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The Sun Belt's best tight ends since 2004
Isaiah Likely leads with 2,050 receiving yards in 42 games in the Sun Belt; Deon Watson had 1,589.
Every tight end with 5 or more games in the Sun Belt since 2004, ranked by receiving yards; the lines are each player's receiving yards game by game, the top 8 drawn.
154 tight ends with 5+ games in the Sun Beltreceiving yards
| # | player | seasons | games | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Likely | 2018–2021 | 42 | 2,050 | 133 | 27 |
| 2 | Deon Watson | 2014–2016 | 33 | 1,589 | 120 | 11 |
| 3 | Blake Mack | 2014–2017 | 32 | 1,505 | 96 | 11 |
| 4 | Gerald Everett | 2015–2016 | 24 | 1,292 | 90 | 12 |
| 5 | Roger Carter Jr. | 2017–2021 | 44 | 1,224 | 96 | 12 |
| 6 | Neal Johnson | 2019–2023 | 48 | 1,196 | 101 | 11 |
| 7 | Josh Pederson | 2017–2020 | 35 | 1,191 | 99 | 11 |
| 8 | Trent Cowan | 2015–2016 | 25 | 1,166 | 96 | 10 |
| 9 | Keith Rucker | 2013–2016 | 30 | 1,148 | 90 | 10 |
| 10 | Wes Saxton | 2012–2014 | 26 | 1,126 | 96 | 1 |
| 11 | Terrance Carter Jr. | 2023–2024 | 23 | 944 | 76 | 7 |
| 12 | Henry Pearson | 2018–2022 | 38 | 897 | 74 | 11 |
| 13 | Darion Griswold | 2012–2015 | 38 | 892 | 65 | 9 |
| 14 | Eli Wilson | 2020–2024 | 34 | 775 | 78 | 12 |
| 15 | Toby Payne | 2022–2026 | 28 | 775 | 78 | 10 |
| 16 | Seydou Traore | 2021–2022 | 17 | 752 | 62 | 4 |
| 17 | Bradley Miller | 2013–2014 | 24 | 742 | 68 | 1 |
| 18 | Ari Werts | 2015–2017 | 22 | 688 | 48 | 3 |
| 19 | Jjay Mcafee | 2021–2023 | 26 | 684 | 68 | 8 |
| 20 | Ethan Conner | 2023–2025 | 21 | 680 | 59 | 7 |
| 21 | DJ Thomas-Jones | 2022–2024 | 32 | 653 | 73 | 12 |
| 22 | Mitchell Henry | 2011–2013 | 24 | 605 | 46 | 8 |
| 23 | Manny Stevenson Jr. | 2021–2024 | 34 | 599 | 81 | 5 |
| 24 | Gabe Schrade | 2015–2017 | 16 | 584 | 46 | 4 |
| 25 | Keenen Brown | 2018 | 12 | 577 | 51 | 5 |
| 26 | Dorian Fleming | 2024 | 12 | 558 | 49 | 6 |
| 27 | Beau Johnson | 2020–2024 | 25 | 554 | 42 | 6 |
| 28 | Aubry Payne | 2019–2022 | 24 | 524 | 48 | 13 |
| 29 | Barrett Burns | 2014–2016 | 25 | 519 | 48 | 13 |
| 30 | Joel Ruiz | 2014–2015 | 12 | 516 | 43 | 3 |
| 31 | Ryan Carden | 2013–2015 | 19 | 509 | 45 | 4 |
| 32 | Lincoln Sefcik | 2021–2023 | 27 | 494 | 62 | 7 |
| 33 | Caden Jensen | 2024–2026 | 26 | 483 | 59 | 3 |
| 34 | Kendall Karr | 2023–2024 | 21 | 473 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 | Reed Tyler | 2018–2022 | 30 | 464 | 48 | 4 |
| 36 | Kyirin Heath | 2024–2025 | 18 | 448 | 34 | 5 |
| 37 | Taylor Thompson | 2024 | 13 | 448 | 33 | 6 |
| 38 | Grant Hollier | 2025–2026 | 13 | 437 | 32 | 4 |
| 39 | Zach Horton | 2022–2023 | 16 | 434 | 40 | 8 |
| 40 | Ahmon Green | 2022–2025 | 24 | 420 | 48 | 4 |
| 41 | Pearse Migl | 2019–2023 | 37 | 412 | 44 | 3 |
| 42 | Johnny Lumpkin | 2018–2022 | 23 | 408 | 36 | 6 |
| 43 | Justin Podrabsky | 2014 | 11 | 382 | 37 | 1 |
| 44 | Braedon Bowman | 2014–2015 | 17 | 381 | 29 | 0 |
| 45 | Collin Reed | 2016–2019 | 22 | 374 | 31 | 11 |
| 46 | Izayah Cummings | 2025 | 8 | 374 | 37 | 1 |
| 47 | David Larkins | 2022–2025 | 26 | 365 | 46 | 6 |
