Kyle Pitts Sr. had the most yards per catch by a tight end in 2021, with 15.1 per catch in his rookie season.
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highest yards per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game 2021 tight ends| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. Pitts Sr. | 15.1 | 2021 |  ATL | 17 | 68 | 110 | 1,026 | 60.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | D. Goedert | 14.8 | 2021 |  PHI | 15 | 56 | 76 | 830 | 55.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | R. Gronkowski | 14.6 | 2021 |  TB | 12 | 55 | 89 | 802 | 66.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | D. Njoku | 13.2 | 2021 |  CLE | 16 | 36 | 53 | 475 | 29.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 5 |  | G. Kittle | 12.8 | 2021 |  SF | 14 | 71 | 94 | 910 | 65.0 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 6 |  | M. Andrews | 12.7 | 2021 |  BAL | 17 | 107 | 153 | 1,361 | 80.1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 7 |  | T. Kelce | 12.2 | 2021 |  KC | 16 | 92 | 134 | 1,125 | 70.3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 8 |  | D. Waller | 12.1 | 2021 |  LV | 11 | 55 | 93 | 665 | 60.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | H. Henry | 12.1 | 2021 |  NE | 17 | 50 | 75 | 603 | 35.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | D. Knox | 12.0 | 2021 |  BUF | 15 | 49 | 71 | 587 | 39.1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | J. Cook | 11.8 | 2021 |  LAC | 16 | 48 | 83 | 564 | 35.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | D. Arnold | 11.7 | 2021 | TOT | 11 | 35 | 52 | 408 | 37.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | M. Gesicki | 10.7 | 2021 |  MIA | 17 | 73 | 112 | 780 | 45.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | D. Smythe | 10.5 | 2021 | MIA | 17 | 34 | 41 | 357 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 15 |  | D. Schultz | 10.4 | 2021 |  DAL | 17 | 78 | 104 | 808 | 47.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | Z. Ertz | 10.3 | 2021 | TOT | 17 | 74 | 112 | 763 | 44.9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 17 | | C. Kmet | 10.2 | 2021 |  CHI | 17 | 60 | 93 | 612 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 18 | | C.J. Uzomah | 10.1 | 2021 |  CIN | 16 | 49 | 63 | 493 | 30.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | A. Okwuegbunam Jr. | 10.0 | 2021 |  DEN | 14 | 33 | 40 | 330 | 23.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | G. Everett | 10.0 | 2021 |  SEA | 15 | 48 | 63 | 478 | 31.9 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 21 |  | N. Fant | 9.9 | 2021 | DEN | 16 | 68 | 90 | 670 | 41.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | T. Conklin | 9.7 | 2021 |  MIN | 17 | 61 | 87 | 593 | 34.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | T.J. Hockenson | 9.6 | 2021 |  DET | 12 | 61 | 84 | 583 | 48.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | T. Higbee | 9.2 | 2021 |  LAR | 15 | 61 | 85 | 560 | 37.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | A. Hooper | 9.1 | 2021 | CLE | 16 | 38 | 61 | 345 | 21.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.
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