most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in a season 2000 to 2022

Between the 2000 and 2022 seasons, Kyle Pitts Sr. had the most yards on receptions by a rookie tight end, with 1,026 yards in 2021.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
1,026
2021
ATL ATL
17
68
110
15.1
60.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
2Jeremy Shockey
J. Shockey
894
2002
NYG NYG
15
74
127
12.1
59.6
2
0
0
0.0
0
3Evan Engram
E. Engram
722
2017
NYG NYG
15
64
115
11.3
48.1
6
14
1
14.0
0.9
0
4John Carlson
J. Carlson
627
2008
SEA SEA
16
55
80
11.4
39.2
5
0
0
0.0
0
5Timothy Wright
T. Wright
571
2013
TB TB
16
54
75
10.6
35.7
5
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
6Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
563
2010
NE NE
14
45
64
12.5
40.2
6
47
3
15.7
3.4
0
7Noah Fant
N. Fant
562
2019
DEN DEN
16
40
66
14.1
35.1
3
-12
3
-4.0
-0.8
0
8Tony Moeaki
T. Moeaki
556
2010
KC KC
15
47
73
11.8
37.1
3
0
0
0.0
0
9Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
552
2018
BAL BAL
16
34
50
16.2
34.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
10Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
546
2010
NE NE
16
42
59
13.0
34.1
10
0
0
0.0
0
11Dustin Keller
D. Keller
535
2008
NYJ NYJ
16
48
78
11.1
33.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
12Dwayne Allen
D. Allen
521
2012
IND IND
16
45
66
11.6
32.6
3
5
3
1.7
0.3
0
13George Kittle
G. Kittle
515
2017
SF SF
15
43
63
12.0
34.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
14Chris Herndon
C. Herndon
502
2018
NYJ NYJ
16
39
56
12.9
31.4
4
0
0
0.0
0
15Jordan Reed
J. Reed
499
2013
WAS WAS
9
45
60
11.1
55.4
3
18
1
18.0
2.0
0
16Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
497
2021
PIT PIT
16
60
79
8.3
31.1
7
0
0
0.0
0
17Randy McMichael
R. McMichael
485
2002
MIA MIA
16
39
68
12.4
30.3
4
8
1
8.0
0.5
0
18Hunter Henry
H. Henry
478
2016
SD SD
15
36
53
13.3
31.9
8
0
0
0.0
0
19Jermaine Gresham
J. Gresham
471
2010
CIN CIN
15
52
83
9.1
31.4
4
0
0
0.0
0
20Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
469
2013
PHI PHI
16
36
56
13.0
29.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
21Will Tye
W. Tye
464
2015
NYG NYG
13
42
62
11.0
35.7
3
0
0
0.0
0
22Heath Miller
H. Miller
459
2005
PIT PIT
16
39
52
11.8
28.7
6
0
0
0.0
0
23Chig Okonkwo
C. Okonkwo
450
2022
TEN TEN
17
32
46
14.1
26.5
3
2
3
0.7
0.1
0
24Tyler Eifert
T. Eifert
445
2013
CIN CIN
15
39
59
11.4
29.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
25Zach Miller
Z. Miller
444
2007
OAK OAK
16
44
68
10.1
27.8
3
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,982

Penix

Michael Penix Jr.

RUSH

1,174

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

810

London

Drake London
Team Rankings

PPG

20.1

26th

OPP PPG

24.4

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

122.7

12th

PASS YDS/G

228.6

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
5
9
0
.357
Saints Saints
4
10
0
.286
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
ATL ATL
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Mon
12/29
LAR LAR
@
ATL ATL
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

5 - 9

29

Final

28

Thu 11 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
8
6
0
.571
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29
Sat
9/13
PHI PHI
@
KC KC
20-17

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM