most career receiving yards in nfl history by a tight end

Tony Gonzalez has the most career yards on receptions by a tight end, with 15,127 yards.

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	15,127	270	1,325	1,862	11.4	56.0	111	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
2	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	13,073	193	1,083	1,513	12.1	67.7	82	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
3	Jason Witten J. Witten	13,046	271	1,228	1,723	10.6	48.1	74	0	0		0.0	0
4	Antonio Gates A. Gates	11,841	236	955	1,458	12.4	50.2	116	0	0		0.0	0
5	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	9,961	188	808	438	12.3	53.0	61	9	3	3.0	0.0	0
6	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	9,286	143	621	961	15.0	64.9	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
7	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	8,683	199	742	1,201	11.7	43.6	60	0	0		0.0	0
8	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	8,592	181	825	1,223	10.4	47.5	57	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
9	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	8,545	197	719	1,115	11.9	43.4	89	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
10	George Kittle G. Kittle	8,020	125	597	807	13.4	64.2	52	68	13	5.2	0.5	0
11	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	7,980	198	662		12.1	40.3	47	135	18	7.5	0.7	2
12	Jackie Smith J. Smith	7,918	210	480		16.5	37.7	40	327	38	8.6	1.6	3
13	Vernon Davis V. Davis	7,562	198	583	929	13.0	38.2	63	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
14	Jared Cook J. Cook	7,237	194	553	919	13.1	37.3	45	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
15	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	6,741	109	541		12.5	61.8	45	0	0		0.0	0
16	Heath Miller H. Miller	6,569	168	592	825	11.1	39.1	45	8	2	4.0	0.0	0
17	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	6,307	176	498		12.7	35.8	28	4	1	4.0	0.0	1
18	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	6,143	136	547	883	11.2	45.2	37	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
19	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	6,058	205	547	860	11.1	29.6	44	10	2	5.0	0.0	0
20	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	6,001	122	488	708	12.3	49.2	56	61	19	3.2	0.5	1
21	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	5,872	108	461		12.7	54.4	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
22	Todd Heap T. Heap	5,869	145	499	817	11.8	40.5	42	61	8	7.6	0.4	0
23	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	5,812	158	427		13.6	36.8	43	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
24	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	5,755	153	396		14.5	37.6	41	211	25	8.4	1.4	2
25	Delanie Walker D. Walker	5,684	160	481	744	11.8	35.5	35	89	16	5.6	0.6	1

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PASS

184

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RUSH

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Walker

REC

71

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

8th

OPP PPG

10.0

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

220.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

184.0

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	1.000
Broncos	0	1	.000
Chargers	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	IND	@	KC	8:20 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM

Last Game

Broncos

0 - 1

Final

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1 - 0

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

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Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

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19.7

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
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Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Tony Gonzalez has the most career yards on receptions by a tight end, with 15,127 yards.

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