The John Mackey Award
Player of the Week
The John Mackey Tight End of the Week is an honor distinct and different from the annual John Mackey Award. The weekly honor was started in 2004 to draw attention to individual play by Tight Ends during the active season. The Tight End of the Week acknowledgement does not have a direct bearing on the final John Mackey Award selection process. The John Mackey Tight End of the Week honor will run until the announcement of the eight Semi-Finalists.
Week 2: Memphis TE Hunter Tipton Delivers Record Challenging Performance
Hunter Tipton
9 Rec 229 Yds 1 TD
Tipton's 229-yd performance comes just five yards shy of the FBS single-game recieving record by a tight end
Honorable Mention:
Trey'Dez Green (LSU)
6 Rec 104 Yds 1 TD
Luke Reynolds (Virginia Tech)
8 Rec 108 Yds 2 TD
Week 1: SMU's Randy Pittman Jr Shines in Return to Tallahassee
Randy Pittman Jr
5 Rec 75 Yds 1 TD
A season opener. A new uniform. A road game against his former team. And when SMU needed plays, Pittman delivered.
Honorable Mention:
Patrick Overmyer (Houston)
6 Rec 84 Yds
2025
Eli Stowers - Vanderbilt
2020
Kyle Pitts - Florida
2019
Harrison Bryant - FAU
2012
Tyler Eifert - Notre Dame
2011
Dwayne Allen - Clemson
2010
DJ Williams - Arkansas
2008
Chase Coffman - Missouri
2007
Fred Davis - USC
2004
Past John Mackey Award Winners
The John Mackey Award honors the great tight ends at the collegiate level. Past Winners have had profound impacts on our game and communities
2024
Tyler Warren - Penn State
2018
TJ Hockenson - Iowa
2017
Mark Andrews - Oklahoma
Heath Miller - Virginia
2003
Kellen Winslow II - Miami
2006
Matt Spaeth - Minnesota
2023 & 2022
Brock Bowers - Georgia
2016
Jake Butt - Michigan
2015
Hunter Henry - Arkansas
2002
Dallas Clark - Iowa
2000
Tim Stratton - Purdue
2021
Trey McBride - Colorado State
2014
Nick O'Leary - Florida State
2013
Austin Seferian-Jenkins - Washington
2009
Aaron Hernandez - Florida
2001
Daniel Graham - Colorado
2005
Marcades Lewis - UCLA
