Josh Whyle in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Cincinnati, 2018–⁠22

Josh Whyle

Number
No. 81
Height
6′6″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH
Born
1999, in Cincinnati, Ohio

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Josh Whyle played tight end at Cincinnati (2018–⁠22). The Tennessee Titans took Whyle in round 5, No. 147 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
353
Receiving yards, 2020 (Cincinnati, 9–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 147
Round 5, 2023 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

7catches, career highat Temple, 202281receiving yards, career highat UCF, 20202receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Tulane, 2021

Team titles: American champions, 2020 and 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Cincinnati25125.5032
2020Cincinnati2835312.6630
2021Cincinnati2633212.8631
2022Cincinnati3232610.2335
Career881,06212.11535

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Cincinnati81TEFr.
2020Cincinnati81TESo.
2021Cincinnati81TEJr.
2022Cincinnati81TESr.6′6″250

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Cincinnati22.21––4.4–
2020Cincinnati321.1599th (n=346)0.5536.95%
2021Cincinnati340.8877th (n=410)0.6729.85%
2022Cincinnati400.7555th (n=683)0.7129.96%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Cincinnati 11 games, 32 catches, 326 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atArkansasL 24–⁠31538017
Sep 10vs.Kennesaw StateW 63–⁠10336117
Sep 17vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠17221017
Sep 24vs.IndianaW 45–⁠241808
Oct 1atTulsaW 31–⁠212412
Oct 8vs.South FloridaW 28–⁠24232017
Oct 22atSMUW 29–⁠27453035
Oct 29atUCFL 21–⁠25329114
Nov 5vs.NavyW 20–⁠10117017
Nov 11vs.East CarolinaW 27–⁠25218011
Nov 19atTempleW 23–⁠3770019
2021 Cincinnati 12 games, 26 catches, 332 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Miami (OH)W 49–⁠14232123
Sep 18atIndianaW 38–⁠241404
Oct 2atNotre DameW 24–⁠131505
Oct 8vs.TempleW 52–⁠3230027
Oct 16vs.UCFW 56–⁠211202
Oct 23atNavyW 27–⁠20460231
Oct 30atTulaneW 31–⁠12479230
Nov 6vs.TulsaW 28–⁠20110010
Nov 12atSouth FloridaW 45–⁠28561121
Nov 26atEast CarolinaW 35–⁠131202
Dec 4vs.HoustonW 35–⁠20335018
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠27112012
2020 Cincinnati 10 games, 28 catches, 353 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19vs.Austin PeayW 55–⁠20361130
Sep 26vs.ArmyW 24–⁠10114014
Oct 3vs.South FloridaW 28–⁠7113113
Oct 24atSMUW 42–⁠1321619
Oct 31vs.MemphisW 49–⁠10436015
Nov 7vs.HoustonW 38–⁠10538114
Nov 13vs.East CarolinaW 55–⁠17332014
Nov 21atUCFW 36–⁠33581129
Dec 19vs.TulsaW 27–⁠24127027
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 21–⁠24335119
2019 Cincinnati 2 games, 2 catches, 51 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.UCLAW 24–⁠14119019
Nov 9vs.UConnW 48–⁠3132032

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′6½″
Weight248 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan77⅜″W
40-yard dash4.69 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 30 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Tennessee Titans99941
2024Tennessee Titans15282481
2025Green Bay Packers65361
NFL career30423783

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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