longest catch by a tight end in a game

Jason Witten has made the most receptions by a tight end in a game, with 18 catches against the Giants on October 28, 2012.

Interpreted as:
longest catch by a tight end in a regular-season game
NAMERECDATETMOPPTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Jason Witten
J. Witten
18
10/28/2012
vs
23
167
9.3
0
0
0
0
2George Kittle
G. Kittle
15
10/4/2020
vs
15
183
12.2
1
8
1
8.0
0
3Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
15
12/20/2014
@
18
115
7.7
0
0
0
0
4Jason Witten
J. Witten
15
12/9/2007
@
18
138
9.2
1
0
0
0
5Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
15
10/7/1984
@
157
10.5
0
0
0
0
6Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
14
11/4/2024
vs
16
100
7.1
0
0
0
0
7Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
14
11/11/2018
vs
16
145
10.4
2
0
0
0
8Brandon Myers
B. Myers
14
12/2/2012
vs
15
130
9.3
1
0
0
0
9Jason Witten
J. Witten
14
12/6/2009
@
16
156
11.1
0
0
0
0
10Dallas Clark
D. Clark
14
11/8/2009
vs
16
119
8.5
0
4
1
4.0
0
11Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
14
1/2/2005
@
21
144
10.3
0
5
1
5.0
0
12Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
14
10/14/1984
vs
191
13.6
0
0
0
0
13Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
14
12/11/1983
vs
162
11.6
3
0
0
0
14Jake Ferguson
J. Ferguson
13
9/21/2025
@
14
82
6.3
0
0
0
0
15Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
13
11/17/2024
@
16
126
9.7
1
-3
1
-3.0
0
16T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
13
12/24/2022
vs
16
109
8.4
2
0
0
0
17George Kittle
G. Kittle
13
12/12/2021
@
15
151
11.6
1
0
0
0
18Logan Thomas
L. Thomas
13
12/20/2020
vs
16
101
7.8
0
0
0
0
19Darren Waller
D. Waller
13
12/6/2020
@
17
200
15.4
2
0
0
0
20George Kittle
G. Kittle
13
12/15/2019
vs
17
134
10.3
0
0
0
0
21Darren Waller
D. Waller
13
9/22/2019
@
14
134
10.3
0
7
1
7.0
0
22Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
13
1/1/2017
vs
16
139
10.7
2
0
0
0
23Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
13
12/26/2015
vs
17
122
9.4
0
0
0
0
24Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
13
10/7/2012
@
14
123
9.5
1
0
0
0
25Jason Witten
J. Witten
13
10/1/2012
vs
14
112
8.6
1
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receptions going back to the 1960 season.

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