most rec yards in a game by a rookie tight end

Jackie Smith has the most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in a game, with 212 yards against the Steelers on October 13, 1963.

Interpreted as:
most rec yards in a regular-season game by a rookie tight end
NAMEREC YDSDATETMOPPRECTRGAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Jackie Smith
J. Smith
212
10/13/1963
vs
9
23.6
2
0
0
0
2Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
190
11/12/1961
vs
9
21.1
3
0
0
0
3Mark Bavaro
M. Bavaro
176
10/13/1985
@
12
14.7
0
0
0
0
4Oronde Gadsden
O. Gadsden
164
10/19/2025
vs
7
9
23.4
1
0
0
0
5Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
163
10/24/2021
@
7
8
23.3
0
0
0
0
6Pete Mitchell
P. Mitchell
161
11/19/1995
@
10
16.1
1
0
0
0
7Bob Tucker
B. Tucker
150
10/25/1970
vs
6
25.0
2
0
0
0
8John Mackey
J. Mackey
144
12/8/1963
vs
5
28.8
2
0
0
0
9Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
140
11/29/2024
@
10
14
14.0
1
2
1
2.0
0
10Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
140
12/3/2023
@
9
9
15.6
1
0
0
0
11Jordan Reed
J. Reed
134
10/20/2013
vs
9
9
14.9
1
0
0
0
12Mike Dyal
M. Dyal
134
12/3/1989
vs
4
33.5
1
0
0
0
13Charlie Sanders
C. Sanders
133
12/15/1968
@
10
13.3
0
0
0
0
14T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
131
9/8/2019
@
6
9
21.8
1
0
0
0
15Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
130
9/23/1961
@
5
26.0
1
0
0
0
16Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
126
11/17/2024
@
13
16
9.7
1
-3
1
-3.0
0
17Ken Dilger
K. Dilger
125
10/15/1995
vs
7
17.9
1
0
0
0
18Russ Francis
R. Francis
125
11/23/1975
@
7
17.9
1
0
0
0
19Rob Awalt
R. Awalt
124
11/8/1987
vs
9
13.8
1
0
0
0
20Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
124
11/5/1978
@
4
31.0
0
0
0
0
21Pete Lammons
P. Lammons
123
12/11/1966
@
3
41.0
1
0
0
0
22Gordon Smith
G. Smith
123
11/26/1961
@
3
41.0
1
0
0
0
23Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
120
10/8/1961
@
5
24.0
1
0
0
0
24Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
119
10/10/2021
vs
9
10
13.2
1
0
0
0
25Colston Loveland
C. Loveland
118
11/2/2025
@
6
7
19.7
2
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.

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8
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10
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Sat
9/13
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9/13
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