Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Western 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.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a tight end
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Tyler Higbee built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a tight end from Clearwater, FL wearing No. 82, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Tyler Higbee's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 110
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Tyler Higbee, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Tyler Higbee reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,054
- Receptions
- 68
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Tyler Higbee quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,054
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · East Lake · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- East Lake · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 4 · Pick 12 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 82 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 563 receiving yards · TE 10th (top 4%) · Conference USA 22nd (top 12%) · National 198th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 52.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 5 | 13 | 169 | 1 | 55.8 |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 6 | 14 | 226 | 4 | 47.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 9 | 38 | 563 | 8 | 74.5 |
Related Context
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Tyler Higbee played TE for Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tyler Higbee recorded 1,054 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Western Kentucky.
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: Indiana
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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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
Indiana
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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
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins56.8 · Games = 8 · -52.3 vs Losses
Losses109 · Games = 1 · +52.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
100 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | vs Southern Miss | W 45-28 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Fri 11/27 | vs Marshall2+ TD | W 49-28 | — | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 2 | 27 |
| Thu 10/15 | @ North Texas | W 55-28 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 58-28 | — | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Rice | W 49-10 | — | 2 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Miami (OH)2+ TD | W 56-14 | — | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 2 | 26 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Indiana100 receiving yards · High volume | L 35-38 | — | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 1 | 18 |
| Fri 9/11 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 41-38 | — | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 0 | 22 |
| Fri 9/4 | @ Vanderbilt100 receiving yards | W 14-12 | — | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 1 | 65 |
Player Story
Tyler Higbee story
Tyler Higbee built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a tight end from Clearwater, FL wearing No. 82, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Tyler Higbee's career was his receiving role: 68 catches, 1,054 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tyler Higbee's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 92 | 100 | 7.2 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -92 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 169 | 83 | 12.2 | 169 |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 230 | 80 | 7.5 | 61 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 230 | 80 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 563 | 80.2 | 14.6 | 333 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 3 · L 35-38
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
88.7 takeover
109 receiving yards with a 66.1 efficiency score.
#2
@ Vanderbilt
Week 1 · W 14-12
102
Receiving Yards
88 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Marshall
Week 13 · W 49-28 · Conference game
92
Receiving Yards
86.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
92 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Marshall
Week 14 · W 67-66 · Conference game
99
Receiving Yards
85.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ South Alabama
Week 3 · L 24-31 · Conference game
67
Receiving Yards
83.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
67 receiving yards with a 89.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
563 primary output · 80.2 efficiency · 14.6 usage
74.5
#2
2013 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
55.8
169 primary · 83 efficiency · 12.2 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
52.8
92 primary · 100 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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