| 48 | Harley Scioneaux | 2012–2015 | 26 | 360 | 42 | 10 |
| 49 | Miller McCrumby | 2022–2025 | 26 | 345 | 41 | 0 |
| 50 | Eli Finley | 2026 | 6 | 334 | 29 | 4 |
| 51 | Cole Keller | 2026 | 7 | 315 | 18 | 4 |
| 52 | Lawrence White | 2014–2015 | 12 | 310 | 23 | 6 |
| 53 | Maaseiah Francis | 2016–2017 | 12 | 309 | 23 | 4 |
| 54 | River Helms | 2025–2026 | 8 | 297 | 28 | 3 |
| 55 | Tyler Fortenberry | 2025 | 11 | 294 | 32 | 2 |
| 56 | Xavier Gravette | 2021–2022 | 11 | 285 | 25 | 3 |
| 57 | Javonis Isaac | 2017–2020 | 17 | 278 | 17 | 4 |
| 58 | Brody Dalton | 2023–2024 | 11 | 276 | 20 | 3 |
| 59 | Deyunkrea Lewis | 2021–2023 | 14 | 269 | 17 | 5 |
| 60 | Ellis Richardson | 2017–2018 | 13 | 266 | 19 | 5 |
| 61 | Tyler Higbee | 2011–2013 | 7 | 261 | 15 | 2 |
| 62 | Konner Fox | 2023–2024 | 12 | 260 | 24 | 2 |
| 63 | Cole Cavallo | 2022–2023 | 16 | 259 | 28 | 1 |
| 64 | Nick Byrne | 2013–2016 | 17 | 251 | 30 | 0 |
| 65 | Miller Gibbs | 2020–2023 | 16 | 250 | 24 | 6 |
| 66 | Fred Lloyd Jr. | 2021–2022 | 11 | 250 | 15 | 1 |
| 67 | Darrin Fugitt | 2026 | 6 | 250 | 23 | 1 |
| 68 | Brandon Crum | 2019–2023 | 17 | 249 | 26 | 3 |
| 69 | Tyler Fromm | 2024 | 11 | 249 | 25 | 2 |
| 70 | Tyler Lamm | 2017–2020 | 17 | 244 | 26 | 0 |
| 71 | Julian Nixon | 2024–2025 | 19 | 242 | 24 | 2 |
| 72 | Zach Rasmussen | 2020–2022 | 16 | 237 | 23 | 7 |
| 73 | Nolan Quinlan | 2022–2023 | 12 | 235 | 24 | 1 |
| 74 | Brock Chappell | 2025–2026 | 12 | 234 | 24 | 1 |
| 75 | Alec Osborne | 2013–2016 | 13 | 227 | 25 | 2 |
| 76 | Drew Painter | 2022 | 7 | 221 | 19 | 2 |
| 77 | Cade Conley | 2023–2024 | 7 | 215 | 23 | 1 |
| 78 | Titus Lyons | 2022–2025 | 22 | 205 | 28 | 3 |
| 79 | Micah Hilts | 2019–2022 | 9 | 199 | 17 | 1 |
| 80 | Giles Amos | 2020 | 8 | 196 | 15 | 2 |
| 81 | Lacota Dippre | 2025 | 11 | 192 | 17 | 3 |
| 82 | Jabari Bush | 2025–2026 | 10 | 190 | 19 | 1 |
| 83 | Tim Gorski | 2012–2013 | 8 | 187 | 18 | 2 |
| 84 | Levi Duffield | 2015–2017 | 10 | 185 | 14 | 4 |
| 85 | Shadell Bell | 2018–2019 | 13 | 184 | 17 | 3 |
| 86 | Clayton Ollendieck | 2022–2023 | 14 | 183 | 17 | 2 |
| 87 | Kadinn Morris | 2025 | 9 | 183 | 15 | 2 |
| 88 | Nate Sullivan Jr. | 2024–2025 | 17 | 181 | 20 | 0 |
| 89 | Kanen Hamlett | 2024–2025 | 10 | 177 | 17 | 4 |
| 90 | Zach Courtney | 2024–2026 | 9 | 174 | 14 | 1 |
| 91 | Keaton Upshaw | 2023 | 8 | 173 | 16 | 2 |
| 92 | Isaiah Spencer | 2022–2023 | 10 | 172 | 18 | 1 |
| 93 | Matt Barnes | 2014–2018 | 12 | 169 | 22 | 1 |
| 94 | Devin Miller | 2022 | 11 | 168 | 21 | 2 |
| 95 | Tyler Little | 2024–2026 | 10 | 168 | 16 | 2 |
| 96 | Larry Pettis | 2011–2014 | 13 | 165 | 22 | 2 |
| 97 | Justyn Reid | 2023–2024 | 8 | 158 | 8 | 0 |
| 98 | Mike Evans | 2020–2021 | 11 | 152 | 12 | 1 |
| 99 | AJ Lewis | 2019–2021 | 14 | 151 | 18 | 5 |
| 100 | Jacob Jenkins | 2022 | 5 | 149 | 11 | 5 |
| 101 | Cane Berrong | 2024 | 10 | 145 | 12 | 1 |
| 102 | Rod Gibbs | 2024–2026 | 10 | 143 | 17 | 3 |
| 103 | Bryce Anderson | 2026 | 6 | 140 | 16 | 1 |
| 104 | Kenneth Rains | 2013–2014 | 13 | 137 | 14 | 2 |
| 105 | Jamel Howse | 2026 | 5 | 136 | 9 | 0 |
