Receiver, Penn State (from Western Kentucky), 2020–⁠22

Mitchell Tinsley

Number
No. 5
Height
6′1″
Weight
206 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Lee’s Summit, MO
Born
Sep 15, 1999

Mitchell Tinsley played receiver at Western Kentucky (2020–⁠21) and Penn State (2022).

At a glance

Best season
1,402
Receiving yards, 2021 (Western Kentucky, 9–⁠5)
Best game
198 yards
At Rice, week 11, 2021: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2021

Career highs

10catches, career highat Rice, 2021198receiving yards, career highat Rice, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. App State, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Western Kentucky433778.8438
2021Western Kentucky871,40216.11475
2022Penn State5157711.3534
Career1812,35613.02375

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2020Western Kentucky560
2022Penn State440
Career9100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Western Kentucky5WRSo.
2021Western Kentucky5WRJr.
2022Penn State5WRSr.6′1″206

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
2020Western Kentucky720.2917th (n=346)0.5520.810%
2021Western Kentucky810.9181st (n=410)0.6773.510%
2022Penn State740.5328th (n=683)0.7139.18%

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 Penn State 13 games, 51 catches, 577 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atPurdueW 35–⁠31784127–
Sep 10vs.OhioW 46–⁠10327114–
Sep 17atAuburnW 41–⁠12347034–
Sep 24vs.Central MichiganW 33–⁠14451129–
Oct 1vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠721609–
Oct 15atMichiganL 17–⁠41557016–
Oct 22vs.MinnesotaW 45–⁠17458130–
Oct 29vs.Ohio StateL 31–⁠4452408–
Nov 5atIndianaW 45–⁠14563027–
Nov 12vs.MarylandW 30–⁠0125025–
Nov 19atRutgersW 55–⁠10563021–
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateW 35–⁠16113013–
Jan 2 ✦vs.UtahW 35–⁠21649116–
2021 Western Kentucky 14 games, 87 catches, 1,402 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.UT MartinW 59–⁠21558121–
Sep 11atArmyL 35–⁠38593135–
Sep 25vs.IndianaL 31–⁠33468038–
Oct 2atMichigan StateL 31–⁠487127060–
Oct 9vs.UTSAL 46–⁠525102140–
Oct 16atOld DominionW 43–⁠202805–
Oct 23atFlorida InternationalW 34–⁠19683132–
Oct 30vs.CharlotteW 45–⁠13688127–
Nov 6vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠21353128–
Nov 13atRiceW 42–⁠2110198265–
Nov 20vs.Florida AtlanticW 52–⁠179164239–
Nov 27atMarshallW 53–⁠21984013–
Dec 3atUTSAL 41–⁠499173260–
Dec 18 ✦vs.App StateW 59–⁠387103275–
2020 Western Kentucky 12 games, 43 catches, 377 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12atLouisvilleL 21–⁠35338119–
Sep 19vs.LibertyL 24–⁠30669123–
Oct 3atMiddle TennesseeW 20–⁠1721007–
Oct 10vs.MarshallL 14–⁠38541013–
Oct 17atUABL 14–⁠371616–
Oct 24vs.ChattanoogaW 13–⁠104460385
Oct 31atBYUL 10–⁠4152108–
Nov 7atFlorida AtlanticL 6–⁠10443016–
Nov 14vs.Southern MissW 10–⁠7435018–
Nov 21vs.Florida InternationalW 38–⁠21328013–
Dec 6atCharlotteW 37–⁠19530113–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 21–⁠39110010–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′0″
Weight199 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size10″
Wingspan75⅝″W
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.70 s
20-yard shuttle4.21 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).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Cincinnati Bengals881162
2026 (so far)Cincinnati Bengals13490
NFL career9111652

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

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