TE position didn't really exist pre-1960's in the sense of how we're talking about the position.
Casper had the best overall career by far, and would be on the Mt. Rushmore of TEs.
Replies to: "College only: MacAfee fits any era. Clear #1 to me. Eifert/Casper best of each era"
- Greatest tight end from ND? Macafee, Casper, Bavaro Fasano? [NT]
- DonMiller - 9:06am 11/6/25
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- Drafted ND Tight End since and including Dave Casper via the Perplexity AI engine. [LINK] - SteveM - 7:29pm 11/6/25
- In College MacAfee and Mayer in the Pro's Casper and Bavaro [NT]
- Rocketman84 - 12:06pm 11/6/25
- I like the breakdown! - jamie - 3:53pm 11/6/25
- That's decent logic. Casper voted the best Tight End in the 70's decade, Bavaro made a - THEISMANCARR - 12:45pm 11/6/25
- Bavaria. Impossible to bring down. [NT]
- Terry44 - 11:32am 11/6/25
- I believe Bavaria fell on November 7th, 1918... [IMAGE]
- TakethetrainKnute - 11:35am 11/6/25
- well done [NT] - weisguy19 - 1:44pm 11/6/25
- I believe Bavaria fell on November 7th, 1918... [IMAGE]
- TakethetrainKnute - 11:35am 11/6/25
- I sure loved watching Mayer. He was the only option for Pyne that year and could have had bigger - FoolBear - 11:16am 11/6/25
- Mayer was great, but Pyne had plenty of options - ndunabomber - 12:16pm 11/6/25
- That was my point. Mayer was Pyne's only option, not because of skill player talent on the team but - FoolBear - 12:30pm 11/6/25
- Mayer was great, but Pyne had plenty of options - ndunabomber - 12:16pm 11/6/25
- Casper easily although we never threw much. MacAfee 2nd but clearly dominant in his day. Bavaro - THEISMANCARR - 10:34am 11/6/25
- College only: MacAfee fits any era. Clear #1 to me. Eifert/Casper best of each era - Turkish - 10:11am 11/6/25
- It's obviously Hart - but since I never saw Leon play - I've always been partial MacAfee [NT]
- murph92675 - 10:08am 11/6/25
- Different era and before the position was really establidhedy [NT] - Rocketman84 - 12:11pm 11/6/25
- You gotta have Hart. [NT]
- Hensou - 9:14am 11/6/25
- Young people don't know who that is. Hint: Heisman Trophy, Male Athlete of the Year. 1949. - ELP - 9:34am 11/6/25
- I think the issue with Hart is that the position and game was unrecognizable to the modern eye - Turkish - 10:17am 11/6/25
- Hart was 6'5" 257 lbs. The only lineman to win three college football NCs plus 3 NFL championships. - Hensou - 11:50am 11/6/25
- Hart = Stud. No argument from me. One-platoon football was a different game [NT] - Turkish - 12:14pm 11/6/25
- Hart was 6'5" 257 lbs. The only lineman to win three college football NCs plus 3 NFL championships. - Hensou - 11:50am 11/6/25
- I think the issue with Hart is that the position and game was unrecognizable to the modern eye - Turkish - 10:17am 11/6/25
- Thanks. I forgot about Leon. Won the Maxwell and heisman [NT]
- DonMiller - 9:30am 11/6/25
- Dreaming about BK again? [NT]
- whatsamataU - 1:25pm 11/6/25
- Always thought a lot of Bob Kemp [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 2:24pm 11/6/25
- Dreaming about BK again? [NT]
- whatsamataU - 1:25pm 11/6/25
- Young people don't know who that is. Hint: Heisman Trophy, Male Athlete of the Year. 1949. - ELP - 9:34am 11/6/25