Western Kentucky’s best tight ends
Joshua Simon has the most receiving yards of the 28 tight ends who played at Western Kentucky, 1,146 in 34 games. Mitchell Henry is 2nd with 1,094.
Of C-USA’s best tight ends since 2004, Joshua Simon is 5th.
Western Kentucky’s tight ends this season
- CC Ezirim4 games, 34.3 a game137receiving yards
- Lofton Howard6 games, 21.8 a game141 at Western Kentucky.131receiving yards
- Coleson Arends6 games, 15.5 a game93receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Simon2019 – 2022 · 34 games | 1,146 | 86 | 16 |
| 2 | Mitchell Henry2011 – 2014 · 35 games | 1,094 | 78 | 12 |
| 3 | Tyler Higbee2011 – 2015 · 22 games | 1,054 | 68 | 14 |
| 4 | Deon Yelder2017 · 12 games | 688 | 52 | 7 |
| 5 | Mik'Quan Deane2017 – 2018 · 17 games | 673 | 55 | 7 |
| 6 | River Helms2023 – 2024 · 17 games | 517 | 41 | 5 |
| 7 | Kyle Fourtenbary2017 – 2019 · 22 games | 506 | 53 | 3 |
| 8 | Noah Meyers2024 – 2025 · 16 games | 480 | 39 | 4 |
| 9 | Tim Gorski2012 – 2015 · 17 games | 349 | 30 | 3 |
| 10 | Joey Beljan2021 – 2022 · 17 games | 282 | 29 | 10 |
| 11 | Lofton Howard2024 – 2026 · still playing | 141 | 18 | 1 |
| +131 this season · passes Joey Beljan for 10th in 7 games at his pace | ||||
| 12 | CC Ezirim2026 · still playing | 137 | 10 | 1 |
| +137 this season | ||||
| 13 | Steve Donatell2016 · 11 games | 125 | 13 | 2 |
| 14 | Shaquille Johnson2013 – 2016 · 11 games | 110 | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | Coleson Arends2026 · still playing | 93 | 10 | 2 |
| +93 this season | ||||
| 16 | Jackson West2025 · 6 games | 80 | 8 | 1 |
| T17 | Steven Witchoskey2018 – 2020 · 7 games | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| T17 | Justin Wolf2025 · 2 games | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Kris Leach2018 · 3 games | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Devin Scott2015 · 4 games | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Trevor Borland2023 – 2024 · 4 games | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Elvin Fofanah2024 · 2 games | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Desmond Maxwell2016 · 1 game | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | George Fant2015 · 1 game | 7 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Joshua Simon2020 – 2022 · 22 games716
- River Helms2023 – 2024 · 17 games517
- Noah Meyers2024 – 2025 · 16 games480
- Joey Beljan2021 – 2022 · 17 games282
- › Lofton Howard2024 – 2026 · 12 games141
2011–19
- Mitchell Henry2011 – 2014 · 35 games1,094
- Tyler Higbee2011 – 2015 · 22 games1,054
- Deon Yelder2017 · 12 games688
- Mik'Quan Deane2017 – 2018 · 17 games673
- Kyle Fourtenbary2017 – 2019 · 22 games506
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Western Kentucky, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Western Kentucky in its seasons.