most receiving yards by tight end from 1920 to 2010

From 1920 through 2010, Tony Gonzalez had the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 12,463 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	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	12,463	222	1,069	1,501	11.7	56.1	88	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
2	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	9,961	188	808	438	12.3	53.0	61	9	3	3.0	0.0	0
3	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	7,980	198	662		12.1	40.3	47	135	18	7.5	0.7	2
4	Jackie Smith J. Smith	7,918	210	480		16.5	37.7	40	327	38	8.6	1.6	3
5	Antonio Gates A. Gates	7,005	119	529	804	13.2	58.9	69	0	0		0.0	0
6	Jason Witten J. Witten	6,967	127	617	870	11.3	54.9	36	0	0		0.0	0
7	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	6,741	109	541		12.5	61.8	45	0	0		0.0	0
8	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	6,307	176	498		12.7	35.8	28	4	1	4.0	0.0	1
9	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	5,872	108	461		12.7	54.4	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
10	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	5,812	158	427		13.6	36.8	43	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
11	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	5,755	153	396		14.5	37.6	41	211	25	8.4	1.4	2
12	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	5,688	121	510	821	11.2	47.0	33	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
13	Ben Coates B. Coates	5,555	158	499	81	11.1	35.2	50	-4	3	-1.3	0.0	0
14	Todd Heap T. Heap	5,492	133	467	768	11.8	41.3	41	61	8	7.6	0.5	0
15	Bob Tucker B. Tucker	5,421	156	422		12.8	34.8	27	6	6	1.0	0.0	1
16	Wesley Walls W. Walls	5,291	196	450	299	11.8	27.0	54	0	0		0.0	0
17	Keith Jackson K. Jackson	5,283	129	441		12.0	41.0	49	0	0		0.0	0
18	Russ Francis R. Francis	5,262	167	393		13.4	31.5	40	12	2	6.0	0.1	0
19	John Mackey J. Mackey	5,236	139	331		15.8	37.7	38	127	19	6.7	0.9	0
20	Dave Casper D. Casper	5,216	147	378		13.8	35.5	52	27	6	4.5	0.2	0
21	Brent Jones B. Jones	5,195	143	417		12.5	36.3	33	0	0		0.0	0
22	Charle Young C. Young	5,106	187	418		12.2	27.3	27	80	16	5.0	0.4	1
23	Mickey Shuler M. Shuler	5,100	180	462		11.0	28.3	37	0	0		0.0	0
24	Jimmie Giles J. Giles	5,084	188	350		14.5	27.0	41	-3	5	-0.6	0.0	0
25	Frank Wycheck F. Wycheck	5,071	146	498	395	10.2	34.7	27	5	4	1.3	0.0	1

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Chiefs	5	0	1.000
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Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
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149.5

148.8

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Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
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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
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Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
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Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
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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
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Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000