Noah Milburn brings rare freshman upside to North Dakota’s tight end room
Milburn arrives at North Dakota in the 2026 season as a 6-foot-5, 215-pound freshman tight end with legit multi-sport, multi-position polish from Decorah, where he earned unanimous first-team all-state honors and finished with 74 catches, 1,172 yards, and 16 touchdowns in his high school career[1]. His appeal is obvious: length, catch radius, and the kind of developmental frame that can grow into a mismatch weapon if UND sharpens his blocking and route nuance. He looks like a fit for a program that likes versatile, physical TEs with room to climb.
