Tyler Higbee

TE · Western Kentucky 2015 · #82

Last confirmed: Western Kentucky, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′6″ · Clearwater, FL · East Lake

Tyler Higbee: TE · Western Kentucky · #82.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Tyler Higbee

TE · Western Kentucky · #82

Is the first read once you cross the 20. 2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at Western Kentucky since. One game to point at: 109 receiving yards and 11 receptions against Indiana — Week 3, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Western Kentucky in the news

WKU wins first conference gameCollege Heights Herald Oct 9

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Western Kentucky	38	563	14.8	8
2014	Western Kentucky	15	230	15.3	4
Career		53	793	15.0	12

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 14-12@ Vanderbilt	4	102	25.5	1	65
Wk 2	W 41-38vs Louisiana Tech	7	88	12.6	0	22
Wk 3	L 35-38@ Indiana	11	109	9.9	1	18	Season-high 109 yds
Wk 4	W 56-14vs Miami (OH)	4	55	13.8	2	26	2 TD catches
Wk 5	W 49-10@ Rice	2	54	27.0	1	30
Wk 6	W 58-28vs Middle Tennessee	2	51	25.5	1	43
Wk 7	W 55-28@ North Texas	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 13	W 49-28vs Marshall	6	92	15.3	2	27	2 TD catches
Wk 14	W 45-28vs Southern Miss	1	8	8.0	0	8
Total		38	563	14.8	8	65

Signature game

Week 13 · 2015

W 49-28

vs Marshall

6 rec · 92 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 21-point win at home against Marshall.

With B. Doughty — 370 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.2 · J. Collins — 37 yards per punt · 5 punts · 43 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 6 · Q1 · EPA −4.95Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 5 yds Tyler Higbee fumbled, forced by C.J. Cleveland, recovered by LaTch Kentrell Brice
Week 1 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.92Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 65 yds to the Vandy 4 for a
Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.41Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 22 yds to the LaTch 32 for a
Week 6 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.35Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 43 yds for a TD, (Garrett Schwettman KICK)
Week 5 · Rice · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.20Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 30 yds for a TD, (Garrett Schwettman KICK)
Week 3 · Indiana · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +3.04Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 8 yds to the Ind 38 for a INDIANA Penalty, roughing passer (15 Yards) to the Ind 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Marshall · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.00Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 12 yds to the Marsh 44 for a
Week 4 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.95Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 8 yds for a TD, (Garrett Schwettman KICK)
Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +2.85Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 21 yds to the WKent 46 for a
Week 13 · Marshall · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.71Brandon Doughty pass complete to Tyler Higbee for 11 yds for a TD, (Garrett Schwettman KICK)

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 20-7 over that span.

2014Western Kentucky8-5HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2015Western Kentucky12-2HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (100th percentile). Strength: epa / target (98th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#3 / 684 · 100th pct

16.7%

EPA / target#17 / 684 · 98th pct

1.05

Explosive rate#76 / 684 · 89th pct

18.8%

Catch rate#75 / 684 · 89th pct

79.2%

Yards / catch#147 / 684 · 79th pct

14.8

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#2 / 119 · 97th pct

Long catch#6 / 119 · 95th pct

Rec yards#10 / 119 · 92nd pct

563

Receptions#16 / 119 · 86th pct

Yards / catch#20 / 119 · 84th pct

14.8

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

97th → 98th percentile

Explosive rate

99th → 89th percentile

Catch rate

65th → 89th percentile

TD rate

100th → 100th percentile

Yards / catch

83rd → 79th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.0	58.8	15.0	1.0
Road4g	4.5	67.2	16.6	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.4	66.1	16.9	0.9
Weeks 8+2g	3.5	50.0	11.7	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Jeff Brohm

Pass share

54.7%

553 pass / 458 run

Plays / game

72.2

14 games

Team sack rate

2.7%

552 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

38 catches in 9 games

More catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Tyler Higbee

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Western Kentucky in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

38 catches in 9 games

Five seasons at Western Kentucky, drafted

His moves

2011

2016