Georgia Southern’s best tight ends
Jjay Mcafee has the most receiving yards of the 18 tight ends who played at Georgia Southern, 684 in 26 games. Beau Johnson is 2nd with 554. River Helms is 3rd, with 316; 239 more passes Beau Johnson for 2nd.
Georgia Southern’s tight ends this season
- River Helms8 games, 39.0 a game316 at Georgia Southern, the 3rd-most in Georgia Southern history. 239 more puts him past Beau Johnson for 2nd.312receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jjay Mcafee2021 – 2023 · 26 games | 684 | 68 | 8 |
| 2 | Beau Johnson2020 – 2024 · 25 games | 554 | 42 | 6 |
| 3 | River Helms2025 – 2026 · still playing | 316 | 31 | 3 |
| +312 this season · passes Beau Johnson for 2nd in 7 games at his pace | ||||
| 4 | Ellis Richardson2017 – 2018 · 13 games | 266 | 19 | 5 |
| 5 | Tyler Fromm2024 · 11 games | 249 | 25 | 2 |
| 6 | Keaton Upshaw2023 · 8 games | 173 | 16 | 2 |
| 7 | Ahmon Green2025 · 9 games | 166 | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | Cam Brown2018 – 2020 · 7 games | 89 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Evan Lester Jr.2022 – 2024 · 10 games | 67 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | James Dean2015 · 1 game | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | D.J. Butler2020 · 1 game | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Chase Hancock2021 · 1 game | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | JP Mikhael2024 – 2026 · still playing | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| +9 this season | ||||
| 14 | Kevin Ackerman2016 · 1 game | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Elija Walton2023 – 2024 · 2 games | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Ethan Dirrim2023 – 2025 · 4 games | 4 | 3 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Jjay Mcafee2021 – 2023 · 26 games684
- Beau Johnson2020 – 2024 · 25 games554
- › River Helms2025 – 2026 · 9 games316
- Tyler Fromm2024 · 11 games249
- Keaton Upshaw2023 · 8 games173
2015–19
- Ellis Richardson2017 – 2018 · 13 games266
- James Dean2015 · 1 game23
- Cam Brown2018 – 2019 · 4 games16
- Kevin Ackerman2016 · 1 game12
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Georgia Southern, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Georgia Southern in its seasons.