most receiving yards by tight end 2016 to 2021

From 2016 through 2021, Travis Kelce had the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 7,269 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	7,269	94	565	804	12.9	77.3	47	9	6	1.5	0.1	2
2	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	4,817	87	466	691	10.3	55.4	32	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
3	George Kittle G. Kittle	4,489	67	335	463	13.4	67.0	20	69	11	6.3	1.0	0
4	Jared Cook J. Cook	3,734	87	280	446	13.3	42.9	29	0	0		0.0	0
5	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	3,731	63	241	381	15.5	59.2	27	0	0		0.0	0
6	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	3,466	62	263	389	13.2	55.9	29	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
7	Darren Waller D. Waller	3,166	59	268	378	11.8	53.7	16	26	3	8.7	0.4	0
8	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	3,149	95	279	439	11.3	33.1	32	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
9	Eric Ebron E. Ebron	3,052	79	279	442	10.9	38.6	27	-6	5	-1.2	-0.1	3
10	Austin Hooper A. Hooper	3,024	88	298	408	10.1	34.4	23	0	0		0.0	0
11	Kyle Rudolph K. Rudolph	2,964	92	297	419	10.0	32.2	27	0	0		0.0	0
12	Hunter Henry H. Henry	2,925	72	246	359	11.9	40.6	30	0	0		0.0	0
13	Evan Engram E. Engram	2,828	65	262	429	10.8	43.5	16	80	14	5.7	1.2	1
14	Jack Doyle J. Doyle	2,520	84	260	364	9.7	30.0	21	0	0		0.0	0
15	Tyler Higbee T. Higbee	2,487	93	234	342	10.6	26.7	17	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
16	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	2,391	57	200	324	12.0	41.9	11	0	0		0.0	0
17	Cameron Brate C. Brate	2,378	96	229	353	10.4	24.8	30	0	0		0.0	0
18	Dallas Goedert D. Goedert	2,295	57	193	272	11.9	40.3	16	0	0		0.0	0
19	Mike Gesicki M. Gesicki	2,255	64	199	318	11.3	35.2	13	0	0		0.0	0
20	Noah Fant N. Fant	1,905	47	170	249	11.2	40.5	10	-12	3	-4.0	-0.3	0
21	Delanie Walker D. Walker	1,874	39	164	251	11.4	48.1	12	9	4	2.3	0.2	1
22	Gerald Everett G. Everett	1,867	76	175	267	10.7	24.6	12	51	8	6.4	0.7	1
23	Jason Witten J. Witten	1,831	64	208	282	8.8	28.6	14	0	0		0.0	0
24	David Njoku D. Njoku	1,754	65	148	240	11.9	27.0	15	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
25	O.J. Howard	1,737	59	119	180	14.6	29.4	15	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,037

Mahomes

RUSH

537

Walker

REC

246

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

6th

OPP PPG

19.3

6th

RUSH YDS/G

162.3

3rd

PASS YDS/G

259.3

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

4 - 0

Final

Raiders

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

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

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

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

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
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
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