2024 Position Preview: The Hoosiers Boast Experience and Talent in the Tight End Room

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2024 Position Preview: The Hoosiers Boast Experience and Talent in the Tight End Room

Written by Evan Alvarez

From Ian Thomas to Peyton Hendershot to AJ Barner (grandfathered in), the Indiana Hoosiers have attracted and sent several tight ends to the NFL after their time in Bloomington. This year looks to be the start of the same, as the Hoosiers boast experience in the tight end room along with high level talent from recent recruits. I would not be surprised if we see a couple members of this tight end room in the NFL in the next 2-4 years. Let’s look into the room together:

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2024 Spring Football-Position Preview-Tight Ends

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2024 Spring Football-Position Preview-Tight Ends

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle) 

Indiana football’s spring practice opens up on Thursday, March 21st. Today we turn our attention to the tight end position, which has been lacking at IU since Peyton Hendershot left for the NFL. With the coaching change, IU will likely deploy just one tight end most of the time. Here is a look at the position heading into spring practice. (Editor’s Note: Players listed in year order)

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2023 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 45 Days (Trey Walker)

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2023 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 45 Days (Trey Walker)

Written by: Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The 2023 edition of the Hoosier Huddle Countdown is officially underway! We are counting down from 100 to the beginning of the 2023 Indiana University football season. Each day, we will take a look at one (or two) players on the current Indiana football roster and highlight the player’s role in the upcoming season. Today’s profile features redshirt senior tight end Trey Walker.

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Hoosiers Spring Football Preview: The Tight End Room Needs Someone to Emerge as a Playmaker

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Hoosiers Spring Football Preview: The Tight End Room Needs Someone to Emerge as a Playmaker

Written by Zachary Greene (@zachegreene)

Indiana Football lost a key player on the offensive side of the ball when tight end AJ Barner transferred to Michigan. The group lacked physicality and failed to stay healthy this past season. This season, they will head into spring ball with a young relatively inexperienced group.

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2022 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 45 Days Part I (Trey Walker)

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2022 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 45 Days Part I (Trey Walker)

Written by: Nate Comp (@NathanComp1)

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The Hoosier Huddle countdown to kickoff is over halfway complete! For the 100 days leading up to kickoff, we at Hoosier Huddle will feature every player from the 2022 roster in anticipation of Indiana’s first game of the season against Illinois in Bloomington. Today, we will highlight two members of the Hoosiers: Trey Walker and Andrew Turvy.

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2022 Spring IUFB Position Battles: Tight End

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2022 Spring IUFB Position Battles: Tight End

Written by Zach Greene

After the departure of All-Big Ten Tight End Peyton Hendershot someone on the offensive side of the ball will need to step up at the tight end position. Last year, most of the production at the position came from Hendershot who finished the season with over 500 yards receiving and four touchdowns. The offense often would line up in two or three tight end sets with A.J. Barner and Matt Bjorson. However, Bjorson is no longer with the program. This season the Hoosiers have a new offensive coordinator in Walt Bell who looks to ramp up an offense that was historically bad last season. That said, the tight end position is led by a clear front runner in A.J. Barner, who I expect to get starting reps at camp, and a bunch of guys who will battle to get reps. The Hoosiers recruited two local Ohio guys who come into the program as sought-after freshmen. Now let’s dive into the tight end position.

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State of the Room - Tight Ends

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State of the Room - Tight Ends

Peyton Hendershot is off to the NFL, and Matt Bjorson hit the portal at the end of January, but the Indiana Football tight end group is a room that is deep, athletic, and oozing with potential. Can Walt Bell put the pieces together to make this a productive unit? Only time will tell.

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State of the Room - IUFB Tight Ends

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State of the Room - IUFB Tight Ends

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The tight end room was one of the few bright spots for the Hoosiers offense in 2021 as Peyton Hendershot put together an All-Big Ten campaign and A.J. Barner started to show what he could do. Walt Bell’s offense will use the tight end in many different positions and even in an H-back formation. It will be different, but Hoosier fans were screaming for different things all season.

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