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James Madison’s best tight ends

Taylor Thompson has the most receiving yards of the 11 tight ends who played at James Madison, 448 in 13 games. Zach Horton is 2nd with 434. Cole Keller is 3rd, with 353; 82 more passes Zach Horton for 2nd.

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James Madison’s tight ends this season

  • Cole Keller9 games, 39.2 a game353 at James Madison, the 3rd-most in James Madison history. 82 more puts him past Zach Horton for 2nd.353receiving yards
  • KD Mosley6 games, 16.0 a game96 at James Madison, the 6th-most in James Madison history.96receiving yards

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James Madison’s best tight ends
PlacePlayerreceiving yardsreceptionsreceiving touchdowns
1Taylor Thompson2024 · 13 games448336
2Zach Horton2022 – 2023 · 16 games434408
3Cole Keller2026 · still playing353225
+353 this season · passes Zach Horton for 2nd in 3 games at his pace
4Drew Painter2022 · 7 games221192
5Lacota Dippre2025 · 11 games192173
6KD Mosley2026 · still playing96113
+96 this season · passes Lacota Dippre for 5th in 7 games at his pace
7Josh Phifer2024 – 2025 · 6 games8162
8Kyi Wright2023 – 2024 · 6 games3651
9Thatcher Miller2026 · still playing1930
+19 this season · passes Kyi Wright for 8th in 2 games at his pace
10Kelly Mitchell2022 · 1 game610
11Ryder Post2026 · still playing410
+4 this season · passes Kelly Mitchell for 10th in 1 game at his pace

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Method

  • Every tight end who played at James Madison, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
  • A decade counts his receiving yards at James Madison in its seasons.