most catches per game by tight end in the 2017 nfl season

Travis Kelce had the most receptions per game played by a tight end in 2017, with 5.53.

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	NAME	REC/GP	REC	GP	SEASON	TM	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	5.53	83	15	2017	KC	122	1,038	12.5	69.2	8	7	2	3.5	0.5	0
2	Jack Doyle J. Doyle	5.33	80	15	2017	IND	108	690	8.6	46.0	4	0	0		0.0	0
3	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	5.29	74	14	2017	PHI	110	824	11.1	58.9	8	0	0		0.0	0
4	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	4.93	69	14	2017	NE	105	1,084	15.7	77.4	8	0	0		0.0	0
5	Delanie Walker D. Walker	4.63	74	16	2017	TEN	111	807	10.9	50.4	3	-2	2	-1.0	-0.1	1
6	Jordan Reed J. Reed	4.5	27	6	2017	WAS	35	211	7.8	35.2	2	0	0		0.0	0
7	Evan Engram E. Engram	4.27	64	15	2017	NYG	115	722	11.3	48.1	6	14	1	14.0	0.9	0
8	Jason Witten J. Witten	3.94	63	16	2017	DAL	87	560	8.9	35.0	5	0	0		0.0	0
9	Austin Seferian-Jenkins A. Seferian-Jenkins	3.85	50	13	2017	NYJ	74	357	7.1	27.5	3	0	0		0.0	0
10	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	3.81	61	16	2017	BAL	79	522	8.6	32.6	4	0	0		0.0	0
11	Charles Clay C. Clay	3.77	49	13	2017	BUF	74	558	11.4	42.9	2	0	0		0.0	0
12	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	3.56	57	16	2017	SEA	96	520	9.1	32.5	10	0	0		0.0	0
13	Kyle Rudolph K. Rudolph	3.56	57	16	2017	MIN	81	532	9.3	33.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
14	Jared Cook J. Cook	3.38	54	16	2017	OAK	86	688	12.7	43.0	2	0	0		0.0	0
15	Martellus Bennett M. Bennett	3.33	30	9	2017	TOT	44	286	9.5	31.8	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Eric Ebron E. Ebron	3.31	53	16	2017	DET	86	574	10.8	35.9	4	0	0		0.0	0
17	Hunter Henry H. Henry	3.21	45	14	2017	LAC	62	579	12.9	41.4	4	0	0		0.0	0
18	Austin Hooper A. Hooper	3.06	49	16	2017	ATL	65	526	10.7	32.9	3	0	0		0.0	0
19	Cameron Brate C. Brate	3	48	16	2017	TB	77	591	12.3	36.9	6	0	0		0.0	0
20	Julius Thomas J. Thomas	2.93	41	14	2017	MIA	62	388	9.5	27.7	3	0	0		0.0	0
21	George Kittle G. Kittle	2.87	43	15	2017	SF	63	515	12.0	34.3	2	0	0		0.0	0
22	C.J. Fiedorowicz	2.8	14	5	2017	HOU	22	127	9.1	25.4	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Vernon Davis V. Davis	2.69	43	16	2017	WAS	69	648	15.1	40.5	3	0	0		0.0	0
24	Jesse James J. James	2.69	43	16	2017	PIT	63	372	8.7	23.3	3	0	0		0.0	0
25	Tyler Kroft T. Kroft	2.63	42	16	2017	CIN	62	404	9.6	25.3	7	0	0		0.0	0

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566

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RUSH

290

Walker

REC

172

Kelce

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PPG

32.0

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OPP PPG

20.0

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RUSH YDS/G

186.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

283.0

5th

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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

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0 - 2

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844

Love

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Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

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Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

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274

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Pass TD Leaders

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6

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

4

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127.3

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Dart

125.8

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Sack Leaders

4.0

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3.5

Watt

3.0

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32.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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8.5

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Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

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Henry

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
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	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

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

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
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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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM
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Travis Kelce had the most receptions per game played by a tight end in 2017, with 5.53.

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