To understand why the tight end position at the University of Miami is held in such high regard, one must understand the history behind it.
Glenn Dennison was one of Bernie Kosar’s favorite targets during Miami’s 1983 championship season.
Willie Smith was the first consensus All-American at the position in Hurricanes history.
Converted tight end Randy Bethel and Rob Chudizinski each played significant roles having caught five touchdowns each in 1988. The two continued to lay the groundwork for players after them in the rich line of tight ends to play at “The U”.
Those greats, along with others who succeeded them in the 1990’s, helped pave the way for players like Jeremy Shockey, Kellen Winslow II, Greg Olsen, David Njoku and others that made their mark playing for Miami.