Player Dossier

2011-2015

Western Kentucky

Tyler Higbee

TE • 6'6" • Clearwater, FL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Tyler Higbee reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

14.6

Efficiency

80.2

Consistency

69.2

Season Value

65.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tyler Higbee, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Tyler Higbee reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Western Kentucky paired 563 primary output with 80.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 80.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2015 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

Games

9

Receiving Yards / G

62.6

Efficiency

80.2

Usage

14.6

Consistency

69.2

Best Game by takeover score

Southern Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 102. Louisiana Tech: 88. Indiana: 109. Miami (OH): 55. Rice: 54. Middle Tennessee: 51. North Texas: 4. Marshall: 92. Southern Miss: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 4 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 83.8. Indiana: 11 by 66.1. Miami (OH): 4 by 91.7. Rice: 2 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 100. North Texas: 1 by 26.7. Marshall: 6 by 100. Southern Miss: 1 by 53.3

Split Comparison

Wins56.8 · n=8
First Half81.6 · n=5 · +42.8 vs Second Half
Second Half38.8 · n=4 · -42.8 vs First Half
All Games62.6 · n=9

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

100 vs Marshall

Result
Sat 12/5vs Southern MissW 45-28188808
Fri 11/27vs Marshall2+ TDW 49-2869215.315.30227
Thu 10/15@ North TexasW 55-28144404
Sat 10/10vs Middle TennesseeW 58-2825125.525.50143
Sat 10/3@ RiceW 49-102542727130
Sat 9/26vs Miami (OH)2+ TDW 56-1445513.813.80226
Sat 9/19@ Indiana100 receiving yards · High volumeL 35-38111099.99.90118
Fri 9/11vs Louisiana TechW 41-3878812.612.60022
Fri 9/4@ Vanderbilt100 receiving yardsW 14-12410225.525.50165

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Western Kentucky

    2011-2015

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201120122013201420142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky921007.2
2012 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0-92
2013 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1698312.2169
2014 PostseasonWestern Kentucky230807.561
2014 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky230807.50
2015 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky56380.214.6333

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Marshall

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

99

Primary metric

99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Vanderbilt

102

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

South Alabama

67

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

67 receiving yards with a 89.3 efficiency score.

#4

Marshall

92

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

92 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

North Texas

63

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

563 primary output · 80.2 efficiency · 14.6 usage

65.6

#2

2011 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

48.6

92 primary · 100 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

48.5

169 primary · 83 efficiency · 12.2 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2011 · Rating 0.7444

East Lake · Tarpon Springs, FL

Committed To
Western Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,054

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tyler Higbee quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
1,054