Cade Conley is a tight end at Western Michigan who has not played in Western Michigan's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Michigan lists 13 tight ends this season.
Western Michigan is 6-3. Next: at Akron, Tue Nov 10.
Conley shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. On tape: 24 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Toledo, Week 4, 2025.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | Marshall | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Marshall | 23 | 215 | 9.3 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 11 | 168 | 15.3 | 0 | 39 |
| Career | 42 | 438 | 10.4 | 2 | 39 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-23@ Michigan State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-13vs Toledo | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 21-3@ Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-0vs Ball State | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13vs Ohio | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-19@ Northern Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 1 | 15 |
Week 7 · 2025
W 42-0
vs Ball State
3 rec · 16 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 42-point win at home against Ball State.
With B. Lowry — 241 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.0 · 108 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · R. Millmore — 53 yards per punt · 3 punts · 56 long
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
73% of team targetsCatch rate
100%7 of 7 targetsMiddle · 10–19 air yds
100% catch rate on 7 targets · 3% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.3%
304 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.2
14 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Jim McElwain, Charles Huff and Lance Taylor.
