Southern Miss’ best tight ends since 2004
Kyirin Heath has the most receiving yards of the 19 tight ends who played at Southern Miss since 2004, 448 in 18 games. Cole Cavallo is 2nd with 440. Preston Kilgore is 10th, with 94; 5 more passes Reed Jesiolowski for 9th.
Southern Miss’ tight ends this season
- Preston Kilgore7 games, 13.4 a game94 at Southern Miss, the 10th-most since 2004. 5 more puts him past Reed Jesiolowski for 9th.94receiving yards
- Jeremiah Beck Jr.6 games, 11.8 a game71 at Southern Miss. 24 more puts him past Preston Kilgore for 10th since 2004.71receiving yards
- Broderick Peters3 games, 21.0 a game63receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyirin Heath2024 – 2025 · 18 games | 448 | 34 | 5 |
| 2 | Cole Cavallo2019 – 2023 · 29 games | 440 | 45 | 1 |
| 3 | Jay'Shawn Washington2015 – 2018 · 16 games | 311 | 21 | 3 |
| 4 | Julian Allen2016 – 2017 · 14 games | 298 | 22 | 1 |
| 5 | Grayson Gunter2020 – 2021 · 14 games | 275 | 23 | 1 |
| 6 | Kadinn Morris2025 · 9 games | 183 | 15 | 2 |
| 7 | Daythan Davis2014 – 2015 · 17 games | 173 | 19 | 0 |
| 8 | Justyn Reid2023 – 2024 · 8 games | 158 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Reed Jesiolowski2024 · 4 games | 98 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Preston Kilgore2026 · still playing | 94 | 11 | 1 |
| +94 this season · passes Reed Jesiolowski for 9th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Jeremiah Beck Jr.2026 · still playing | 71 | 10 | 0 |
| +71 this season · passes Preston Kilgore for 10th in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| 12 | Taylor Marini2015 · 5 games | 65 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Broderick Peters2026 · still playing | 63 | 5 | 0 |
| +63 this season | ||||
| 14 | Naricuss Driver Jr.2020 – 2021 · 3 games | 62 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Kyle Sloter2013 – 2014 · 5 games | 47 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | Ray Ladner2019 – 2022 · 5 games | 38 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Shane King2025 · 1 game | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Luke Baker2022 · 2 games | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | TJ Johnson2025 · 1 game | 7 | 1 | 1 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Kyirin Heath2024 – 2025 · 18 games448
- Cole Cavallo2020 – 2023 · 27 games395
- Grayson Gunter2020 – 2021 · 14 games275
- Kadinn Morris2025 · 9 games183
- Justyn Reid2023 – 2024 · 8 games158
2013–19
- Jay'Shawn Washington2015 – 2018 · 16 games311
- Julian Allen2016 – 2017 · 14 games298
- Daythan Davis2014 – 2015 · 17 games173
- Taylor Marini2015 · 5 games65
- Kyle Sloter2013 – 2014 · 5 games47
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Southern Miss in its seasons.