| 106 | Clayton Granch | 2015–2016 | 9 | 135 | 9 | 3 |
| 107 | Camden Overton-Howard | 2025 | 5 | 132 | 15 | 2 |
| 108 | Kris Byrd | 2021–2023 | 11 | 127 | 12 | 3 |
| 109 | Jacob Hopper | 2020–2023 | 9 | 124 | 11 | 2 |
| 110 | Rylan Green | 2022–2025 | 14 | 123 | 13 | 1 |
| 111 | Ya'Keem Griner | 2012 | 6 | 113 | 9 | 0 |
| 112 | Jackson Lanam | 2020–2021 | 6 | 111 | 11 | 1 |
| 113 | Ty Stamey | 2024–2025 | 9 | 109 | 14 | 0 |
| 114 | Chris French | 2015–2017 | 8 | 109 | 12 | 2 |
| 115 | Brooks Johnson | 2023–2025 | 9 | 105 | 12 | 1 |
| 116 | Michael Vice | 2022 | 8 | 105 | 12 | 1 |
| 117 | Blake Smith | 2025 | 6 | 105 | 10 | 0 |
| 118 | Jailen Butler | 2023–2025 | 14 | 103 | 18 | 1 |
| 119 | Trey Miller | 2025 | 10 | 102 | 13 | 0 |
| 120 | Avion McBride | 2023–2026 | 7 | 101 | 8 | 1 |
| 121 | Dawson Johnson | 2025 | 7 | 99 | 10 | 1 |
| 122 | Jackson Worley | 2024–2026 | 12 | 98 | 13 | 2 |
| 123 | Brendon Rushing | 2016–2017 | 5 | 94 | 4 | 1 |
| 124 | Lane Wadle | 2024–2025 | 9 | 92 | 9 | 0 |
| 125 | Trae Swartz | 2024–2025 | 6 | 92 | 8 | 3 |
| 126 | Alex Deleon | 2011–2012 | 8 | 91 | 14 | 1 |
| 127 | Cam Brown | 2018–2020 | 7 | 89 | 7 | 2 |
| 128 | Akil Dan-Fodio | 2012 | 5 | 88 | 8 | 0 |
| 129 | Trent Tyre | 2020–2021 | 9 | 86 | 12 | 1 |
| 130 | Khameron Taylor | 2018–2019 | 8 | 85 | 7 | 1 |
| 131 | Chase Rogers | 2017–2018 | 6 | 85 | 8 | 1 |
| 132 | David Lewis | 2013–2014 | 8 | 84 | 8 | 0 |
| 133 | Josh Phifer | 2024–2025 | 6 | 81 | 6 | 2 |
| 134 | Warren Leapheart | 2014–2015 | 5 | 81 | 7 | 2 |
| 135 | Andrew Reinkemeyer | 2017 | 5 | 75 | 10 | 0 |
| 136 | Bryce Roberts | 2017 | 8 | 73 | 9 | 3 |
| 137 | Elijah Rogers | 2017–2018 | 9 | 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 138 | Evan Lester Jr. | 2022–2024 | 10 | 67 | 8 | 2 |
| 139 | KD Mosley | 2026 | 5 | 64 | 8 | 3 |
| 140 | Zac Crosby | 2018–2020 | 6 | 59 | 7 | 1 |
| 141 | Preston Kilgore | 2026 | 5 | 58 | 8 | 1 |
| 142 | Matt Alaimo | 2023 | 6 | 55 | 10 | 1 |
| 143 | Hunter Bergeron | 2019–2021 | 6 | 51 | 6 | 2 |
| 144 | Wesley Campbell VI | 2024–2026 | 6 | 51 | 8 | 0 |
| 145 | Sean Sallis | 2023 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 1 |
| 146 | Fabian Rogosch | 2024–2026 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 1 |
| 147 | Stoney Hawkins | 2015 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 0 |
| 148 | Trent Thomas | 2024–2025 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 0 |
| 149 | Pat McSweeney | 2019–2022 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 0 |
| 150 | Kyi Wright | 2023–2024 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 1 |
| 151 | Todd Justice | 2022–2024 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 152 | TW Ayers | 2019–2022 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| 153 | Brec Long | 2025 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 154 | Tyler Huff | 2022 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Also in the Sun Belt: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, defenders, kickers, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.