Houston’s best tight ends since 2004
Christian Trahan has the most receiving yards of the 18 tight ends who played at Houston since 2004, 1,186 in 41 games. Tanner Koziol is 2nd with 727. Patrick Overmyer is 4th, with 431; 34 more passes Romello Brooker for 3rd.
Of the American’s best tight ends since 2004, Christian Trahan is 5th.
Houston’s tight ends this season
- Patrick Overmyer8 games, 53.9 a game431 at Houston, the 4th-most since 2004. 34 more puts him past Romello Brooker for 3rd.431receiving yards
- Luke McGary4 games, 22.5 a game103 at Houston, the 6th-most since 2004. 84 more puts him past Maliq Carr for 5th.90receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Trahan2018 – 2022 · 41 games | 1,186 | 105 | 9 |
| 2 | Tanner Koziol2025 · 13 games | 727 | 74 | 6 |
| 3 | Romello Brooker2016 – 2018 · 20 games | 464 | 42 | 8 |
| 4 | Patrick Overmyer2026 · still playing | 431 | 39 | 7 |
| +431 this season · passes Romello Brooker for 3rd in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 5 | Maliq Carr2024 · 11 games | 186 | 19 | 1 |
| 6 | Luke McGary2025 – 2026 · still playing | 103 | 10 | 0 |
| +90 this season · passes Maliq Carr for 5th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| T7 | Matt Byrnes2022 – 2023 · 11 games | 94 | 10 | 1 |
| T7 | Mike O'Laughlin2023 · 9 games | 94 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Alex Leslie2016 – 2017 · 3 games | 53 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Jayden York2024 · 4 games | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Traville Frederick Jr.2024 – 2026 · still playing | 28 | 5 | 2 |
| +2 this season | ||||
| 12 | Byron Simpson2016 · 1 game | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Parker Eichenberger2018 – 2021 · 9 games | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Shane Creamer2019 – 2021 · 4 games | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Bryan Henry2022 – 2023 · 2 games | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Kaleb Thomas2026 · still playing | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| +4 this season | ||||
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Christian Trahan2020 – 2022 · 30 games929
- Tanner Koziol2025 · 13 games727
- › Patrick Overmyer2026 · 8 games431
- Maliq Carr2024 · 11 games186
- › Luke McGary2025 – 2026 · 6 games103
2016–19
- Romello Brooker2016 – 2018 · 20 games464
- Christian Trahan2018 – 2019 · 11 games257
- Alex Leslie2016 – 2017 · 3 games53
- Byron Simpson2016 · 1 game15
- Parker Eichenberger2018 – 2019 · 6 games4
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Houston 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 Houston before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Houston in its seasons.