
Tight end, Western Kentucky, 2011–15
Tyler Higbee
- Number
- No. 82
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Clearwater, FL
- Born
- 1993, in Clearwater, Florida
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Tyler Higbee played tight end at Western Kentucky (2011–15). The Los Angeles Rams took Higbee in round 4, No. 110 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11catches, career highat Indiana, 2015109receiving yards, career highat Indiana, 20153receiving touchdowns, career highat Marshall, 2014Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2015
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011* | Western Kentucky | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 169 | 13.0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | 15 | 230 | 15.3 | 4 | 31 |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 38 | 563 | 14.8 | 8 | 65 |
| Career | 68 | 1,054 | 15.5 | 14 | 65 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Western Kentucky | 82 | TE | |
| 2012 | Western Kentucky | 82 | TE | |
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | 82 | TE | |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | 82 | TE | |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 82 | TE | 6′6″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 0.78 | – | – | 9.4 | – |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | 21 | 1.01 | – | – | 21.3 | 4% |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 47 | 1.05 | 98th (n=465) | 0.53 | 49.4 | 7% |
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
2015 Western Kentucky 9 games, 38 catches, 563 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 14–12 | 4 | 102 | 1 | 65 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 41–38 | 7 | 88 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 35–38 | 11 | 109 | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 56–14 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 26 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 49–10 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 30 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 58–28 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 43 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 55–28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 49–28 | 6 | 92 | 2 | 27 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 45–28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2014 Western Kentucky 6 games, 15 catches, 230 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at | L 34–42 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 47–50 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 28 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 36–27 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 45–7 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 67–66 | 6 | 99 | 3 | 31 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. | W 49–48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2013 Western Kentucky 5 games, 13 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 35–26 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 20–52 | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 24–31 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 30 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 19–7 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 26–32 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
2011 Western Kentucky 2 games, 2 catches, 92 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19 | at | W 31–21 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 63 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 41–18 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5¾″ | |
| Weight | 249 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 80⅞″W | |
| Bench press | 18 repsW |
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
11 seasons, 131 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 11 | 85 | 1 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 25 | 295 | 1 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 24 | 292 | 2 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 69 | 734 | 3 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 44 | 521 | 5 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 61 | 560 | 5 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 72 | 620 | 3 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 47 | 495 | 2 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 8 | 66 | 2 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 25 | 281 | 3 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 15 | 141 | 1 |
| NFL career | 131 | 401 | 4,090 | 28 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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