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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Harold Fannin Jr. • Bowling Green • TE • Jr.
6-3 • 230 • Canton, Ohio (McKinley HS)
Fannin By The Numbers
1,555 Receiving Yards
• No. 1 among FBS tight ends, No. 1 overall
• No. 1 all-time in FBS history by a tight end
117 Receptions
• No. 1 among FBS tight ends, No. 1 overall
• No. 1 all-time in FBS history by a tight end
10 Touchdowns
• No. 1 among FBS tight ends, No. 13 overall
8 Games With 100+ Receiving Yards
• No. 1 among FBS tight ends, T-No. 1 overall
• No other tight end has more than five
2 Games With 100+ Rec. Yards vs. AP Top-25
• No. 1 among FBS tight ends, T-No. 2 overall
873 YAC
• No. 1 among FBS tight ends, No. 1 among all players
32 Broken Tackles
• No. 1 among FBS tight ends,T- No. 1 among all players
• No. 1 all-time in PFF era among tight ends
74 First Downs
• No. 1 among FBS tight ends, No. 1 among all players
PFF Grade - 96.0
• No. 1 among all FBS players through games of Dec. 28
PFF Routes Grade - 96.5
• No. 1 among all FBS players through games of Dec. 28
PFF Run Blocking Grade - 73.2
• No. 1 among all John Mackey Award Semifinalists
(full list below)
• No. 1 among all FBS tight ends with 40+ targets and 75+ blocking plays
PFF 2023 Grades
• Was No. 1 among all tight ends in overall grade (85.8) and routes (90.7)
Fannin By The Numbers (Cont.)
Receptions of 60+ Yards
• No. 2 among all players with three
• No. 1 among all tight ends
Receptions of 10+ Yards
• No. 1 among all players with 63
• No. 1 among all tight ends
Receptions of 20+ Yards
• No. 1 among all players with 26
• No. 1 among all tight ends
Receptions of 30+ Yards
• No. 2 among all players with 16
• No. 1 among all tight ends
Postseason Awards
• BGSU's First-Ever Consensus All-American
- Walter Camp All-America (1st)
- AFCA All-America (1st)
- CBS Sports All-America (1st)
- Associated Press All-America (1st)
- Pro Football Focus All-America (1st)
- USA Today All-America (1st)
- Sports Illustrated All-America (1st)
- Bleacher Report All-America (1st)
- Action Network All-America (1st)
- MAC’s Vern Smith Leadership Award (League Overall MVP)
- MAC Offensive Player of the Year
- All-MAC (1st)
Player of the Week Honors in 2024
• Three-time John Mackey Award Player of the Week
- Week No. 4, No. 5 and No. 8
• Two-time John Mackey Award Honorable Mention POW
- Week No. 2 and Week 6
• Three-time MAC Offensive Player of the Week
- Week No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6
• East-West Shrine Breakout Offensive POW
- Week No. 5
Other In-Season Awards in 2024
• John Mackey Award Finalist
• Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist (Only Tight End)
• ESPN.com Midseason Top 25 Players (No. 23)
• Sporting News Midseason All-American
• Associated Press Midseason All-American (2nd)
Fannin 2024 Game-By-Game
vs. Arkansas State (Dec. 26, 2024) • 68 Ventures Bowl
• 17 Catches, 213 receiving yards, 1 TD, 8 rushing yards
• FBS Bowl Record for TE receptions and Receiving Yards
vs. Miami (OH) (Nov. 30, 2024)
• 8 Catches, 47 receiving yards, 6 rushing yards, 9 passing yards
at Ball State (Nov. 23, 2024)
• 9 Catches, 125 receiving yards, 1 TD
vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 12, 2024)
• 10 Catches, 137 receiving yards, 2 TDs
at Central Michigan (Nov. 5, 2024)
• 7 Catches, 86 receiving yards
at Toledo (Oct. 26, 2024)
• 6 Catches, 74 receiving yards, 1 TD, 12 rushing yards
vs. Kent State (Oct. 19, 2024)
• 10 Catches, 171 receiving yards
vs. NIU (Oct. 12, 2024)
• 4 Catches, 25 receiving yards, 1 TD
at Akron (Oct. 5, 2024)
• 9 Catches, 135 receiving yards, 2 rushes, 37 rushing yards, 1 TD
vs. Old Dominion (Sept. 28, 2024)
• 12 Catches, 193 receiving yards, 2 TDs
at Texas A&M (Sept. 21, 2024)
• 8 Catches, 145 receiving yards, 1 TD
at Penn State (Sept. 7, 2024)
• 11 Catches, 137 receiving yards, 1 TD
vs. Fordham (Aug. 29, 2024)
• 6 Catches, 67 receiving yards
.@BG_Football TE Harold Fannin Jr. is 2nd nationally in receiving yards, 3rd in receptions. He's the only player that is a semifinalist for the Mackey & Biletnikoff Awards and he's on this week's #Heisman Trophy Podcast. @BGSU_Athletics
— The Heisman Trophy (@HeismanTrophy) November 20, 2024
Listen here ?? https://t.co/xda1MA8KDJ pic.twitter.com/2VXnnK1Eud
Harold Fannin Jr. ??
