West Virginia’s best tight ends since 2004
Kole Taylor has the most receiving yards of the 18 tight ends who played at West Virginia since 2004, 892 in 26 games. Trevon Wesco is 2nd with 373. Ryan Ward is 7th, with 139; 28 more passes Jovani Haskins for 6th.
West Virginia’s tight ends this season
- Ryan Ward3 games, 32.7 a game139 at West Virginia, the 7th-most since 2004. 28 more puts him past Jovani Haskins for 6th.98receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kole Taylor2023 – 2024 · 26 games | 892 | 78 | 7 |
| 2 | Trevon Wesco2016 – 2018 · 12 games | 373 | 28 | 2 |
| 3 | Mike O'Laughlin2019 – 2022 · 17 games | 292 | 37 | 1 |
| 4 | Grayson Barnes2025 · 9 games | 232 | 21 | 2 |
| 5 | Cody Clay2012 – 2015 · 17 games | 175 | 20 | 3 |
| 6 | Jovani Haskins2018 – 2019 · 11 games | 166 | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | Ryan Ward2025 – 2026 · still playing | 139 | 11 | 2 |
| +98 this season · passes Jovani Haskins for 6th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 8 | Treylan Davis2022 – 2024 · 13 games | 111 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | TJ Banks2020 – 2021 · 7 games | 92 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Elijah Wellman2014 – 2017 · 26 games | 71 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | Jacob Barrick2025 · 6 games | 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Brian Polendey2022 · 5 games | 36 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Josh Sapp2026 · still playing | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| +7 this season | ||||
| 14 | Jack Sammarco2024 · 2 games | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Finley2020 · 1 game | 2 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Kole Taylor2023 – 2024 · 26 games892
- Mike O'Laughlin2020 – 2022 · 13 games268
- Grayson Barnes2025 · 9 games232
- › Ryan Ward2025 – 2026 · 9 games139
- Treylan Davis2022 – 2024 · 13 games111
2012–19
- Trevon Wesco2016 – 2018 · 12 games373
- Cody Clay2012 – 2015 · 17 games175
- Jovani Haskins2018 – 2019 · 11 games166
- Elijah Wellman2014 – 2017 · 26 games71
- Mike O'Laughlin2019 · 4 games24
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Method
- Every tight end who played at West Virginia 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 West Virginia before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at West Virginia in its seasons.