Sam LaPorta has the most yards on receptions by a Lions tight end in a season, with 889 yards in his rookie season in 2023.
| NAME | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. LaPorta | 889 | 2023 |  DET | 17 | 86 | 120 | 10.3 | 52.3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2 |  | B. Pettigrew | 777 | 2011 | DET | 16 | 83 | 126 | 9.4 | 48.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | S. LaPorta | 726 | 2024 | DET | 16 | 60 | 83 | 12.1 | 45.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | T.J. Hockenson | 723 | 2020 | DET | 16 | 67 | 101 | 10.8 | 45.2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 5 | | B. Pettigrew | 722 | 2010 | DET | 16 | 71 | 111 | 10.2 | 45.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | E. Ebron | 711 | 2016 | DET | 13 | 61 | 85 | 11.7 | 54.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 7 | | C. Sanders | 656 | 1969 | DET | 14 | 42 | 15.6 | 46.9 | 3 | -8 | 1 | -8.0 | -0.6 | 0 | |
| 8 | | D. Hill | 633 | 1978 | DET | 16 | 53 | 11.9 | 39.6 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Gibbons | 605 | 1964 | DET | 14 | 45 | 13.4 | 43.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | D. Sloan | 591 | 1999 | DET | 16 | 47 | 76 | 12.6 | 36.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | T.J. Hockenson | 583 | 2021 | DET | 12 | 61 | 84 | 9.6 | 48.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | E. Ebron | 574 | 2017 | DET | 16 | 53 | 86 | 10.8 | 35.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | D. Hill | 569 | 1979 | DET | 16 | 47 | 12.1 | 35.6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 15.0 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| 14 | | B. Pettigrew | 567 | 2012 | DET | 14 | 59 | 102 | 9.6 | 40.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | J. Gibbons | 566 | 1961 | DET | 14 | 45 | 12.6 | 40.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | C. Sanders | 545 | 1976 | DET | 13 | 35 | 15.6 | 41.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | C. Sanders | 544 | 1970 | DET | 14 | 40 | 13.6 | 38.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | E. Ebron | 537 | 2015 | DET | 14 | 47 | 70 | 11.4 | 38.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | C. Sanders | 533 | 1968 | DET | 14 | 40 | 13.3 | 38.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 20 | | C. Sanders | 532 | 1974 | DET | 14 | 42 | 12.7 | 38.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | M. Pollard | 516 | 2005 | DET | 16 | 46 | 78 | 11.2 | 32.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | T. Scheffler | 504 | 2012 | DET | 15 | 42 | 85 | 12.0 | 33.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | C. Sanders | 502 | 1971 | DET | 13 | 31 | 16.2 | 38.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | S. LaPorta | 489 | 2025 | DET | 9 | 40 | 49 | 12.2 | 54.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | C. Sanders | 486 | 1975 | DET | 13 | 37 | 13.1 | 37.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.
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