most receiving yards first 3 seasons tight ends

George Kittle had the most receiving yards by a tight end in his first 3 seasons, with 2,945 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	George Kittle G. Kittle	2,945	45	216	306	13.6	65.4	12	32	6	5.3	0.7	0
2	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	2,774	42	173		16.0	66.0	25	0	0		0.0	0
3	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	2,663	43	187	263	14.2	61.9	38	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
4	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	2,648	46	215	328	12.3	57.6	25	3	1	3.0	0.1	0
5	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	2,620	39	202		13.0	67.2	21	0	0		0.0	0
6	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	2,532	36	224	309	11.3	70.3	18	17	8	2.1	0.5	0
7	Antonio Gates A. Gates	2,454	45	194	296	12.6	54.5	25	0	0		0.0	0
8	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	2,379	44	158		15.1	54.1	16	0	0		0.0	0
9	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	2,334	34	138		16.9	68.6	15	0	0		0.0	0
10	Trey McBride T. McBride	2,236	49	221	292	10.1	45.6	6	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
11	Charle Young C. Young	2,209	42	167		13.2	52.6	12	63	12	5.3	1.5	1
12	Keith Jackson K. Jackson	2,187	44	194		11.3	49.7	15	0	0		0.0	0
13	Rich Caster R. Caster	2,171	41	112		19.4	53.0	21	-3	3	-1.0	-0.1	0
14	Dan Ross D. Ross	2,150	48	168		12.8	44.8	10	0	0		0.0	0
15	Bob Tucker B. Tucker	2,126	40	154		13.8	53.2	13	7	4	1.8	0.2	1
16	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	2,105	45	156	236	13.5	46.8	20	0	0		0.0	0
17	Sam LaPorta S. LaPorta	2,104	42	186	252	11.3	50.1	20	4	1	4.0	0.1	0
18	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	2,095	39	183	294	11.4	53.7	10	0	0		0.0	0
19	Jason Witten J. Witten	2,084	47	188	265	11.1	44.3	13	0	0		0.0	0
20	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	2,049	44	149	259	13.8	46.6	6	-4	1	-4.0	-0.1	0
21	Walter White W. White	2,041	41	118		17.3	49.8	15	2	7	0.3	0.0	0
22	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	2,031	34	176	279	11.5	59.7	8	0	0		0.0	0
23	Zach Miller Z. Miller	2,027	47	166	253	12.2	43.1	7	0	0		0.0	0
24	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	2,024	47	169	257	12.0	43.1	9	0	0		0.0	0
25	Owen Daniels O. Daniels	1,982	46	167	246	11.9	43.1	10	0	0		0.0	0

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RUSH

457

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REC

483

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29.4

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

135.3

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	7	1	.875
Rams	5	4	.556
Seahawks	5	4	.556
Cardinals	3	6	.333

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	SEA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 12/6	SF	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	LAR	@	SF	4:25 PM

Last Game

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Final

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2,386

Burrow

2,381

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

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Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

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23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Likely

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QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

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109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

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Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

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Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

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Bowers

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McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000