most receiving yards by tight end 1970 to 1979

From 1970 through 1979, Bob Tucker had the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 5,248 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Bob Tucker B. Tucker	5,248	140	407	12.9	37.5	26	6	6	1.0	0.0	1
2	Raymond Chester R. Chester	4,554	140	323	14.1	32.5	43	9	5	1.8	0.1	0
3	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	4,505	113	307	14.7	39.9	30	211	25	8.4	1.9	2
4	Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell	4,019	141	283	14.2	28.5	24	110	21	5.2	0.8	1
5	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	3,628	100	254	14.3	36.3	27	-1	1	-1.0	0.0	0
6	Rich Caster R. Caster	3,382	69	190	17.8	49.0	26	70	9	7.8	1.0	0
7	Bob Trumpy B. Trumpy	3,126	100	224	14.0	31.3	23	0	0		0.0	0
8	Dave Casper D. Casper	2,995	86	229	13.1	34.8	32	10	2	5.0	0.1	0
9	Charle Young C. Young	2,975	101	233	12.8	29.5	15	75	15	5.0	0.7	1
10	Billy Joe DuPree B. Joe DuPree	2,856	102	200	14.3	28.0	29	141	20	7.1	1.4	0
11	Jackie Smith J. Smith	2,803	112	171	16.4	25.0	17	70	12	5.8	0.6	0
12	Henry Childs H. Childs	2,761	80	173	16.0	34.5	21	12	3	4.0	0.2	1
13	Bob Klein B. Klein	2,670	131	217	12.3	20.4	22	14	4	3.5	0.1	0
14	Ted Kwalick T. Kwalick	2,538	95	166	15.3	26.7	22	175	19	9.2	1.8	0
15	Milt Morin M. Morin	2,498	84	161	15.5	29.7	8	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
16	Walter White W. White	2,396	63	163	14.7	38.0	16	2	7	0.3	0.0	0
17	Jerry Smith J. Smith	2,396	99	182	13.2	24.2	25	48	5	9.6	0.5	0
18	Rich McGeorge R. McGeorge	2,370	116	175	13.5	20.4	13	3	1	3.0	0.0	0
19	Russ Francis R. Francis	2,332	64	155	15.0	36.4	20	12	2	6.0	0.2	0
20	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	2,270	103	156	14.6	22.0	28	38	7	5.4	0.4	0
21	Tom Mitchell T. Mitchell	2,251	96	176	12.8	23.4	12	14	3	4.7	0.1	0
22	Stu Voigt S. Voigt	1,919	128	177	10.8	15.0	17	3	2	1.5	0.0	1
23	David Hill D. Hill	1,916	60	151	12.7	31.9	14	37	8	4.6	0.6	0
24	Keith Krepfle K. Krepfle	1,760	64	101	17.4	27.5	10	0	0		0.0	0
25	Dave Parks D. Parks	1,588	44	96	16.5	36.1	14	-9	3	-3.0	-0.2	0

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PASS

479

Winston

RUSH

235

Skattebo

REC

208

Nabers

Team Rankings

PPG

20.5

20th

OPP PPG

19.8

8th

RUSH YDS/G

110.5

12th

PASS YDS/G

182.3

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYG	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

1 - 3

Final

Giants

3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

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Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000