Washington’s top high school football players: Meet the state’s best 15 tight ends in spring 2021

We’re taking a position-by-position look at some of the most impactful players in Washington high school football during the spring 2021 season.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Apr 15, 2021

Washington’s top high school football players: Meet the state’s best 15 tight ends in spring 2021 /

We’re taking a position-by-position look at some of the most impactful players in Washington high school football during the spring 2021 season. Our next list focuses on the best tight ends in the state, based on what they've done on the high school stage as a whole and impact this spring season.

Players are listed in alphabetical order:

TOP 15 TIGHT ENDS IN WASHINGTON:

CHANCE BOGAN, Lincoln (of Tacoma), 6-4, 212, jr.

Washington-bound tight end transferred in from Wilson and showed his great downhill speed, size and athleticism as a top pass-catcher for the Abes.

QUINN CAROLAN, O’Dea, 6-5, 225, sr.

Northern Arizona signee is a big target over the middle with soft hands and breakaway speed. Great and necessary blocker in O'Dea's run-heavy offense who can make a play when the Irish need him.

TIM DEWULF, Odessa, 6-3, 200, sr.

Odessa pictured after winning the 2019 1B state title. (Photo by Andy Buhler)

New year, new quarterback, same grasp on 8-man supremacy. DeWulf logged 13 catches for 349 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns on 26.7 yards per catch in five games to help the two-time defending 1B champ Tigers remain unbeaten.

NOWLIN EWALIKO, Ballard, 6-4, 230, sr.

San Diego State commit is a big target with soft hands who is tough to bring down in space and provides the Beavers a reliable option over the middle.

CADE EVANDER, Napavine, 6-2, 195, sr.

Cade Evander, No. 34 (Photo by Vince Miller)

All-state first team tight end in 2019 followed that up with a 302-yard, four touchdown senior season. He’s also a standout on defense, holding the program’s all-time single season sack record (23).

TAVARUS GEORGE, Eastside Catholic, 6-3, 215, sr.

He's lined up at wideout in Eastside Catholic's offense, but projects as a college tight end. George retooled his body, sharpened his focus and has emerged as not just a team-voted captain, but also a reliable short-gain threat and a primary option for Navy-bound QB Kobe Muasau.

SEAN HARMON, Bishop Blanchet, 6-5, 240, sr.

Three-year standout and two-way all-Metro League selection will bring his sure hands and brute strength to the gridiron at Dartmouth.

COOPER JENSEN, Glacier Peak, 6-5, 210, soph.

The physical tools he possesses are rare, as is his understanding of the ins and outs of the game (he’s the son of former Archbishop Murphy coach Jerry Jensen). Built like a tight end, Jensen plays like a jumbo receiver. And he can really block and was one of UW-bound QB Tyson Lang’s top targets.

MESSIAH JONES, Kamiakin, 6-6, 240, sr.

He’s used more as a wideout in Scott Biglin’s offense, but make no mistake - Jones has the size, speed and hands to be a tight end at his soon-to-be home Eastern Washington.

CADEN JUMPER, Eatonville, 6-3, 250, sr.

Washington early enrollee used the size and speed the Huskies will use at tight end to do a little bit of everything for the Cruisers. A two-time league MVP and an all-state all-purpose pick in 2019.

MAX MOENOA, Lake Stevens, 6-3, 210, sr.

Central Washington-bound defensive end was also a dangerous second option for Tanner Jellison in the Vikings’ prolific passing offense.

RYAN OTTON, Tumwater, 6-6, 230, jr.

On a team loaded with weapons that deploys a Wing-T designed to wear you down, Otton is a cheat code over the middle and a future D-I player. Younger brother of former T-Bird great Cade Otton, now a standout tight end at Washington.

AUSTIN TERRY, Tumwater, 6-5, 235, jr.

Defenses must pick their poison lining up against a massive Tumwater front, punctuated by Terry, a multi-year two-way standout who is a three-star recruit with lots of Pac-12 interest.

DORIAN THOMAS, Kentridge, 6-4, 215, soph.

Remember this name. The big-bodied target turned high-level Division I potential into a high-impact sophomore season for the Chargers.

JACK VELLING, Seattle Prep, 6-5, 225, jr.

First team all-Metro League pick got first offer from Fresno State as tight end and turns heads nearly every day in practice with his versatility and enormous frame. Landed an Oregon State offer late in the spring season.

Published Apr 15, 2021

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.