Alabama’s best tight ends since 2004
O.J. Howard has the most receiving yards of the 28 tight ends who played at Alabama since 2004, 1,726 in 44 games. Irv Smith Jr. is 2nd with 838. Kaleb Edwards is 9th, with 322; 21 more passes Amari Niblack for 8th.
Of the SEC’s best tight ends since 2004, O.J. Howard is 3rd.
Alabama’s tight ends this season
- Marshall Pritchett7 games, 33.9 a game294 at Alabama, the 10th-most since 2004. 29 more puts him past Kaleb Edwards for 9th.237receiving yards
- Kaleb Edwards7 games, 24.6 a game322 at Alabama, the 9th-most since 2004. 21 more puts him past Amari Niblack for 8th.172receiving yards
- Josh Ford2 games, 13.0 a game26receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O.J. Howard2013 – 2016 · 44 games | 1,726 | 114 | 7 |
| 2 | Irv Smith Jr.2017 – 2018 · 24 games | 838 | 58 | 10 |
| 3 | Cameron Latu2019 – 2022 · 25 games | 787 | 56 | 12 |
| 4 | Josh Cuevas2024 – 2025 · 22 games | 629 | 53 | 5 |
| 5 | Jahleel Billingsley2019 – 2021 · 19 games | 559 | 37 | 6 |
| 6 | Miller Forristall2016 – 2020 · 25 games | 505 | 44 | 5 |
| 7 | CJ Dippre2023 – 2024 · 20 games | 443 | 32 | 0 |
| 8 | Amari Niblack2022 – 2023 · 13 games | 342 | 21 | 5 |
| 9 | Kaleb Edwards2025 – 2026 · still playing | 322 | 25 | 3 |
| +172 this season · passes Amari Niblack for 8th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 10 | Marshall Pritchett2025 – 2026 · still playing | 294 | 25 | 2 |
| +237 this season · passes Kaleb Edwards for 9th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Robbie Ouzts2021 – 2024 · 15 games | 192 | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Brian Vogler2011 – 2014 · 14 games | 125 | 17 | 2 |
| 13 | Hale Hentges2015 – 2018 · 16 games | 124 | 15 | 6 |
| 14 | Ty Flournoy-Smith2014 – 2015 · 5 games | 66 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Major Tennison2017 – 2020 · 6 games | 55 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Michael Nysewander2014 – 2015 · 4 games | 40 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Danny Lewis Jr.2023 – 2026 · still playing | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| +9 this season | ||||
| 18 | Brandon Greene2014 – 2016 · 2 games | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Josh Ford2026 · still playing | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| +26 this season | ||||
| 20 | Brody Dalton2025 · 1 game | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Miles Kitselman2022 · 1 game | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Malcolm Faciane2013 – 2014 · 2 games | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Jay Lindsey2024 – 2025 · 3 games | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Kurt Freitag2013 · 1 game | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| T25 | Giles Amos2019 · 1 game | 5 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Cameron Latu2021 – 2022 · 24 games787
- Josh Cuevas2024 – 2025 · 22 games629
- Jahleel Billingsley2020 – 2021 · 17 games543
- CJ Dippre2023 – 2024 · 20 games443
- Amari Niblack2022 – 2023 · 13 games342
2011–19
- O.J. Howard2013 – 2016 · 44 games1,726
- Irv Smith Jr.2017 – 2018 · 24 games838
- Miller Forristall2016 – 2019 · 15 games252
- Brian Vogler2011 – 2014 · 14 games125
- Hale Hentges2015 – 2018 · 16 games124
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Alabama since 2004, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a tight end who played at Alabama before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Alabama in its seasons.