Football Senior Salute: Joey Magnifico
6/23/2020
In a nationally-televised win over #15/14 SMU in 2019, Joey Magnifico became Memphis' career leader for receiving yards by a tight end. His 30 yards against SMU pushed him to 1,061 career yards, making him just the second tight end in program history to pass the 1,000-yard receiving mark.
During his senior year, Magnifico became the second Tiger in three seasons to be named a semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy. He was a two-time all-conference honoree and finished his career with 12 touchdowns and 1,064 yards.
Magnifico graduated in December of 2019 with a degree in Sports and Leisure Management.
Career Highlights
- Played in 53 games with 35 starts
- Had 71 receptions for 1,064 yards with 12 TD
- Pulled in the most receiving yards by a tight end in program history
- Had 15 games with two more receptions
- Had a career-long reception of 58 yards at South Alabama
- Had two solo tackles
- Member of four of the top five offenses in program history
- The four offenses piled up more than 27,000 yards (27,060 total/6,765 per season/501.1 per game)
