John Mackey Award

Presented to the nation's most outstanding tight end by the Friends of John Mackey

Penn State's Tyler Warren, 2024 John Mackey Award winner

2025 Preseason Watch List

  • Tanner Arkin, Illinois
  • Blake Bosma, Western Michigan
  • Gabe Burkle, Iowa State
  • Keyan Burnett, Arizona
  • Josh Cuevas, Alabama
  • Decker DeGraaf, Washington
  • Oscar Delp, Georgia
  • Khalil Dinkins, Penn State
  • Jack Endries, Texas
  • Eli Finley, Louisiana Tech
  • Dorian Fleming, Maryland
  • Kenny Fletcher, Rutgers
  • Jeremiah Franklin, Boston College
  • Jameson Geers, Minnesota
  • Benji Gosnell, Virginia Tech
  • Hayden Hansen, Florida
  • Luke Hasz, Ole Miss
  • River Helms, Georgia Southern
  • Matthew Hibner, SMU
  • Justin Joly, NC State
  • Miles Kitselman, Tennessee
  • Max Klare, Ohio State
  • Marlin Klein, Michigan
  • Tanner Koziol, Ball State
  • Matt Lauter, Boise State
  • Elija Lofton, Miami
  • Lawson Luckie, Georgia
  • RJ Maryland, SMU
  • Lake McCree, USC
  • Chamon Metayer, Arizona State
  • John Michael, Wyoming
  • Brett Norfleet, Missouri
  • Garrett Oakley, Kansas State
  • Zach Ortwerth, Iowa
  • Randy Pittman, Florida State
  • Sam Roush, Stanford
  • Joe Royer, Cincinnati
  • Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon
  • Bauer Sharp, LSU
  • Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
  • Landen Thomas, Florida State
  • Houston Thomas, UTSA
  • Michael Trigg, Baylor
  • Jack Veiling, Michigan State
  • Mason Williams, Ohio
  • Daequan Wright, Ole Miss

Named For

John Mackey, only the second true tight end to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

2024 Recipient

Tyler Warren, Penn State

2025 Dates

Watch List: Friday, August 8