Mississippi State’s best tight ends since 2004
Malcolm Johnson has the most receiving yards of the 21 tight ends who played at Mississippi State since 2004, 1,148 in 38 games. Seydou Traore is 2nd with 730. Sam West is tied for 10th, with 110; 44 more passes Geor'Quarius Spivey for 9th.
Mississippi State’s tight ends this season
- Sam West5 games, 13.8 a game110 at Mississippi State, tied for the 10th-most since 2004. 44 more puts him past Geor'Quarius Spivey for 9th.69receiving yards
- Joeseph Skipworth2 games, 13.0 a game26receiving yards
- Riley Williams2 games, 8.0 a game16receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malcolm Johnson2011 – 2014 · 38 games | 1,148 | 79 | 10 |
| 2 | Seydou Traore2024 – 2025 · 22 games | 730 | 69 | 6 |
| 3 | Farrod Green2016 – 2019 · 32 games | 633 | 52 | 2 |
| 4 | Justin Johnson2015 – 2018 · 24 games | 357 | 35 | 3 |
| 5 | Jordan Thomas2016 – 2017 · 18 games | 311 | 31 | 4 |
| 6 | Gus Walley2014 – 2015 · 8 games | 195 | 23 | 2 |
| 7 | Darrion Hutcherson2015 · 8 games | 164 | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | Brandon Hill2011 – 2014 · 12 games | 159 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | Geor'Quarius Spivey2019 – 2020 · 8 games | 153 | 14 | 0 |
| T10 | Dontea Jones2018 – 2019 · 8 games | 110 | 10 | 1 |
| T10 | Sam West2025 – 2026 · still playing | 110 | 13 | 2 |
| +69 this season · passes Geor'Quarius Spivey for 9th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 12 | Justin Ball2024 · 6 games | 77 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Brad Cumbest2018 – 2020 · 4 games | 49 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Joeseph Skipworth2026 · still playing | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| +26 this season | ||||
| 15 | Ryland Goede2023 · 2 games | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Riley Williams2026 · still playing | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| +16 this season | ||||
| 17 | Cam Ball2024 – 2025 · 3 games | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Max Reese2025 · 1 game | 1 | 2 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Seydou Traore2024 – 2025 · 22 games730
- Geor'Quarius Spivey2020 · 5 games121
- › Sam West2025 – 2026 · 10 games110
- Justin Ball2024 · 6 games77
- › Joeseph Skipworth2026 · 2 games26
2011–19
- Malcolm Johnson2011 – 2014 · 38 games1,148
- Farrod Green2016 – 2019 · 32 games633
- Justin Johnson2015 – 2018 · 24 games357
- Jordan Thomas2016 – 2017 · 18 games311
- Gus Walley2014 – 2015 · 8 games195
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Mississippi State in its seasons.