most receiving yards first 3 years 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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	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	Antonio Gates A. Gates	2,454	45	194	296	12.6	54.5	25	0	0		0.0	0
7	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	2,379	44	158		15.1	54.1	16	0	0		0.0	0
8	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	2,334	34	138		16.9	68.6	15	0	0		0.0	0
9	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	2,256	33	204	283	11.1	68.4	15	15	7	2.1	0.5	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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Team Leaders

PASS

1,196

Purdy

RUSH

286

McCaffrey

REC

326

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

3rd

OPP PPG

18.6

4th

RUSH YDS/G

128.6

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

18th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Cardinals	2	4	.333
Rams	2	4	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

49ers

5 - 0

Final

Seahawks

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

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

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

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

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
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	5	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