most receiving yards by tight end 2011 to 2020

From 2011 through 2020, Jimmy Graham had the most receiving yards by a tight end, with 7,983 yards.

Showing:

Regular season

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	7,983	154	668	1,041	12.0	51.8	77	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
2	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	7,938	115	524	813	15.1	69.0	76	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
3	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	7,881	111	612	860	12.9	71.0	48	6	4	1.5	0.1	1
4	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	6,702	137	548	875	12.2	48.9	40	0	0		0.0	0
5	Jared Cook J. Cook	6,238	148	467	776	13.4	42.1	40	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
6	Jason Witten J. Witten	6,079	144	611	853	9.9	42.2	38	0	0		0.0	0
7	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	6,078	117	561	836	10.8	51.9	36	0	0		0.0	0
8	Delanie Walker D. Walker	4,965	115	421	650	11.8	43.2	34	50	8	6.3	0.4	1
9	Antonio Gates A. Gates	4,836	117	426	654	11.4	41.3	47	0	0		0.0	0
10	Vernon Davis V. Davis	4,551	126	346	531	13.2	36.1	34	-1	3	-0.3	0.0	0
11	Kyle Rudolph K. Rudolph	4,488	140	453	666	9.9	32.1	48	0	0		0.0	0
12	Martellus Bennett M. Bennett	3,871	98	365	535	10.6	39.5	26	10	2	5.0	0.1	0
13	Eric Ebron E. Ebron	3,753	98	339	541	11.1	38.3	32	-7	4	-1.8	-0.1	2
14	Jordan Reed J. Reed	3,602	75	355	493	10.1	48.0	28	18	1	18.0	0.2	0
15	George Kittle G. Kittle	3,579	53	264	369	13.6	67.5	14	49	8	6.1	0.9	0
16	Charles Clay C. Clay	3,423	99	323	484	10.6	34.6	19	15	7	2.1	0.2	1
17	Heath Miller H. Miller	3,336	76	306	426	10.9	43.9	16	8	2	4.0	0.1	0
18	Jermaine Gresham J. Gresham	3,281	117	325	483	10.1	28.0	25	0	0		0.0	0
19	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	3,193	118	312	472	10.2	27.1	21	0	0		0.0	0
20	Coby Fleener C. Fleener	3,080	87	255	422	12.1	35.4	22	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
21	Brent Celek B. Celek	3,020	111	237	365	12.7	27.2	17	0	0		0.0	0
22	Owen Daniels O. Daniels	2,689	66	234	386	11.5	40.7	19	0	0		0.0	0
23	Austin Hooper A. Hooper	2,679	72	260	347	10.3	37.2	20	0	0		0.0	0
24	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	2,664	48	256	361	10.4	55.5	23	0	0		0.0	0
25	Marcedes Lewis M. Lewis	2,580	139	222	395	11.6	18.6	20	0	0		0.0	0

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

More NFL News

Aaron Donald thinks he'll play for Rams vs Bills after a short injury setback in his comeback

Oct 9, 2026

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams returns to practice and is questionable for game with Packers

Oct 9, 2026

Davis Webb calls demotion 'disappointing' after Sean Payton reclaims Broncos call sheet

Oct 9, 2026

Mike Ditka tributes pour in from President Trump, former President Obama, Chicago and the NFL

Oct 9, 2026

Eagles stars Saquon Barkley and DeVonta Smith ruled out of London game against Jaguars

Oct 9, 2026

Injury-riddled Bengals secondary finding hope with fresh faces, new roles

Oct 9, 2026

More Saints Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,203

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

491

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

26.3

10th

OPP PPG

32.0

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

88.5

26th

PASS YDS/G

300.8

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

2 - 2

Final

Saints

1 - 3

Mon 5 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

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

29.0

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

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
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
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
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