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Kentucky's best tight ends since 2004
C.J. Conrad leads with 1,015 receiving yards in 35 games at Kentucky; Willie Rodriguez had 661.
Every tight end with 5 or more games at Kentucky since 2004, ranked by receiving yards; the lines are each player's receiving yards game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
13 tight ends with 5+ games at Kentuckyreceiving yards
| # | player | seasons | games | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Conrad | 2015–2018 | 35 | 1,015 | 80 | 12 |
| 2 | Willie Rodriguez | 2024–2026 | 24 | 661 | 61 | 4 |
| 3 | Jordan Dingle | 2021–2024 | 24 | 615 | 43 | 4 |
| 4 | Justin Rigg | 2017–2021 | 32 | 547 | 50 | 5 |
| 5 | Josh Kattus | 2022–2025 | 23 | 505 | 38 | 6 |
| 6 | Keaton Upshaw | 2019–2022 | 16 | 326 | 27 | 4 |
| 7 | Izayah Cummings | 2021–2023 | 13 | 293 | 18 | 3 |
| 8 | Brenden Bates | 2018–2023 | 20 | 272 | 26 | 2 |
| 9 | Henry Boyer | 2025–2026 | 12 | 182 | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | Ronnie Shields | 2011–2014 | 10 | 114 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | Steven Borden | 2013–2014 | 5 | 96 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Greg Hart | 2016–2017 | 8 | 57 | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | Khamari Anderson | 2023–2024 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 0 |
Also at Kentucky: 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.