highest receiving yards in a season by te since 1970

Since 1970, Travis Kelce has the most yards on receptions by a tight end in a season, with 1,416 yards in 2020.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,416	2020	KC	15	105	145	13.5	94.4	11	0	0		0.0	0
2	George Kittle G. Kittle	1,377	2018	SF	16	88	136	15.6	86.1	5	10	1	10.0	0.6	0
3	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	1,361	2021	BAL	17	107	153	12.7	80.1	9	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
4	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,338	2022	KC	17	110	152	12.2	78.7	12	5	2	2.5	0.3	0
5	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,336	2018	KC	16	103	150	13.0	83.5	10	0	0		0.0	0
6	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	1,327	2011	NE	16	90	124	14.7	82.9	17	2	1	2.0	0.1	1
7	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	1,310	2011	NO	16	99	149	13.2	81.9	11	0	0		0.0	0
8	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,290	1980	SD	16	89		14.5	80.6	9	0	0		0.0	0
9	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,258	2004	KC	16	102	148	12.3	78.6	7	5	1	5.0	0.3	0
10	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,247	1983	RAI	16	92		13.6	77.9	12	0	0		0.0	0
11	Trey McBride T. McBride	1,239	2025	ARI	17	126	169	9.8	72.9	11	0	0		0.0	0
12	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,229	2019	KC	16	97	136	12.7	76.8	5	4	1	4.0	0.3	1
13	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	1,215	2013	NO	16	86	143	14.1	75.9	16	0	0		0.0	0
14	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,203	2000	KC	16	93	150	12.9	75.2	9	0	0		0.0	0
15	Darren Waller D. Waller	1,196	2020	LV	16	107	145	11.2	74.8	9	0	0		0.0	0
16	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	1,194	2024	LV	17	112	153	10.7	70.2	5	13	5	2.6	0.8	0
17	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	1,176	2015	NE	15	72	120	16.3	78.4	11	0	0		0.0	0
18	Ben Coates B. Coates	1,174	1994	NE	16	96		12.2	73.4	7	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
19	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,172	2007	KC	16	99	154	11.8	73.3	5	0	0		0.0	0
20	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,172	1983	SD	16	88		13.3	73.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
21	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	1,163	2018	PHI	16	116	156	10.0	72.7	8	0	0		0.0	0
22	Antonio Gates A. Gates	1,157	2009	SD	16	79	114	14.6	72.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
23	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,153	1986	RAI	16	95		12.1	72.1	8	0	0		0.0	0
24	Trey McBride T. McBride	1,146	2024	ARI	16	111	147	10.3	71.6	2	2	1	2.0	0.1	1
25	Darren Waller D. Waller	1,145	2019	OAK	16	90	117	12.7	71.6	3	5	2	2.5	0.3	0

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PASS

2,385

Mahomes

RUSH

872

Walker

REC

512

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

26.3

9th

OPP PPG

17.3

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

136.0

5th

PASS YDS/G

265.0

8th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Broncos	7	2	.778
Chiefs	7	2	.778
Raiders	4	5	.444
Chargers	0	8	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/22	ARI	@	KC	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	KC	@	BUF	8:20 PM
Thu 12/3	KC	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 12/13	KC	@	CIN	4:25 PM
Mon 12/21	NE	@	KC	8:15 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

7 - 2

Final

Falcons

3 - 7

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,838

Love

2,547

Cousins

2,462

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

1,000

Gibbs

971

Cook

951

Robinson

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

916

Watson

904

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

22

Cousins

21

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

11

Gibbs

11

Allen

10

Swift

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Likely

7

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

112.8

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

10.5

Anderson

8.5

Granderson

8.5

Van Ginkel

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.9

30.0

29.9

29.4

28.6

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.0

16.0

17.3

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

392.7

392.4

386.7

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

152.7

142.0

137.8

136.0

135.3

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

284.1

274.3

272.8

271.6

266.8

Sack Leaders

37.0

33.0

32.0

29.0

27.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

212.4

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

162.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

131.6

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

101.5

Likely

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

114

Shrader

103

Reichard

103

Sanders

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7-2

6-2

7-3

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-7

3-6

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	8	1	0	.889
Patriots	5	5	0	.500
Jets	2	8	0	.200
Dolphins	1	8	0	.111
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	6	4	0	.600
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	7	2	0	.778
Texans	3	6	0	.333
Colts	3	7	0	.300
Titans	1	8	0	.111
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	7	2	0	.778
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	2	0	.778
Vikings	7	2	0	.778
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Packers	6	4	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	4	5	0	.444
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Saints	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	7	0	.300
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333