most catches by active nfl tight ends in nfl history

Travis Kelce has made the most career receptions by an active tight end, with 1,092 catches.

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	NAME	REC	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,092	194	1,524	13,174	12.1	67.9	83	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
2	George Kittle G. Kittle	601	126	811	8,100	13.5	64.3	53	68	13	5.2	0.5	0
3	Evan Engram E. Engram	551	126	816	5,443	9.9	43.2	27	100	17	5.9	0.8	1
4	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	494	123	715	6,050	12.2	49.2	56	61	19	3.2	0.5	1
5	Hunter Henry H. Henry	461	138	671	5,361	11.6	38.8	47	0	0		0.0	0
6	T.J. Hockenson	440	99	637	4,505	10.2	45.5	27	0	2	0.0	0.0	0
7	Austin Hooper A. Hooper	432	157	588	4,461	10.3	28.4	30	0	0		0.0	0
8	Dalton Schultz D. Schultz	421	126	602	4,241	10.1	33.7	27	0	0		0.0	0
9	Dallas Goedert D. Goedert	414	110	565	4,757	11.5	43.2	37	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
10	David Njoku D. Njoku	390	120	596	4,129	10.6	34.4	34	-6	4	-1.5	-0.1	0
11	Tyler Higbee T. Higbee	388	139	570	3,961	10.2	28.5	27	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
12	Darren Waller D. Waller	377	91	534	4,450	11.8	48.9	28	30	4	7.5	0.3	0
13	Trey McBride T. McBride	364	68	484	3,611	9.9	53.1	19	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
14	Mike Gesicki M. Gesicki	358	130	547	3,911	10.9	30.1	25	0	0		0.0	0
15	Jonnu Smith J. Smith	347	143	490	3,579	10.3	25.0	30	196	28	7.0	1.4	2
16	Noah Fant N. Fant	338	112	468	3,626	10.7	32.4	19	-12	3	-4.0	-0.1	0
17	Cole Kmet C. Kmet	290	102	403	2,974	10.3	29.2	22	8	7	1.1	0.1	0
18	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	285	80	455	3,594	12.6	44.9	15	-4	1	-4.0	-0.1	0
19	Pat Freiermuth P. Freiermuth	270	80	366	2,754	10.2	34.4	23	2	1	2.0	0.0	0
20	Tyler Conklin T. Conklin	270	129	386	2,645	9.8	20.5	11	5	5	1.0	0.0	0
21	Jake Ferguson J. Ferguson	237	66	318	2,078	8.8	31.5	17	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
22	Dawson Knox D. Knox	232	104	351	2,706	11.7	26.0	28	13	1	13.0	0.1	0
23	Juwan Johnson J. Johnson	226	79	325	2,592	11.5	32.8	22	0	0		0.0	0
24	Cade Otton C. Otton	215	65	311	2,082	9.7	32.0	11	-4	1	-4.0	-0.1	0
25	Sam LaPorta S. LaPorta	197	44	267	2,204	11.2	50.1	21	4	1	4.0	0.1	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

566

Mahomes

RUSH

290

Walker

REC

172

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

32.0

3rd

OPP PPG

20.0

10th

RUSH YDS/G

186.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

283.0

5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	.500
Chargers	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM

Last Game

Colts

0 - 2

Final

Chiefs

2 - 0

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

134.2

Dart

127.3

Lock

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

394.0

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

165.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000