— BGSU Football (@BG_Football) November 19, 2024
• Only player that is a semifinalist for the Mackey and the Biletnikoff Awards.
• Leads the nation's TEs in 20+ offensive categories.
• In the top 5 of all receivers in another 12+ offensive categories, including per @PFF_College: No. 1 in YAC (646),… pic.twitter.com/LwyfmUXgzw
How about Harold Fannin Jr. at Bowling Green? Did you see him at Penn State? When he scared the daylight out of the Nittany Lions. He did the same thing last week. A&M game ... talk about stretching the field.Mel Kiper Jr. on First Draft Podcast
Harold Fannin Jr. has emerged as the best tight end in the nation at Bowling Green. Proud to tell the story of how he got there, and the pain that has served to lift him higher than ever. https://t.co/TDzUMwHFfe
— Andrea Adelson (@aadelsonESPN) November 12, 2024
Another touchdown for Harold Fannin
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) November 13, 2024
Mackey Winner? pic.twitter.com/CFZYE0aRRz
Highest Graded Player in College Football:
— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 29, 2024
?? Harold Fannin Jr, Bowling Green: 95.2@BG_Football pic.twitter.com/hiZnQdVClR
Haven't seen Bowling Green TE Harold Fannin Jr. this season? You should change that tonight. He's tracking for history.
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) November 5, 2024
He's on pace to set multiple FBS single season TE records & plays nearly every offensive position.
"He's a guy that can do it all."https://t.co/4t74eG6uxv pic.twitter.com/BEwVTSDed2
We did a horrible job managing Harold Fannin all night. He was obviously their best player, and we let him come in and go for eight [receptions] for 145 [yards].– Mike Elko, Texas A&M head coach in Sept. 21 postgame press conference
Is Harold Fannin the best tight end in America?
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) September 28, 2024
pic.twitter.com/Oe5fpeg6nA
Easy to see why Harold Fannin will be a NFL tight end pic.twitter.com/gLRtVgKD8D
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) September 22, 2024
Harold Fannin [Jr.] is the best tight end in the nation.Lance Taylor, Western Michigan head coach
"The Daily Harold"
It Is A Small Club And Fannin Is Part Of It
• Harold Fannin Jr. has 2,396 receiving yards, 17 receiving touchdowns, and five rushing touchdowns. He is one of only four FBS tight ends, in records dating back to 1956, to accumulate 1,800+ receiving yards, 11+ receiving touchdowns, and 5+ rushing touchdowns over a career.
• He joins two-time John Mackey Award winner Brock Bowers (Georgia), Jaylen Samuels (NC State), and Brant Kuithe (Utah).
Putting Up Numbers Against The Elite
• Over back-to-back games against ranked opponents Penn State (then-No. 8) and Texas A&M (then-No. 25), Fannin has posted a combined 19 receptions for 282 yards and two touchdowns, as BGSU lost both games by a combined 13 points.
• Fannin's individual output against PSU and A&M are the most receiving yards yielded this season by both teams this year to a single player.
• Fannin's 65-yard touchdown reception at Texas A&M at the time was the longest offfensive touchdown the Aggies had given up in two years.
He Blocks Too
• Harold Fannin lines up all over the field. You can see him also in the backfield like a FB, and out as an X and Y receiver in addition to being a tight end and he greatly helps in the running game.
