TE · Cleveland Browns · #86

Blake Whiteheart

TE2
College
Wake Forest
Height
6'4"
Weight
250 lb
Experience
4th season
EPA / target
+1.04▲ 1.66 vs '25
1st of 22 TEs
Catch rate
75.0%▲ 41.7 vs '25
9th of 22 TEs
Yards / target
9.8▲ 9.1 vs '25
2nd of 22 TEs
Target share
3.8%▲ 1.3 vs '25
22nd of 22 TEs
Receiving
39 yds+1.04 EPA/TGT
3 rec · 4 tgt · 1 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard plus Whiteheart.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

2025: −0.62+1.05Week 1+1.26Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5+0.58Week 6Week 7

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+4.1
Rushing0.0
Net+4.1
Best game · Wk 2 @ TB
1/2
Rec/Tgt
17
Rec yds
1
TD
+2.5
Rec EPA
+1.26
EPA/target
17.0
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 @ JAXL111414.00100.06.0+1.0+1.05000
Wk 2 @ TBW211717.0150.03.0+2.5+1.26000
Wk 3 vs CARW––––––––––––
Wk 4 vs PITW000–0––––000
Wk 5 @ NYJL––––––––––––
Wk 6 vs BALW1188.00100.07.0+0.6+0.58000
Wk 7 @ TENW––––––––––––
Season433913.0175.04.8+4.1+1.04000

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

3.55.37.18.910.7−0.16+0.16+0.48+0.80+1.12KelceHenryHigbeeKittleGoedertSchultzAndrewsHockensonJohnsonFreiermuthMcBrideLikelyOttonStrangeKraftLaPortaMayerBowersLovelandWarrenFannin Jr.Blake Whiteheart↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

signed 2026 with Browns

$1.1Mover 1 year
Avg. per year
$1.1M
Guaranteed
$0 0%
2026 cap hit
$1.1M 0.3% of the cap
Signed
2026
Runs through
2026
2026 · now
Year 1 of 1 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20267+4.14339175.013.09.83.8+1.04000
202516−3.7624033.32.00.72.5−0.62000
202411−3.89651166.78.55.73.7−0.42000
202310.0––––––––––––
Career35−3.3191194257.98.54.93.2−0.18000