Cincinnati’s best tight ends since 2004
Josiah Deguara has the most receiving yards of the 23 tight ends who played at Cincinnati since 2004, 1,117 in 35 games. Josh Whyle is 2nd with 1,062. Gavin Grover is 8th, with 168; 23 more passes DJ Dowdy for 7th.
Of the American’s best tight ends since 2004, Josiah Deguara is 8th and Josh Whyle 10th.
Cincinnati’s tight ends this season
- Gavin Grover6 games, 18.3 a game168 at Cincinnati, the 8th-most since 2004. 23 more puts him past DJ Dowdy for 7th.110receiving yards
- Lyviel Waters5 games, 8.0 a game40receiving yards
- Ka'Maurri Smith3 games, 9.0 a game27receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josiah Deguara2016 – 2019 · 35 games | 1,117 | 92 | 12 |
| 2 | Josh Whyle2019 – 2022 · 35 games | 1,062 | 88 | 15 |
| 3 | Joe Royer2024 – 2025 · 24 games | 937 | 79 | 7 |
| 4 | Leonard Taylor2018 – 2022 · 41 games | 697 | 69 | 8 |
| 5 | Chamon Metayer2022 – 2023 · 10 games | 290 | 24 | 5 |
| 6 | Tyler Cogswell2014 – 2017 · 19 games | 216 | 30 | 3 |
| 7 | DJ Dowdy2013 – 2016 · 20 games | 190 | 23 | 5 |
| 8 | Gavin Grover2025 – 2026 · still playing | 168 | 15 | 0 |
| +110 this season · passes DJ Dowdy for 7th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 9 | Bruno Labelle2017 – 2020 · 11 games | 150 | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | Payten Singletary2021 – 2023 · 9 games | 148 | 15 | 3 |
| 11 | Shai Alonzo2013 · 3 games | 81 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Patrick Gurd2025 · 5 games | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Lyviel Waters2026 · still playing | 40 | 6 | 2 |
| +40 this season | ||||
| 14 | Ka'Maurri Smith2026 · still playing | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| +27 this season | ||||
| 15 | Francis Sherman2024 · 2 games | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Wilson Huber2018 – 2021 · 10 games | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Devyn Zahursky2024 – 2026 · still playing | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| +9 this season | ||||
| 18 | Joey Beljan2024 · 1 game | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Michael McCalmont2023 · 1 game | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Kellen Davis2026 · still playing | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| +5 this season | ||||
| 21 | Caleb Schmitz2023 · 1 game | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| T22 | Jake Golic2014 · 2 games | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| T22 | Noah Davis2021 · 2 games | 2 | 1 | 1 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Josh Whyle2020 – 2022 · 33 games1,011
- Joe Royer2024 – 2025 · 24 games937
- Leonard Taylor2020 – 2022 · 34 games629
- Chamon Metayer2022 – 2023 · 10 games290
- › Gavin Grover2025 – 2026 · 9 games168
2013–19
- Josiah Deguara2016 – 2019 · 35 games1,117
- Tyler Cogswell2014 – 2017 · 19 games216
- DJ Dowdy2013 – 2016 · 20 games190
- Shai Alonzo2013 · 3 games81
- Bruno Labelle2017 – 2019 · 6 games69
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Cincinnati in its seasons.