UTEP’s best tight ends since 2004
Hayden Plinke has the most receiving yards of the 23 tight ends who played at UTEP since 2004, 861 in 22 games. Eric Tomlinson is 2nd with 547. Cash Cheeks is 8th, with 118; 36 more passes Marcus Vinson for 7th.
Of C-USA’s best tight ends since 2004, Hayden Plinke is 10th.
UTEP’s tight ends this season
- Cash Cheeks6 games, 19.7 a game118 at UTEP, the 8th-most since 2004. 36 more puts him past Marcus Vinson for 7th.118receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayden Plinke2015 – 2016 · 22 games | 861 | 75 | 8 |
| 2 | Eric Tomlinson2011 – 2014 · 27 games | 547 | 59 | 4 |
| 3 | David Lucero2017 – 2018 · 19 games | 451 | 37 | 3 |
| 4 | Trent Thompson2018 – 2022 · 17 games | 425 | 23 | 6 |
| 5 | Josh Weeks2017 – 2018 · 11 games | 221 | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | Jess Trussell2019 · 8 games | 177 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | Marcus Vinson2023 – 2024 · 14 games | 153 | 15 | 3 |
| 8 | Cash Cheeks2026 · still playing | 118 | 9 | 3 |
| +118 this season · passes Marcus Vinson for 7th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 9 | Katrae Ford2010 – 2014 · 11 games | 89 | 12 | 1 |
| 10 | Judah Ezinwa2024 – 2026 · still playing | 82 | 5 | 0 |
| +6 this season · passes Katrae Ford for 9th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Zach Fryar2020 – 2023 · 10 games | 79 | 12 | 1 |
| 12 | Cedrick Lang2015 · 8 games | 72 | 11 | 1 |
| 13 | Kent Taylor2016 · 8 games | 50 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Cole Rogers2014 · 2 games | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Luke Soto2022 · 1 game | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Julian Lopez2023 · 3 games | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Luke Seib2023 · 1 game | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Cole Ford2015 · 2 games | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Sterling Napier2015 – 2016 · 3 games | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Jordan Andrus2025 · 1 game | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jackson Stoner2026 · still playing | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| +6 this season | ||||
| 22 | Augie Touris2017 · 1 game | 5 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Trent Thompson2020 – 2022 · 14 games392
- Marcus Vinson2023 – 2024 · 14 games153
- › Cash Cheeks2026 · 6 games118
- › Judah Ezinwa2024 – 2026 · 5 games82
- Zach Fryar2020 – 2023 · 10 games79
2010s
- Hayden Plinke2015 – 2016 · 22 games861
- Eric Tomlinson2011 – 2014 · 27 games547
- David Lucero2017 – 2018 · 19 games451
- Josh Weeks2017 – 2018 · 11 games221
- Jess Trussell2019 · 8 games177
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Method
- Every tight end who played at UTEP 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 UTEP before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at UTEP in its seasons.