Coming into the season, Indiana tight end Riley Nowakowski wasn’t hailed as a reliable receiver. His statistics and receiving grades from his career at Wisconsin supported his role being more of a blocking tight end, or even a fullback, while Holden Staes would be the receiving tight end.
Knuckles banging and smile growing, Indiana football tight end Riley Nowakowski isn't talking about flash, but physicality. It's the only brand of football he knows.
Watch as IU football players Drew Evans, Riley Nowakowski and Kellan Wyatt met with the media on Wednesday. Evans is back at fall camp after suffering an Achilles injury in November.
Indiana grabbed a pair of tight ends from the portal, Holden Staes, and Riley Nowakowski. Like Staes, who joined Indiana from Tennessee, Nowakowski is coming from a high major program in Wisconsin.
So far, all but one of Indiana’s transfer portal additions came from Group Of Five schools. On Wednesday, Indiana not only got a Power Four commitment, but one from another Big Ten Conference school.
How do the Badgers shape up at tight end for 2024 and beyond? The Wisconsin Badgers saw their tight end room go through some production struggles a season ago, as the team transitioned after losing a good portion of their depth.
It’s no secret that the Wisconsin football program got minimal production in Phil Longo’s offense from the Badgers tight end room in 2023. The trio of Hayden Rucci, Tucker Ashcraft, and Riley Nowakowski combined for just 24 catches for 254 yards and two touchdowns.