most receiving tds by a tight end in 1997

Ben Coates scored the most receiving touchdowns by a tight end in 1997, with 8 touchdowns.

NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Ben Coates
B. Coates
8
1997
16
66
737
11.2
46.1
0
0
0.0
0
2Rickey Dudley
R. Dudley
7
1997
16
48
787
16.4
49.2
0
0
0.0
0
3Mark Bruener
M. Bruener
6
1997
16
18
117
6.5
7.3
0
0
0.0
0
4Mark Chmura
M. Chmura
6
1997
15
38
417
11.0
27.8
0
0
0.0
0
5Tony McGee
T. McGee
6
1997
16
34
414
12.2
25.9
0
0
0.0
0
6Wesley Walls
W. Walls
6
1997
15
58
746
12.9
49.7
0
0
0.0
0
7Eric Green
E. Green
5
1997
16
65
601
9.2
37.6
0
0
0.0
0
8Ernie Conwell
E. Conwell
4
1997
16
38
404
10.6
25.3
0
0
0.0
0
9Troy Drayton
T. Drayton
4
1997
16
39
558
14.3
34.9
0
0
0.0
0
10Chris Gedney
C. Gedney
4
1997
16
23
261
11.3
16.3
15
1
15.0
0.9
0
11Chad Lewis
C. Lewis
4
1997
16
12
94
7.8
5.9
0
0
0.0
0
12Pete Mitchell
P. Mitchell
4
1997
16
35
380
10.9
23.8
0
0
0.0
0
13Dave Moore
D. Moore
4
1997
16
19
217
11.4
13.6
0
0
0.0
0
14Frank Wycheck
F. Wycheck
4
1997
16
63
748
11.9
46.8
0
0
0.0
0
15Fred Baxter
F. Baxter
3
1997
16
27
276
10.2
17.3
0
0
0.0
0
16Ken Dilger
K. Dilger
3
1997
14
27
380
14.1
27.1
0
0
0.0
0
17Andrew Glover
A. Glover
3
1997
13
32
378
11.8
29.1
0
0
0.0
0
18James Jenkins
J. Jenkins
3
1997
16
4
43
10.8
2.7
0
0
0.0
0
19Lovett Purnell
L. Purnell
3
1997
16
5
57
11.4
3.6
0
0
0.0
0
20Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
3
1997
16
72
1,107
15.4
69.2
0
0
0.0
0
21Kyle Brady
K. Brady
2
1997
16
22
238
10.8
14.9
0
0
0.0
0
22Howard Cross
H. Cross
2
1997
16
21
150
7.1
9.4
0
0
0.0
0
23Jason Dunn
J. Dunn
2
1997
15
7
93
13.3
6.2
0
0
0.0
0
24Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
2
1997
16
33
368
11.2
23.0
0
0
0.0
0
25Lonnie Johnson
L. Johnson
2
1997
16
41
340
8.3
21.3
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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