most receiving yards by tight ends from 2012 to 2018

From 2012 through 2018, Rob Gronkowski had the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 5,988 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	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	5,988	83	389	612	15.4	72.1	52	0	0		0.0	0
2	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	5,770	106	481	756	12.0	54.4	55	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
3	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	5,326	96	427	667	12.5	55.5	32	0	0		0.0	0
4	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	5,236	80	410	579	12.8	65.5	32	2	3	0.7	0.0	0
5	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	4,827	91	437	629	11.0	53.0	29	0	0		0.0	0
6	Delanie Walker D. Walker	4,552	93	381	584	11.9	48.9	29	45	5	9.0	0.5	1
7	Jason Witten J. Witten	4,539	96	456	636	10.0	47.3	27	0	0		0.0	0
8	Jared Cook J. Cook	4,270	103	338	570	12.6	41.5	21	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
9	Antonio Gates A. Gates	4,058	104	362	566	11.2	39.0	40	0	0		0.0	0
10	Martellus Bennett M. Bennett	3,727	84	348	509	10.7	44.4	26	10	2	5.0	0.1	0
11	Vernon Davis V. Davis	3,636	106	269	417	13.5	34.3	27	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
12	Kyle Rudolph K. Rudolph	3,538	97	360	542	9.8	36.5	38	0	0		0.0	0
13	Jordan Reed J. Reed	3,371	65	329	447	10.2	51.9	24	18	1	18.0	0.3	0
14	Charles Clay C. Clay	3,186	84	305	460	10.4	37.9	18	15	7	2.1	0.2	1
15	Coby Fleener C. Fleener	3,080	87	255	422	12.1	35.4	22	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
16	Eric Ebron E. Ebron	2,820	72	252	398	11.2	39.2	24	-7	4	-1.8	-0.1	2
17	Heath Miller H. Miller	2,705	60	255	351	10.6	45.1	14	2	1	2.0	0.0	0
18	Jermaine Gresham J. Gresham	2,685	103	269	391	10.0	26.1	19	0	0		0.0	0
19	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	2,610	95	258	377	10.1	27.5	19	0	0		0.0	0
20	Julius Thomas J. Thomas	2,401	66	225	345	10.7	36.4	36	0	0		0.0	0
21	Brent Celek B. Celek	2,209	95	175	268	12.6	23.3	12	0	0		0.0	0
22	Lance Kendricks L. Kendricks	2,153	110	213	335	10.1	19.6	19	0	0		0.0	0
23	Gary Barnidge G. Barnidge	2,016	77	166	256	12.1	26.2	14	0	0		0.0	0
24	Jordan Cameron J. Cameron	2,013	58	167	287	12.1	34.7	14	0	0		0.0	0
25	Owen Daniels O. Daniels	2,012	51	180	301	11.2	39.5	16	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,228

Maye

RUSH

227

Stevenson

REC

219

Doubs

Team Rankings

PPG

22.0

20th

OPP PPG

18.8

4th

RUSH YDS/G

127.2

10th

PASS YDS/G

254.8

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	4	1	.800
Patriots	3	2	.600
Jets	2	3	.400
Dolphins	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM

Last Game

Raiders

3 - 2

Final

Patriots

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,714

Stroud

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

13

Purdy

12

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

285.7

281.6

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-4

1-3-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000