Junior tight end for Western Michigan. 2025: 8 catches, 55 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′4″ · 232 lb · Williamston, MI
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Fumbles lost: 27th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
8 catches · 1 TD · 6.9 per catch
Best game: 3 rec, 16 yds, 1 TD, vs Ball State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Western Michigan. 2025: 8 catches, 55 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Cade Conley
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Cade Conley has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 24 rec yds, 2 receptions against Toledo, Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Marshall | 23 | 215 | 9.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 11 | 168 | 15.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 42 | 438 | 10.4 | 2 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-23@ Michigan State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-13vs Toledo | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 21-3@ Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-0vs Ball State | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13vs Ohio | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-19@ Northern Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 8 | 55 | 6.5 | 1 | 15 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Western Michigan
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #112
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jake Overman’s 2025 season.
Matches Jake on
Differs from Jake on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Christian Ross’s path through Memphis.
Matches Christian on
Differs from Christian on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to D.C. Temple's senior season at Central Michigan (2025).
Matches D.C. on
Differs from D.C. on
Player DNA
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