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Jacob Tamme met with the media prior to his Hall of Fame induction dinner.

Tight end Jacob Tamme took his spot in University of Kentucky lore this tonight when he was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame.

Tamme is a Danville, Kentucky native who played for the Cats From 2004-07. In his college career, he hauled in 1,417 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.

In his senior year, Tamme caught a career-high 619 yards and six touchdowns. That season, he also helped the Cats take down the No. 1 ranked and eventual national champion LSU Tigers by catching a touchdown in the 43-37 win.

Tamme went onto be a fourth-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts in the 2008 NFL draft.