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Western Kentucky's best tight ends since 2004
Joshua Simon leads with 1,146 receiving yards in 34 games at Western Kentucky; Mitchell Henry had 1,094.
Every tight end with 5 or more games at Western 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.
16 tight ends with 5+ games at Western Kentuckyreceiving yards
| # | player | seasons | games | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Simon | 2019–2022 | 34 | 1,146 | 86 | 16 |
| 2 | Mitchell Henry | 2011–2014 | 35 | 1,094 | 78 | 12 |
| 3 | Tyler Higbee | 2011–2015 | 22 | 1,054 | 68 | 14 |
| 4 | Deon Yelder | 2017 | 12 | 688 | 52 | 7 |
| 5 | Mik'Quan Deane | 2017–2018 | 17 | 673 | 55 | 7 |
| 6 | River Helms | 2023–2024 | 17 | 517 | 41 | 5 |
| 7 | Kyle Fourtenbary | 2017–2019 | 22 | 506 | 53 | 3 |
| 8 | Noah Meyers | 2024–2025 | 16 | 480 | 39 | 4 |
| 9 | Tim Gorski | 2012–2015 | 17 | 349 | 30 | 3 |
| 10 | Joey Beljan | 2021–2022 | 17 | 282 | 29 | 10 |
| 11 | Lofton Howard | 2024–2026 | 12 | 141 | 18 | 1 |
| 12 | Steve Donatell | 2016 | 11 | 125 | 13 | 2 |
| 13 | Shaquille Johnson | 2013–2016 | 11 | 110 | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | Jackson West | 2025 | 6 | 80 | 8 | 1 |
| 15 | Coleson Arends | 2026 | 5 | 80 | 8 | 2 |
| 16 | Steven Witchoskey | 2018–2020 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
Also at Western 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.