Mike Ditka has the most receiving yards by a tight end younger than 23 in a game, with 190 yards versus the Packers on November 12, 1961.
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most receiving yards by a tight end in a regular-season game before age 23| NAME | REC YDS | AGE | DATE | TM | OPP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Ditka | 190 | 22-025 | 11/12/1961 |  CHI | vs |  GB | 9 | 21.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | M. Bavaro | 176 | 22-168 | 10/13/1985 |  NYG | @ |  CIN | 12 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | O. Gadsden | 164 | 22-116 | 10/19/2025 |  LAC | vs |  IND | 7 | 9 | 23.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | K. Pitts Sr. | 163 | 21-018 | 10/24/2021 |  ATL | @ |  MIA | 7 | 8 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | R. Gronkowski | 160 | 22-211 | 12/11/2011 |  NE | @ |  WAS | 6 | 10 | 26.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | K. Winslow | 153 | 22-363 | 11/2/1980 | SD | @ | CIN | 9 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | T. Heap | 146 | 22-288 | 12/29/2002 |  BAL | @ |  PIT | 7 | 9 | 20.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Mitchell | 146 | 22-256 | 10/3/1993 |  NYJ | vs |  PHI | 7 | 20.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Mackey | 144 | 22-075 | 12/8/1963 |  BAL | vs |  MIN | 5 | 28.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | B. Bowers | 140 | 21-352 | 11/29/2024 |  LV | @ |  KC | 10 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 11 |  | S. LaPorta | 140 | 22-325 | 12/3/2023 |  DET | @ |  NO | 9 | 9 | 15.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | A. Hernandez | 138 | 22-056 | 1/1/2012 | NE | vs |  BUF | 7 | 11 | 19.7 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 13 |  | J. Witten | 133 | 22-193 | 11/15/2004 |  DAL | vs | PHI | 9 | 11 | 14.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | C. Sanders | 133 | 22-112 | 12/15/1968 | DET | @ | WAS | 10 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | K. Winslow | 132 | 22-314 | 9/14/1980 | SD | vs | OAK | 9 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | M. Ditka | 132 | 22-361 | 10/14/1962 | CHI | vs |  SF | 8 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | T.J. Hockenson | 131 | 22-067 | 9/8/2019 | DET | @ |  ARI | 6 | 9 | 21.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | M. Ditka | 130 | 21-340 | 9/23/1961 | CHI | @ |  LA | 5 | 26.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | A. Hernandez | 129 | 22-042 | 12/18/2011 | NE | @ |  DEN | 9 | 11 | 14.3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 20 |  | A. Hooper | 128 | 22-316 | 9/10/2017 | ATL | @ | CHI | 2 | 2 | 64.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | J. Finley | 128 | 22-193 | 10/5/2009 | GB | @ | MIN | 6 | 7 | 21.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | B. Bowers | 126 | 21-340 | 11/17/2024 | LV | @ | MIA | 13 | 16 | 9.7 | 1 | -3 | 1 | -3.0 | 0 |
| 23 | | R. Francis | 125 | 22-234 | 11/23/1975 | NE | @ | BUF | 7 | 17.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | O. Newsome | 124 | 22-234 | 11/5/1978 |  CLE | @ |  HOU | 4 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | G. Smith | 123 | 22-231 | 11/26/1961 | MIN | @ | SF | 3 | 41.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.
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