most average yards after catch in nfl history by tight ends

Rich Caster has the most career yards per catch by a tight end, with 17.7 per catch.

Interpreted as:

most average yards after catch with a minimum of 200 receptions in NFL history by tight ends

	NAME	AVG	REC	GP	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Rich Caster R. Caster	17.7	202	77		3,567	46.3	26	67	10	6.7	0.9	0
2	Aaron Thomas A. Thomas	17.4	215	81		3,733	46.1	31	14	2	7.0	0.2	0
3	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	17.1	244	62		4,177	67.4	31	0	0		0.0	0
4	Jackie Smith J. Smith	16.5	480	210		7,918	37.7	40	327	38	8.6	1.6	3
5	John Mackey J. Mackey	15.8	331	139		5,236	37.7	38	127	19	6.7	0.9	0
6	Milt Morin M. Morin	15.5	271	129		4,208	32.6	16	41	5	8.2	0.3	0
7	Bob Trumpy B. Trumpy	15.4	298	128		4,600	35.9	35	-1	1	-1.0	0.0	0
8	Henry Childs H. Childs	15.3	223	103		3,401	33.0	28	12	4	3.0	0.1	1
9	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	15.0	621	143	961	9,286	64.9	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
10	Preston Carpenter P. Carpenter	14.8	209	101		3,089	30.6	18	36	28	1.3	0.4	0
11	Willie Frazier W. Frazier	14.8	209	121		3,088	25.5	36	118	6	19.7	1.0	1
12	Monty Stickles M. Stickles	14.7	200	103		2,947	28.6	16	0	0		0.0	0
13	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	14.5	396	153		5,755	37.6	41	211	25	8.4	1.4	2
14	Jimmie Giles J. Giles	14.5	350	188		5,084	27.0	41	-3	5	-0.6	0.0	0
15	Hoby Brenner H. Brenner	14.4	267	175		3,849	22.0	21	0	0		0.0	0
16	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	14.3	336	128		4,817	37.6	31	-6	4	-1.5	0.0	0
17	Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell	14.3	305	155		4,358	28.1	28	187	26	7.2	1.2	1
18	Bennie Cunningham B. Cunningham	14.3	202	118		2,879	24.4	20	0	0		0.0	0
19	Alvin Reed A. Reed	13.9	214	116		2,983	25.7	14	0	0		0.0	0
20	Dave Casper D. Casper	13.8	378	147		5,216	35.5	52	27	6	4.5	0.2	0
21	Raymond Chester R. Chester	13.8	364	172		5,013	29.1	48	9	5	1.8	0.1	0
22	Rickey Dudley R. Dudley	13.7	221	108	165	3,024	28.0	33	-9	2	-4.5	-0.1	0
23	Emery Moorehead E. Moorehead	13.7	200	97		2,730	28.1	14	7	8	0.9	0.1	0
24	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	13.6	427	158		5,812	36.8	43	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
25	George Kittle G. Kittle	13.5	583	122	787	7,864	64.5	51	68	13	5.2	0.6	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Patriots	11	3	.786
Bills	10	4	.714
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1,415

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16

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14

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QB Rating Leaders

112.2

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110.4

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Sack Leaders

21.5

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Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

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Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
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Rams - x	11	3	0	.786
Seahawks	11	3	0	.786
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214