most receiving yards by tight end from 1920 to 1977

From 1920 through 1977, Jackie Smith had the most receiving yards by a tight end, with 7,918 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	Jackie Smith J. Smith	7,918	198	480	16.5	40.0	40	327	38	8.6	1.7	3
2	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	5,812	158	427	13.6	36.8	43	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
3	John Mackey J. Mackey	5,236	139	331	15.8	37.7	38	127	19	6.7	0.9	0
4	Jerry Smith J. Smith	4,870	155	376	13.0	31.4	54	56	8	7.0	0.4	0
5	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	4,817	128	336	14.3	37.6	31	-6	4	-1.5	0.0	0
6	Bob Trumpy B. Trumpy	4,600	128	298	15.4	35.9	35	-1	1	-1.0	0.0	0
7	Bob Tucker B. Tucker	4,485	108	336	13.3	41.5	24	6	6	1.0	0.1	1
8	Milt Morin M. Morin	4,208	129	271	15.5	32.6	16	41	5	8.2	0.3	0
9	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	4,177	62	244	17.1	67.4	31	0	0		0.0	0
10	Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell	3,874	123	257	15.1	31.5	24	187	26	7.2	1.5	1
11	Aaron Thomas A. Thomas	3,733	81	215	17.4	46.1	31	14	2	7.0	0.2	0
12	Raymond Chester R. Chester	3,696	110	252	14.7	33.6	33	9	5	1.8	0.1	0
13	Rich Caster R. Caster	3,382	69	190	17.8	49.0	26	70	9	7.8	1.0	0
14	Jim Whalen J. Whalen	3,155	89	197	16.0	35.4	20	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
15	Fred Arbanas F. Arbanas	3,101	118	198	15.7	26.3	34	15	4	3.8	0.1	0
16	Preston Carpenter P. Carpenter	3,089	101	209	14.8	30.6	18	36	28	1.3	0.4	0
17	Willie Frazier W. Frazier	3,088	121	209	14.8	25.5	36	118	6	19.7	1.0	1
18	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	3,038	84	213	14.3	36.2	23	213	22	9.7	2.5	2
19	Alvin Reed A. Reed	2,983	116	214	13.9	25.7	14	0	0		0.0	0
20	Monty Stickles M. Stickles	2,947	103	200	14.7	28.6	16	0	0		0.0	0
21	Ron Kramer R. Kramer	2,880	93	197	14.6	31.0	16	9	6	1.5	0.1	0
22	Tom Mitchell T. Mitchell	2,868	132	214	13.4	21.7	20	14	3	4.7	0.1	0
23	Charle Young C. Young	2,618	70	202	13.0	37.4	13	69	13	5.3	1.0	1
24	Ted Kwalick T. Kwalick	2,570	108	168	15.3	23.8	23	175	19	9.2	1.6	0
25	Billy Truax B. Truax	2,458	114	199	12.4	21.6	17	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,328

Brissett

RUSH

245

Love

REC

361

McBride

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

24th

OPP PPG

29.7

30th

RUSH YDS/G

96.3

22nd

PASS YDS/G

222.5

21st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Cardinals	2	4	.333
Rams	2	4	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	DEN	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	ARI	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Sun 11/22	ARI	@	KC	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

2 - 4

Final

Rams

2 - 4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

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

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	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	5	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	2	0	.667
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