• Fannin has the best run-blocking grade per PFF (73.2) of the nation's tight ends with at least 75 blocking plays and 40 or more passing targets. He has the best run-blocking grade among the eight semifinalists for the John Mackey Award.
Mackey Award Semifinalist PFF Run-Blocking Season Grades
Grade (Snaps in Run-Blocking role)
- Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green 73.2 (263)
- Tanner Koziol, Ball State 68.4 (177)
- Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt 62.1 (184)
- Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame 60.6 (148)
- Mason Taylor, LSU 58.9 (306)
- Tyler Warren, Penn State 54.1 (340)
- Colston Loveland, Michigan 52.3 (140)
- Gunnar Helm, Texas 46.9 (398)
Fannin In the BGSU Record Book in 2024
Single-Game Receptions by a Tight End
• No. 1 vs. Arkansas State (17), Dec. 26, 2024
• No. 3 vs. Old Dominion (12), Sept. 28, 2024
• No. 4 at. Penn State (11), Sept. 7, 2024
• T-No. 5 vs. Kent State (10), Oct. 19, 2024
• T-No. 5 vs. Western Michigan (10), Nov. 12, 2024
• No. 8 at Akron (9), Oct. 5, 2024
• T-No. 9 at Texas A&M (8), Sept. 21, 2024
Single-Game Receiving Yards by a Tight End
• No. 1 vs. Arkansas State (213), Dec. 26, 2024
• No. 2 vs. Old Dominion (193), Sept. 28, 2024
• No. 4 vs. Kent State (171), Oct. 19, 2024
• No. 5 at Texas A&M (145), Sept. 21, 2024
• No. 6 vs. Penn State (137), Sept. 7, 2024
• T-No. 6 vs. Western Michigan (137), Nov. 12, 2024
• No. 8 at Akron (135), Oct. 5, 2024
Single-Season Receptions by a Tight End
• No. 1 (117)
Single-Season Receiving Yards by a Tight End
• No. 1 (1,555)
Single-Season Receiving Touchdowns by a Tight End
• No. 1 (10)
Single-Season All-Purpose Yards by a Tight End
• No. 1 (1,620)
100+-Yard Receiving Games by a Tight End in a Season
• No. 1 (8)
Consecutive 100+-Yard Receiving Games by a Tight End
• No. 1 (4)
Fannin In the
BGSU Career Record Book
Career Receptions by a Tight End
• No. 1 (180)
Career Receiving Yards by a Tight End
• No. 1 (2,396)
Career Receiving Touchdowns by a Tight End
• No. 1 (17)
Career All-Purpose Yards by a Tight End
• No. 1 (2,555)
Career 100+-Yard Receiving Games by a Tight End
• No. 1 (9)
When you get the ball in his hands [Fannin], his freakishness takes over. He is an unbelievable player. He does it the right way. He runs routes the right way. He knows how to get open. Teams have tried to double team, and he is getting open with double teams. He is a nightmare if I was a defensive coordinator.Connor Bazelak, BGSU quarterback and 2020 SEC Offensive Rookie of the Year (at Missouri)
Harold Fannin Jr. yesterday:
— John Rich (@JohnRichTV) October 6, 2024
9 rec, 135 yds + took a jet sweep 31-yards for a TD on 4th & 2 to win the game
All as a 6’4” 230lb tight end
He’s the best player I’ve even seen put on a Bowling Green uniform and it’s not even close pic.twitter.com/TdCyHmk7Ne
Those closest to BGSU's Harold Fannin, Jr., are thrilled to see him excelling on the field. “He’s the best tight end in the country, there’s no doubt about that.” ??@BG_Football https://t.co/zyoCv1Qci6
— Blade Sports (@toledosports) October 4, 2024
Harold Fannin caught this with one hand and a helmet pic.twitter.com/OA10DWbHIk
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) October 19, 2024
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— BGSU Football (@BG_Football) October 18, 2024
The @sportingnews has named @fannin_jr to its Midseason All-America team ??
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Harold Fannin Jr. is the newly crowned HIGHEST RATED TIGHT END in @EASPORTSCollege pic.twitter.com/g8kyPDUBpm
— BGSU Athletics (@BGSU_Athletics) October 25, 2024
