most receiving yards by tight end from 1920 to 2000

From 1920 through 2000, Ozzie Newsome had the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 7,980 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	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	7,980	198	662		12.1	40.3	47	135	18	7.5	0.7	2
2	Jackie Smith J. Smith	7,918	210	480		16.5	37.7	40	327	38	8.6	1.6	3
3	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	7,694	144	612	142	12.6	53.4	48	9	3	3.0	0.1	0
4	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	6,741	109	541		12.5	61.8	45	0	0		0.0	0
5	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	6,307	176	498		12.7	35.8	28	4	1	4.0	0.0	1
6	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	5,872	108	461		12.7	54.4	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
7	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	5,812	158	427		13.6	36.8	43	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
8	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	5,755	153	396		14.5	37.6	41	211	25	8.4	1.4	2
9	Ben Coates B. Coates	5,555	158	499	81	11.1	35.2	50	-4	3	-1.3	0.0	0
10	Bob Tucker B. Tucker	5,421	156	422		12.8	34.8	27	6	6	1.0	0.0	1
11	Keith Jackson K. Jackson	5,283	129	441		12.0	41.0	49	0	0		0.0	0
12	Russ Francis R. Francis	5,262	167	393		13.4	31.5	40	12	2	6.0	0.1	0
13	John Mackey J. Mackey	5,236	139	331		15.8	37.7	38	127	19	6.7	0.9	0
14	Dave Casper D. Casper	5,216	147	378		13.8	35.5	52	27	6	4.5	0.2	0
15	Brent Jones B. Jones	5,195	143	417		12.5	36.3	33	0	0		0.0	0
16	Charle Young C. Young	5,106	187	418		12.2	27.3	27	80	16	5.0	0.4	1
17	Mickey Shuler M. Shuler	5,100	180	462		11.0	28.3	37	0	0		0.0	0
18	Jimmie Giles J. Giles	5,084	188	350		14.5	27.0	41	-3	5	-0.6	0.0	0
19	Raymond Chester R. Chester	5,013	172	364		13.8	29.1	48	9	5	1.8	0.1	0
20	Jerry Smith J. Smith	4,870	155	376		13.0	31.4	54	56	8	7.0	0.4	0
21	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	4,817	128	336		14.3	37.6	31	-6	4	-1.5	0.0	0
22	Rodney Holman R. Holman	4,771	212	365		13.1	22.5	36	0	0		0.0	0
23	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	4,733	126	351		13.5	37.6	39	0	0		0.0	0
24	Jay Novacek J. Novacek	4,624	134	420		11.0	34.5	30	12	2	6.0	0.1	1
25	Bob Trumpy B. Trumpy	4,600	128	298		15.4	35.9	35	-1	1	-1.0	0.0	0

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345

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PPG

17.7

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OPP PPG

20.3

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RUSH YDS/G

94.0

24th

PASS YDS/G

195.7

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	4	2	.667
Browns	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	2	.667
Bengals	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	LV	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

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4 - 2

Final

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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

Purdy

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Rush TD Leaders

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Gibbs

7

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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18.8

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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

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

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297.0

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Sack Leaders

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

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Walker

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
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	6	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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
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