Pittsburgh’s best tight ends since 2004
Gavin Bartholomew has the most receiving yards of the 27 tight ends who played at Pittsburgh since 2004, 1,257 in 45 games. J.P. Holtz is 2nd with 931. Carson Kent is 5th, with 317; 141 more passes Lucas Krull for 4th.
Of the Big East’s best tight ends since 2004, J.P. Holtz is 2nd.
Pittsburgh’s tight ends this season
- Carson Kent9 games, 35.2 a game317 at Pittsburgh, the 5th-most since 2004. 141 more puts him past Lucas Krull for 4th.317receiving yards
- Elijah Lagg3 games, 25.3 a game76receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Bartholomew2021 – 2024 · 45 games | 1,257 | 105 | 11 |
| 2 | J.P. Holtz2012 – 2015 · 35 games | 931 | 81 | 11 |
| 3 | Scott Orndoff2013 – 2016 · 31 games | 897 | 58 | 13 |
| 4 | Lucas Krull2020 – 2021 · 14 games | 457 | 39 | 6 |
| 5 | Carson Kent2026 · still playing | 317 | 30 | 1 |
| +317 this season · passes Lucas Krull for 4th in 5 games at his pace | ||||
| 6 | Justin Holmes2025 · 11 games | 301 | 28 | 4 |
| 7 | Karter Johnson2022 – 2023 · 12 games | 264 | 18 | 2 |
| 8 | Jake Overman2024 – 2025 · 18 games | 238 | 27 | 2 |
| 9 | Malachi Thomas2024 – 2025 · 11 games | 214 | 15 | 3 |
| 10 | Nakia Griffin-Stewart2019 · 10 games | 185 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | Will Gragg2018 – 2019 · 14 games | 177 | 24 | 0 |
| 12 | Matt Flanagan2017 · 7 games | 160 | 17 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaymar Parrish2013 – 2016 · 18 games | 146 | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | Chris Clark2017 · 8 games | 122 | 16 | 1 |
| 15 | Malcolm Epps2023 · 7 games | 115 | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | Elijah Lagg2026 · still playing | 76 | 7 | 1 |
| +76 this season | ||||
| 17 | Daniel Moraga2020 · 3 games | 42 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Kyi Wright2020 – 2022 · 5 games | 37 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Josh Altsman2025 · 3 games | 31 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Jake Zilinskas2020 – 2021 · 2 games | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Max Hunt2025 · 1 game | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tyler Sear2017 – 2018 · 3 games | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Nathan Bossory2017 · 1 game | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Jake Renda2023 · 1 game | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Kaymar Mimes2019 – 2020 · 2 games | 4 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Gavin Bartholomew2021 – 2024 · 45 games1,257
- Lucas Krull2020 – 2021 · 14 games457
- › Carson Kent2026 · 9 games317
- Justin Holmes2025 · 11 games301
- Karter Johnson2022 – 2023 · 12 games264
2012–19
- J.P. Holtz2012 – 2015 · 35 games931
- Scott Orndoff2013 – 2016 · 31 games897
- Nakia Griffin-Stewart2019 · 10 games185
- Will Gragg2018 – 2019 · 14 games177
- Matt Flanagan2017 · 7 games160
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Pittsburgh in its seasons.