career receiving yard leaders tight ends including playoffs

Travis Kelce has the most career receiving yards by a tight end in the regular season and playoffs, with 15,562 yards.

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  • Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
15,562
225
1,291
1,777
12.1
69.2
104
24
13
1.8
0.1
3
2Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
15,413
277
1,355
1,896
11.4
55.6
115
14
2
7.0
0.1
0
3Jason Witten
J. Witten
13,532
279
1,273
1,783
10.6
48.5
75
0
0
0.0
0
4Antonio Gates
A. Gates
12,381
248
1,006
1,529
12.3
49.9
118
0
0
0.0
0
5Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
10,775
206
870
475
12.4
52.3
65
9
3
3.0
0.0
0
6Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
10,675
165
719
1,121
14.8
64.7
107
2
1
2.0
0.0
1
7Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
9,314
209
783
1,267
11.9
44.6
63
0
0
0.0
0
8Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
9,150
195
882
1,305
10.4
46.9
60
4
1
4.0
0.0
0
9George Kittle
G. Kittle
8,952
145
667
908
13.4
61.7
59
72
14
5.1
0.5
0
10Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
8,947
206
750
1,162
11.9
43.4
94
3
2
1.5
0.0
0
11Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
8,353
208
689
12.1
40.2
48
135
18
7.5
0.6
2
12Vernon Davis
V. Davis
8,162
209
610
977
13.4
39.1
70
15
6
2.5
0.1
0
13Jackie Smith
J. Smith
7,964
215
485
16.4
37.0
41
318
39
8.2
1.5
3
14Jared Cook
J. Cook
7,588
200
585
970
13.0
37.9
47
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
15Heath Miller
H. Miller
7,156
183
641
894
11.2
39.1
49
8
2
4.0
0.0
0
16Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
7,121
115
569
12.5
61.9
49
0
0
0.0
0
17Steve Jordan
S. Jordan
6,650
187
524
12.7
35.6
29
4
1
4.0
0.0
1
18Dallas Clark
D. Clark
6,512
155
569
870
11.4
42.0
57
50
6
8.3
0.3
0
19Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
6,504
138
544
798
12.0
47.1
57
69
26
2.7
0.5
1
20Jeremy Shockey
J. Shockey
6,368
143
569
923
11.2
44.5
40
6
1
6.0
0.0
0
21Benjamin Watson
B. Watson
6,330
218
572
907
11.1
29.0
47
10
2
5.0
0.0
0
22Todd Heap
T. Heap
6,254
156
531
877
11.8
40.1
44
61
8
7.6
0.4
0
23Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
6,229
115
491
12.7
54.2
41
-6
1
-6.0
-0.1
0
24Keith Jackson
K. Jackson
6,117
142
492
12.4
43.1
55
0
0
0.0
0
25Owen Daniels
O. Daniels
6,060
140
514
817
11.8
43.3
39
0
0
0.0
0

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PPG

25.3

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OPP PPG

17.9

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137.8

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254.6

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TEAMWLTPCT
7
2
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.778
Chiefs Chiefs
6
2
0
.750
4
5
0
.444
0
8
0
.000
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11/26
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8:20 PM
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12/3
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NFC EastWLTPCT
5
2
1
.688
4
5
0
.444
2
5
1
.313
2
7
0
.222
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
6
3
0
.667
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
3
6
0
.333
3
6
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
5
4
0
.556
3
6
0
.333
AFC EastWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
4
0
.556
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
5
4
0
.556
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
3
5
0
.375
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
4
5
0
.444
0
8
0
.000

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9/9
@
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9/10
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9/13
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9/13
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41-23
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9/13
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11/12
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11/15
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9:30 AM
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11/15
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11/15
@
1:00 PM