most receiving yards by tight ends in history between 2020 to 2026

From 2020 through 2026, Travis Kelce has the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 6,880 yards.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	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	6,880	102	597	828	11.5	67.5	47	10	6	1.7	0.1	1
2	George Kittle G. Kittle	5,488	86	413	542	13.3	63.8	45	36	7	5.1	0.4	0
3	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	4,752	97	412	591	11.5	49.0	44	61	19	3.2	0.6	1
4	T.J. Hockenson	4,310	91	428	601	10.1	47.4	26	0	2	0.0	0.0	0
5	Dalton Schultz D. Schultz	4,266	104	425	604	10.0	41.0	27	0	0		0.0	0
6	Trey McBride T. McBride	3,947	73	406	539	9.7	54.1	21	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
7	Dallas Goedert D. Goedert	3,915	81	335	452	11.7	48.3	28	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
8	Hunter Henry H. Henry	3,882	102	345	503	11.3	38.1	32	0	0		0.0	0
9	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	3,770	85	304	478	12.4	44.4	19	-4	1	-4.0	0.0	0
10	Evan Engram E. Engram	3,753	97	406	585	9.2	38.7	15	43	10	4.3	0.4	1
11	Darren Waller D. Waller	3,282	63	280	412	11.7	52.1	24	4	1	4.0	0.1	0
12	Mike Gesicki M. Gesicki	3,226	102	293	437	11.0	31.6	24	0	0		0.0	0
13	Noah Fant N. Fant	3,115	100	305	410	10.2	31.2	18	0	0		0.0	0
14	David Njoku D. Njoku	3,063	84	297	438	10.3	36.5	25	-7	3	-2.3	-0.1	0
15	Cole Kmet C. Kmet	3,026	107	298	413	10.2	28.3	22	8	7	1.1	0.1	0
16	Pat Freiermuth P. Freiermuth	2,876	85	284	389	10.1	33.8	26	4	3	1.3	0.0	0
17	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	2,871	78	303	467	9.5	36.8	22	4	1	4.0	0.1	0
18	Tyler Higbee T. Higbee	2,803	82	283	403	9.9	34.2	21	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
19	Jonnu Smith J. Smith	2,769	103	278	391	10.0	26.9	22	118	24	4.9	1.1	2
20	Juwan Johnson J. Johnson	2,727	84	245	351	11.1	32.5	24	0	0		0.0	0
21	Tyler Conklin T. Conklin	2,514	100	258	370	9.7	25.1	11	5	5	1.0	0.1	0
22	Sam LaPorta S. LaPorta	2,438	48	214	291	11.4	50.8	23	4	1	4.0	0.1	0
23	Dawson Knox D. Knox	2,342	93	209	308	11.2	25.2	26	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
24	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	2,329	34	210	291	11.1	68.5	15	15	7	2.1	0.4	0
25	Austin Hooper A. Hooper	2,264	103	224	317	10.1	22.0	15	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,474

Mahomes

RUSH

701

Walker

REC

343

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

14th

OPP PPG

17.2

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

141.5

5th

PASS YDS/G

245.7

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	.833
Broncos	5	2	.714
Raiders	3	4	.429
Chargers	0	6	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	ARI	@	KC	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	KC	@	BUF	8:20 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

5 - 1

Final

Seahawks

4 - 3

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

From 2020 through 2026, Travis Kelce has the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 6,880 yards.

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NFL Fantasy 2026

139

129.7

120.7

138.2

95.5

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71.5

71.2

70.5

89

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