2025 SEASON: Played in eight games for the Packers with one start, seeing action on offense and special teams, and posted five receptions for 36 yards (7.2 avg.) and a TD…Spent the first nine weeks of the season on Green Bay's practice squad before being signed to the active roster on Nov. 4…Was sidelined for one game (Week 16, concussion)…Vs. Philadelphia (Nov. 10): Appeared on six snaps on offense and three on special teams in his Green Bay debut…At N.Y. Giants (Nov. 16): Made his first start in a Green Bay uniform as the Packers opened with two TEs, appearing on 20 plays and posting a 2-yard TD catch from QB Jordan Love early in the third quarter…Vs. Chicago (Dec. 7): Recorded a season-long 21-yard reception on a third-and-2 early in the second quarter…At Minnesota (Jan. 4): Played a season-high 37 snaps on offense and posted a 4-yard reception…At Chicago (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Appeared on 24 snaps on offense and seven on special teams, posting a 7-yard reception in his NFL postseason debut.
2024: Appeared in all 17 games with four starts for the Titans and posted a career-high 28 catches for a career-best 248 yards (8.9 avg.) and a TD…Also registered a career-high four tackles on special teams…Vs. Green Bay (Sept. 22): Started and posted four receptions for a career-high 43 yards (10.8 avg.), including a 23-yard grab in the first quarter…At Buffalo (Oct. 20): Started and hauled in three passes for 34 yards (11.3 avg.), with all three catches picking up first downs…At Detroit (Oct. 27): Started and registered two catches for 33 yards (16.5 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 33-yard grab over the middle on the Titans' opening TD drive…Vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 15): Posted a career-high five receptions for 37 yards (7.4 avg.) and a TD, hauling in a 13-yard TD pass from QB Mason Rudolph on the final play of the game…Vs. Houston (Jan. 5): Matched his career high with a team-best five catches for 29 yards (5.8 avg.) while adding a two-point conversion on a pass from QB Will Levis in the fourth quarter.
2023: Played in 11 games with three starts for Tennessee as a rookie, finishing with nine catches for 94 yards (10.4 avg.) and a TD…Added a tackle on special teams…Was inactive for three contests and dressed but did not play in another game…Was placed on injured reserve (knee) on Dec. 30 and was sidelined for the final two games…At New Orleans (Sept. 10): Made his NFL debut, appearing on two plays on offense and five on special teams...Vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 1): Caught two passes for 26 yards (13.0 avg.) and a TD. Posted his first catch in the NFL on a 24-yard grab down the seam from QB Ryan Tannehill in the second quarter down to the Cincinnati 13 and then recorded his first TD catch as a pro later in the second quarter when he hauled in a 2-yard pass from RB Derrick Henry…At Indianapolis (Oct. 8): Made his first NFL start, posting a 7-yard reception and a tackle on special teams…At Tampa Bay (Nov. 12): Started and caught two passes for 12 yards (6.0 avg.)...2023 Draft: Selected by the Titans in the fifth round (No. 147 overall).
COLLEGE: Appeared in 52 games with 20 starts for the Bearcats, posting 88 receptions for 1,062 yards (12.1 avg.) and 15 TDs, with all but two of his receptions coming in his final three seasons...Set the school record for most career TD receptions by a tight end as he surpassed Brent Celek's mark of 14 from 2003-06…Was one of only five FBS tight ends to register 50-plus catches (54), 12-plus TD catches (12) and an average of 12.5-plus yards per catch (12.7) from 2020-21…Earned his degree in criminal justice…2022: Played in 12 games with 10 starts and earned first-team All-American Athletic Conference honors after posting a career-high 32 receptions for 326 yards (10.2 avg.) and three TDs…Posted a season-best seven receptions for a season-high 70 yards (10.0 avg.) at Temple (Nov. 19)…2021: Appeared in 14 contests with eight starts and earned All-AAC honorable mention…Ranked No. 2 on the team with six TD catches (tied career high) as he finished with 26 receptions for 332 yards (12.8 avg.)…Hauled in four passes for 60 yards (15.0 avg.) and a career-high two TDs at Navy (Oct. 23), posting a 31-yard TD grab in the first quarter and a 3-yard TD catch late in the third quarter…Matched his career high with two TD catches (16, 5 yards) the next week at Tulane (Oct. 30), finishing with four receptions for a season-high 79 yards (19.8 avg.)…Recorded five catches for 61 yards (12.2 avg.) and a TD at South Florida (Nov. 12), posting a 31-yard TD grab from QB Desmond Ridder early in the third quarter…2020: Played in 10 games with two starts and led the team with a career-high 353 receiving yards and a career-best six TD catches on 28 receptions (12.8 avg.)…Earned second-team All-AAC honors and third-team All-America recognition from Pro Football Focus…According to Pro Football Focus, generated a 92.9 receiving grade and an average of 2.94 yards per route run, No. 2 in both categories among FBS tight ends behind only Florida TE Kyle Pitts…Registered his first TD grab (8-yarder in the fourth quarter) as a Bearcat in the season opener vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 19), finishing with three catches for 61 yards (20.3 avg.)…Posted a career-high 81 yards and a TD on five catches (16.2 avg.) at UCF (Nov. 21), hauling in a 29-yard TD from Ridder early in the second quarter…2019: Appeared in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman, posting a pair of catches for 51 yards (25.5 avg.)…Recorded his first collegiate catch in the season opener vs. UCLA (Aug. 29) when he posted a 19-yard reception…Caught a 32-yard pass vs. Connecticut (Nov. 9).
PERSONAL: Given name Joshua James Whyle…Last name is pronounced WHY-lee…Born in Cincinnati, Ohio...High school: Attended La Salle High School (Cincinnati, Ohio), where he helped lead the Lancers to a 50-8 record and three Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II titles…Earned first-team Division II All-Ohio honors and first-team All-Southwest District Division II recognition from the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association as a senior after leading the team with 37 catches for 442 yards (11.9 avg.) and three TDs…Caught 40 passes for 546 yards (13.7 avg.) and six TDs as a junior as he helped the Lancers capture their third consecutive state title…Earned first-team All-GCL South honors as a junior…Community involvement: Signed autographs to help raise money for The Salvation Army in December 2025…Played games and spent time with service members and their families at a USO event in October 2025.
