A position group that has largely been ignored or underutilized for the Gophers was quietly critical to last year’s offensive success. So we have to ask, will the 2022 tight ends be an upgrade or a downgrade from last year?
2021
As mentioned, this group in some ways was severely underutilized, at least in the passing game. Brevyn Spann-Ford and Ko Kieft did account for 30 catches and 2 touchdowns last season, but that was not where this unit was most impactful.
Ko Keift was quietly the most important key to the Gopher rushing attack last year.