most receiving tds a tight end in their second season

Rob Gronkowski had the most receiving touchdowns by a tight end in his 2nd season, with 17 touchdowns.

NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
17
2011
16
90
124
1,327
14.7
82.9
2
1
2.0
0.1
1
2Antonio Gates
A. Gates
13
2004
15
81
114
964
11.9
64.3
0
0
0.0
0
3Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
11
2011
16
99
149
1,310
13.2
81.9
0
0
0.0
0
4Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
10
2019
15
64
98
852
13.3
56.8
0
0
0.0
0
5Kyle Rudolph
K. Rudolph
9
2012
16
53
94
493
9.3
30.8
0
0
0.0
0
6Bubba Franks
B. Franks
9
2001
16
36
48
322
8.9
20.1
0
0
0.0
0
7Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
9
1980
16
89
1,290
14.5
80.6
0
0
0.0
0
8Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
9
1979
16
55
781
14.2
48.8
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
9Bob Trumpy
B. Trumpy
9
1969
14
37
835
22.6
59.6
0
0
0.0
0
10Joe Walton
J. Walton
9
1962
13
33
406
12.3
31.2
0
0
0.0
0
11Richard Rodgers
R. Rodgers
8
2015
16
58
85
510
8.8
31.9
11
1
11.0
0.7
0
12Joe Senser
J. Senser
8
1981
16
79
1,004
12.7
62.8
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
13Willie Frazier
W. Frazier
8
1965
12
37
521
14.1
43.4
0
0
0.0
0
14Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
7
2025
12
64
86
680
10.6
56.7
2
2
1.0
0.2
0
15Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
7
2024
16
60
83
726
12.1
45.4
0
0
0.0
0
16Tucker Kraft
T. Kraft
7
2024
17
50
70
707
14.1
41.6
6
3
2.0
0.4
0
17Juwan Johnson
J. Johnson
7
2022
16
42
65
508
12.1
31.8
0
0
0.0
0
18Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
7
2011
14
79
113
910
11.5
65.0
45
5
9.0
3.2
0
19John Carlson
J. Carlson
7
2009
16
51
83
574
11.3
35.9
0
0
0.0
0
20Chris Cooley
C. Cooley
7
2005
16
71
103
774
10.9
48.4
0
0
0.0
0
21Mike Sellers
M. Sellers
7
2005
15
12
16
72
6.0
4.8
1
1
1.0
0.1
1
22Rickey Dudley
R. Dudley
7
1997
16
48
787
16.4
49.2
0
0
0.0
0
23Walter White
W. White
7
1976
14
47
808
17.2
57.7
15
2
7.5
1.1
0
24Riley Odoms
R. Odoms
7
1973
14
43
629
14.6
44.9
53
5
10.6
3.8
0
25Raymond Chester
R. Chester
7
1971
14
28
442
15.8
31.6
5
3
1.7
0.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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