Kentucky’s best tight ends since 2004
C.J. Conrad has the most receiving yards of the 15 tight ends who played at Kentucky since 2004, 1,015 in 35 games. Willie Rodriguez is 2nd, with 728; 288 more passes C.J. Conrad for the most.
Kentucky’s tight ends this season
- Willie Rodriguez8 games, 40.5 a game728 at Kentucky, the 2nd-most since 2004. 288 more puts him past C.J. Conrad for the most.324receiving yards
- Henry Boyer8 games, 15.0 a game182 at Kentucky, the 9th-most since 2004. 91 more puts him past Brenden Bates for 8th.120receiving yards
- Mikkel Skinner5 games, 19.0 a game95receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Conrad2015 – 2018 · 35 games | 1,015 | 80 | 12 |
| 2 | Willie Rodriguez2024 – 2026 · still playing | 728 | 67 | 4 |
| +324 this season · passes C.J. Conrad for the most in 8 games at his pace | ||||
| 3 | Jordan Dingle2021 – 2024 · 24 games | 615 | 43 | 4 |
| 4 | Justin Rigg2017 – 2021 · 32 games | 547 | 50 | 5 |
| 5 | Josh Kattus2022 – 2025 · 23 games | 505 | 38 | 6 |
| 6 | Keaton Upshaw2019 – 2022 · 16 games | 326 | 27 | 4 |
| 7 | Izayah Cummings2021 – 2023 · 13 games | 293 | 18 | 3 |
| 8 | Brenden Bates2018 – 2023 · 20 games | 272 | 26 | 2 |
| 9 | Henry Boyer2025 – 2026 · still playing | 182 | 14 | 3 |
| +120 this season · passes Brenden Bates for 8th in 7 games at his pace | ||||
| 10 | Ronnie Shields2011 – 2014 · 10 games | 114 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | Steven Borden2013 – 2014 · 5 games | 96 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Mikkel Skinner2026 · still playing | 95 | 9 | 1 |
| +95 this season | ||||
| 13 | Greg Hart2016 – 2017 · 8 games | 57 | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | Khamari Anderson2023 – 2024 · 8 games | 40 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Nik Ognenovic2019 · 1 game | 8 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- › Willie Rodriguez2024 – 2026 · 25 games728
- Jordan Dingle2021 – 2024 · 24 games615
- Josh Kattus2022 – 2025 · 23 games505
- Justin Rigg2020 – 2021 · 19 games334
- Izayah Cummings2021 – 2023 · 13 games293
2011–19
- C.J. Conrad2015 – 2018 · 35 games1,015
- Justin Rigg2017 – 2019 · 13 games213
- Ronnie Shields2011 – 2014 · 10 games114
- Steven Borden2013 – 2014 · 5 games96
- Keaton Upshaw2019 · 5 games78
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Kentucky 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 Kentucky before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Kentucky in its seasons.