South Alabama’s best tight ends
Gerald Everett has the most receiving yards of the 26 tight ends who played at South Alabama, 1,292 in 24 games. Wes Saxton is 2nd with 1,126. Rod Gibbs is 8th, with 176; 74 more passes Brandon Crum for 7th.
Of the Sun Belt’s best tight ends since 2004, Gerald Everett is 4th and Wes Saxton 10th.
South Alabama’s tight ends this season
- Rod Gibbs7 games, 17.1 a game176 at South Alabama, the 8th-most in South Alabama history. 74 more puts him past Brandon Crum for 7th.120receiving yards
- Everett Hunter2 games, 6.5 a game13receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerald Everett2015 – 2016 · 24 games | 1,292 | 90 | 12 |
| 2 | Wes Saxton2012 – 2014 · 26 games | 1,126 | 96 | 1 |
| 3 | DJ Thomas-Jones2022 – 2024 · 32 games | 653 | 73 | 12 |
| 4 | Lincoln Sefcik2021 – 2023 · 27 games | 494 | 62 | 7 |
| 5 | Braedon Bowman2014 – 2015 · 17 games | 381 | 29 | 0 |
| 6 | Maaseiah Francis2016 – 2017 · 12 games | 309 | 23 | 4 |
| 7 | Brandon Crum2019 – 2023 · 17 games | 249 | 26 | 3 |
| 8 | Rod Gibbs2024 – 2026 · still playing | 176 | 20 | 3 |
| +120 this season · passes Brandon Crum for 7th in 5 games at his pace | ||||
| 9 | Miller McCrumby2025 · 8 games | 128 | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | Jacob Hopper2020 – 2023 · 9 games | 124 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Trent Tyre2020 – 2021 · 9 games | 86 | 12 | 1 |
| 12 | Khameron Taylor2018 – 2019 · 8 games | 85 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | Andrew Reinkemeyer2017 · 5 games | 75 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Collier Smith2017 – 2018 · 4 games | 48 | 3 | 0 |
| T15 | Zac Crosby2018 – 2019 · 4 games | 39 | 3 | 1 |
| T15 | Trent Thomas2024 – 2025 · 7 games | 39 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | DeMarrion Buford-Hughes2014 – 2015 · 2 games | 36 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Ryan Onkka2013 – 2014 · 4 games | 35 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Todd Justice2022 – 2024 · 10 games | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | James Bynes2016 · 1 game | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Brec Long2025 · 5 games | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Andrew Bench2024 · 2 games | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Nick Thompson2019 · 1 game | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Everett Hunter2026 · still playing | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| +13 this season | ||||
| 25 | Rush Hendricks2013 · 2 games | 4 | 2 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- DJ Thomas-Jones2022 – 2024 · 32 games653
- Lincoln Sefcik2021 – 2023 · 27 games494
- Brandon Crum2020 – 2023 · 14 games184
- › Rod Gibbs2024 – 2026 · 12 games176
- Miller McCrumby2025 · 8 games128
2012–19
- Gerald Everett2015 – 2016 · 24 games1,292
- Wes Saxton2012 – 2014 · 26 games1,126
- Braedon Bowman2014 – 2015 · 17 games381
- Maaseiah Francis2016 – 2017 · 12 games309
- Khameron Taylor2018 – 2019 · 8 games85
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Method
- Every tight end who played at South Alabama, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at South Alabama in its seasons.