10, 2022).