Introducing the top 10 tight ends in the Class of 2023

With Signing Day in the rearview mirror for the Class of 2022, the attention now turns to the junior class. It’s a class that features three Five-Star Plus+ prospects. It also includes eight tight ends among the top 100 prospects in the country and 10 in the top 200. On3 looks at the nation’s best tight ends in the 2023 cycle and where things stand in their recruitment.

No. 1: Duce Robinson
School: Phoenix (Ariz.) Pinnacle
On3 Consensus: No. 20
On3 NIL Valuation: $16.8K
Status: Uncommitted
On3 RPM: Notre Dame 19.1%, Oklahoma 19.1%, USC 19.1%, Clemson 19.1%

No. 2: Jaxon Howard
School: Minneapolis (Minn.) Robbinsdale Cooper
On3 Consensus: No. 68
On3 NIL Valuation: N/A
Status: Uncommitted
On3 RPM: Wisconsin 18.8%, Oklahoma 18.8%, Notre Dame 18.8%

No. 3: Pearce Spurlin
School: Santa Rosa Beach (Fla.) South Walton
On3 Consensus: No. 76
On3 NIL Valuation: $28K
Status: Committed to Georgia
On3 RPM: N/A

No. 4: Ethan Davis
School: Suwanee (Ga.) Collins Hill
On3 Consensus: No. 79
On3 NIL Valuation: $5.8K
Status: Committed to Tennessee
On3 RPM: N/A

No. 5: Walker Lyons
School: Folsom (Calif.)
On3 Consensus: No. 80
On3 NIL Valuation: $18.4K
Status: Uncommitted
On3 RPM: Utah 19.5%, Alabama 19.5%, Stanford 19.5%, Notre Dame 17.7%

No. 6: Shamar Easter
School: Ashdown (Ark.)
On3 Consensus: No. 81
On3 NIL Valuation: $19.3K
Status: Committed to Arkansas
On3 RPM: N/A

No. 7: Riley Williams
School: Portland (Ore.) Central Catholic
On3 Consensus: No. 85
On3 NIL Valuation: $14.8K
Status: Uncommitted
On3 RPM: Washington 30.1%, Oregon 43.1%, Miami 30.1%

No. 8: Luke Hasz
School: Bixby (Okla.)
On3 Consensus: No. 93
On3 NIL Valuation: $27K
Status: Committed to Arkansas
On3 RPM: N/A

No. 9: Mac Markway
School: St. Louis (Mo.) De Smet
On3 Consensus: No. 120
On3 NIL Valuation: $15.4K
Status: Uncommitted
On3 RPM: Florida 19.9%, Miami 19.9%, USC 6.9%, Alabama 6.9%, Iowa 6.9%, Notre Dame 6.9%, LSU 6.9%, Ohio State 6.9%

No. 10: Ty Lockwood
School: Thompson’s Station (Tenn.) Independence
On3 Consensus: No. 181
On3 NIL Valuation: $26K
Status: Committed to Ohio State
On3 RPM: N/A