most receiving yards by a tight end from 1961 to 1967

From 1961 through 1967, Mike Ditka had the most receiving yards by a tight end, with 4,777 yards.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	4,777	93	342	14.0	51.4	36	0	0		0.0	0
2	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	4,177	62	244	17.1	67.4	31	0	0		0.0	0
3	Jackie Smith J. Smith	3,765	70	217	17.4	53.8	20	94	10	9.4	1.3	0
4	John Mackey J. Mackey	3,461	70	202	17.1	49.4	28	3	4	0.8	0.0	0
5	Aaron Thomas A. Thomas	3,284	69	186	17.7	47.6	27	0	0		0.0	0
6	Ron Kramer R. Kramer	2,880	93	197	14.6	31.0	16	9	6	1.5	0.1	0
7	Monty Stickles M. Stickles	2,741	90	185	14.8	30.5	14	0	0		0.0	0
8	Preston Carpenter P. Carpenter	2,594	89	180	14.4	29.1	16	0	11	0.0	0.0	0
9	Fred Arbanas F. Arbanas	2,546	84	163	15.6	30.3	33	0	0		0.0	0
10	Dave Kocourek D. Kocourek	2,327	80	151	15.4	29.1	18	0	0		0.0	0
11	Jim Gibbons J. Gibbons	2,121	90	178	11.9	23.6	15	0	0		0.0	0
12	Jim Phillips J. Phillips	1,967	28	138	14.3	70.3	10	0	0		0.0	0
13	Bob McLeod B. McLeod	1,926	84	126	15.3	22.9	19	0	0		0.0	0
14	Willie Frazier W. Frazier	1,814	54	114	15.9	33.6	22	0	0		0.0	0
15	Tony Romeo T. Romeo	1,813	89	117	15.5	20.4	10	0	0		0.0	0
16	Jerry Smith J. Smith	1,792	42	140	12.8	42.7	20	0	0		0.0	0
17	Frank Clarke F. Clarke	1,774	42	115	15.4	42.2	10	176	22	8.0	4.2	1
18	Marlin McKeever M. McKeever	1,585	51	122	13.0	31.1	6	0	0		0.0	0
19	Ernie Warlick E. Warlick	1,551	56	90	17.2	27.7	4	0	0		0.0	0
20	Jim Whalen J. Whalen	1,534	42	90	17.0	36.5	9	0	0		0.0	0
21	Paul Costa P. Costa	1,527	38	87	17.6	40.2	5	1	0		0.0	0
22	Taz Anderson T. Anderson	1,335	62	87	15.3	21.5	9	39	15	2.6	0.6	1
23	Joe Walton J. Walton	1,321	37	95	13.9	35.7	17	0	0		0.0	0
24	Gordon Smith G. Smith	1,277	54	57	22.4	23.6	13	2	1	2.0	0.0	0
25	Johnny Brewer J. Brewer	1,256	56	89	14.1	22.4	6	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

1,020

Williams

RUSH

476

Swift

REC

491

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

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OPP PPG

20.4

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RUSH YDS/G

154.3

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PASS YDS/G

254.9

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

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4 - 3

Final

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5 - 2

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

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Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

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Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

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Kittle

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Fantasy K Rankings

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4-1

4-1-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000