North Carolina’s best tight ends since 2004
Bryson Nesbit has the most receiving yards of the 19 tight ends who played at North Carolina since 2004, 1,510 in 35 games. John Copenhaver is 2nd with 924. Jelani Thurman is 7th, with 461; 74 more passes Jack Tabb and Garrett Walston for 5th.
Of the ACC’s best tight ends since 2004, Bryson Nesbit is 9th.
North Carolina’s tight ends this season
- Jelani Thurman8 games, 57.6 a game461 at North Carolina, the 7th-most since 2004. 74 more puts him past Jack Tabb and Garrett Walston for 5th.461receiving yards
- Shamar Easter7 games, 22.3 a game173 at North Carolina, the 10th-most since 2004. 17 more puts him past Jake Bargas for 9th.156receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson Nesbit2021 – 2024 · 35 games | 1,510 | 107 | 13 |
| 2 | John Copenhaver2021 – 2024 · 31 games | 924 | 75 | 9 |
| 3 | Kamari Morales2019 – 2023 · 32 games | 761 | 67 | 10 |
| 4 | Carl Tucker2016 – 2019 · 22 games | 549 | 36 | 4 |
| T5 | Jack Tabb2011 – 2014 · 24 games | 534 | 47 | 5 |
| T5 | Garrett Walston2018 – 2021 · 31 games | 534 | 47 | 5 |
| 7 | Jelani Thurman2026 · still playing | 461 | 38 | 6 |
| +461 this season · passes Jack Tabb and Garrett Walston for 5th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 8 | Brandon Fritts2015 – 2017 · 23 games | 439 | 47 | 9 |
| 9 | Jake Bargas2016 – 2019 · 17 games | 189 | 21 | 2 |
| 10 | Shamar Easter2025 – 2026 · still playing | 173 | 11 | 2 |
| +156 this season · passes Jake Bargas for 9th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Jake Johnson2024 – 2025 · 9 games | 165 | 18 | 1 |
| 12 | Eric Albright2014 · 2 games | 96 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Jordan Owens2025 · 5 games | 39 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Jordan Washington2026 · still playing | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| +23 this season | ||||
| 15 | Connor Cox2025 · 3 games | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Deems May2023 · 1 game | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Carson Sneed2026 · still playing | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| +11 this season | ||||
| 18 | Kendall Karr2020 · 1 game | 3 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Bryson Nesbit2021 – 2024 · 35 games1,510
- John Copenhaver2021 – 2024 · 31 games924
- Kamari Morales2020 – 2023 · 31 games752
- › Jelani Thurman2026 · 8 games461
- Garrett Walston2020 – 2021 · 23 games439
2011–19
- Carl Tucker2016 – 2019 · 22 games549
- Jack Tabb2011 – 2014 · 24 games534
- Brandon Fritts2015 – 2017 · 23 games439
- Jake Bargas2016 – 2019 · 17 games189
- Eric Albright2014 · 2 games96
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Method
- Every tight end who played at North Carolina 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 North Carolina before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at North Carolina in its seasons.