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BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 13, 2018 - wide receiver Ty Fryfogle #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By  Carter Waldron/Indiana Athletics
Photo by: Carter Waldron/Indiana Athletics
Peyton Hendershot | Cam Jones | Micah McFadden | Ty Fryfogle
Photo by: Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics
Ty Fryfogle
Photo by: Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics
Ty Fryfogle
Photo by: Xavier Daniels/ Indiana Athletics
BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 13, 2018 - wide receiver Ty Fryfogle #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By  Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics
Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics
BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 13, 2018 - wide receiver Ty Fryfogle #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By  Carter Waldron/Indiana Athletics
Photo by: Carter Waldron/Indiana Athletics
Peyton Hendershot | Cam Jones | Micah McFadden | Ty Fryfogle
Photo by: Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics
Ty Fryfogle
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Ty Fryfogle

  • Position:
    WR
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 205
  • Year:
    Senior +
  • Hometown:
    Lucedale, Miss.
  • High School:
    George County
Fryfogle finished his career sixth on Indiana’s career lists in receptions (158) and yardage (2,231), and tied for 10th in receiving touchdowns (10) in 53 games (33 starts).
 
2021 Honors: Team captain ... honorable-mention All-Big Ten (media) ... Maxwell Award Watch List ... Biletnikoff Award Watch List ... Senior CLASS Award candidate ... received Indiana's Howard Brown "Dedication to IU Football" Award.
 
2021 (Senior+): Shared the team lead with 46 receptions for 512 yards and one touchdown ... started all 12 games ... caught five balls for 84 yards in the season opener at No. 18 Iowa (9/4) ... pulled in 10 balls for 98 yards in win at Western Kentucky (9/25) ... totaled 65 yards on seven catches against No. 10 Michigan State (10/16) ... made four grabs for 78 yards at Maryland (10/30).

2020 Honors: Third-team All-American (Associated Press) ... fourth-team All-American (Phil Steele) ... Big Ten Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year ... first-team All-Big Ten (media) ... second-team All-Big Ten (coaches) ... Biletnikoff Award semifinalist ... Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Michigan State, Ohio State) ... IU’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year.

2020 (Senior): First Indiana wideout to earn All-America status since James Hardy (2007) ... became the first Hoosier to be named the Big Ten Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year ... one of 11 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award ... the first receiver in B1G history to record back-to-back 200-yard games ... the first IU wide receiver to reach 200 yards twice ... led the team with 721 yards (4th in the Big Ten), 90.1 yards per game (5th, 29th nationally), seven touchdowns (T-3rd, T-30th), and 19.5 yards per reception (3rd, 23rd) ... finished second with 37 catches (T-9th) and 4.6 grabs per game ... paced the conference in 30-yard catches (7), shared second in 20-yarders (14) and 60-yarders (2), and tied for third in 40-yarders (3) and 50-yarders (3) ... three 100-yard games shared ninth in program single-season history ... caught seven passes for 142 yards and one TD in the No. 23 Michigan win (11/14) ... made a career-high 11 grabs (T-5th in the Big Ten in 2020) for 200 yards (2nd in the Big Ten/23rd nationally in 2020) and two scores, including a career-long 65-yarder, in the victory at Michigan State (11/14) ... his 178 first-half yards marked the most by a Big Ten receiver since 2010 ... hauled in seven receptions for 218 yards (5th in program history, 1st in the Big Ten/15th nationally in 2020) and three touchdowns (T-2nd in program history, T-1st in the Big Ten/T-7th nationally in 2020) at No. 3 Ohio State (11/21) ... the 218 yards were the third-most ever and the most by a Hoosier vs. the Buckeyes ... reached the end zone from 63, 56, and 33 yards, the first Indiana player since Hardy (Sept. 1, 2007) to bring in a pair of 50-yard TDs ... three-game total of 560 yards were the most in school history and his six scores were the most by an IU receiver since Hardy’s eight in 2006 ... became the first Indiana wideout since Cody Latimer (2013) with a touchdown in four-straight games and with three-consecutive 100-yarders ... led the team in yardage three times and in catches three times ... started seven times and played in all eight games ... IU offensive player of the week (Michigan State).

2019 (Junior): Finished third on the team with 45 receptions and 604 yards ... added three touchdowns in 13 games (12 starts) ... averaged 46.5 yards per game, 3.5 catches per game, and 13.4 yards per grab ... netted 63 yards on four receptions in the victory at Maryland (10/19) ... collected 75 yards on four grabs with a TD in the win at Nebraska (10/26) ... reached the century mark for the first time with 131 yards, five catches, and a 38-yard score at No. 9 Penn State (11/16) ... tallied 63 yards on three receptions in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs. Tennessee (1/2) ... IU offensive player of the week (Nebraska).

2018 (Sophomore): Made 29 receptions for 381 yards with three touchdowns ... averaged 13.1 yards per catch and 31.9 yards per game ... finished third on the team with the three scores ... started three times and played in all 12 games ... pulled in five passes for a game-high 70 yards in the victory at Rutgers (9/29) ... caught four balls for a team-high 71 yards, including a 33-yard TD, against Iowa (10/13) ... three-time IU offensive player of the week (Rutgers, Iowa, Maryland) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017 (Freshman): Played in eight games ... tallied one reception for 13 yards in the Charleston Southern win (10/7) ... made his collegiate debut in the victory at Virginia (9/9).

Prep/Personal: Wide receiver for head coach Matt Caldwell at George County High School ... first-team all-state honoree ... two-time, first-team all-region, Sun Herald All-South Mississippi Team, and All-Clarion Ledger selection ... played in the 2016 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game ... set the school’s receptions and yardage records ... team’s leading receiver caught 89 passes for 1,432 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior ... recorded seven 100-yard games, including one 200-yarder, and two games with double-digit catches ... collected 52 receptions for 952 yards and 10 TDs his junior campaign ... three-year football and two-year basketball letterwinner ... parents are Jackie Knight and Trey Fryfogle ... born on Jan. 28, 1999.