Tulane Tight Ends Emerge as Presence in Passing Game

The Tulane Green Wave will conduct their first fall camp scrimmage on Day 10 this Saturday, one that will hopefully answer a lot of questions across the board.

The emphasis on the quarterback competition has made it a bit tough to watch everything on offense.

That, and there’s been a lot of rotation that’s come along with the quarterbacks and trying to get each quality reps that the overall personnel groupings might not be what one expects on game day with the ones mixed in with the threes and such.

But something that is clear is that the tight end room is going to be a more integral part of this offense under coach Will Hall than in the last few seasons when it comes to the passing game.

The team had some red zone threats in that room last season, but they’re not in offset I formation this fall camp ready to block on a lot of plays.

That’s even with the injury to one of the expected leaders in that room in Ty Thompson, who suffered a hamstring injury last week.

Gabe Lovorn has also been working back from something early in camp though he’s been involved the past few days.

But Cam Roberts has been one of the most frequent targets for multiple quarterbacks through the first two weeks of camp.

The 6-foot-5, 237-pound redshirt freshman didn’t appear in any games last season due to injury but has made a presence in these sessions.

So have Dawson Johnson and Vance Bolyard. Johnson transferred in from the Old Dominion Monarchs, where the Green Wave have an important former staff connection there.

Hunter Sims is entering his second season as the team’s General Manager after spending the 2024 season as the director of defensive recruiting for Tulane.

Bolyard comes over from the Duke Blue Devils, and he’s gotten up to speed relatively quickly after not participating in spring practice while finishing up some courses with the Blue Devils.

Tight ends can be a great crutch for quarterbacks in the passing game with their size and physicality, and that group emerging under tight ends coach Tyler Spotts-Orgeron could be a difference maker for the Wave this upcoming season.

Along with a running back room that admittedly took a hit in Jamauri McClure’s injury but still touts a lot of depth and versatility as pass catchers, the offense won’t have to just rely on their receiving corps to be playmakers in the passing game this season.

That should aid along this quarterback competition just as much.