Garrett Essner

TE · #87 · Memphis · FR · 6'6" · 236 · Columbia, MO

First season

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#1708 Andreas Diaz-Nicolaidis ATH · Bishop Gorman UNLV

#1708 Evan Harvey EDGE · Sandy Creek MEM

#1708 Garrett Essner TE · Rock Bridge MEM

#1708 Kyle Bynes S · Palisades JMU

#1708 Elijah Moss-Williams ATH · Maury JMU

TEs in the class

#88 Derron Gray Jr. Columbus Africentric Early College BGSU

#89 Brooks Hall Platte County UCF

#90 Garrett Essner Rock Bridge MEM

#91

Jude Nelson Millikan USU

#92 Luke Hutchinson Avon Old Farms MSST

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

QB Marcus Stokes QB · no college stats

Dallan Hayden RB · 326 rush yds · 10g · at COLO

WR-X

Terrell Timmons Jr. WR · 58 rec yds · 4g · at COLO

WR-Z

Brady Kluse WR · 240 rec yds · 13g

WR-SL

Tychaun Chapman WR · 448 rec yds · 13g · at USM

Hunter Tipton TE · 411 rec yds · 12g · at MTU

Explosive play rate 13.1% 81

Red zone TD rate 81.3% 96

Line yards per carry 2.5 51

Sack rate allowed 7.9% 21