most receiving yards for tight end in a history

Tony Gonzalez has the most career receiving yards by a tight end, with 15,127 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	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	15,127	270	1,325	1,862	11.4	56.0	111	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
2	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	13,345	198	1,104	1,543	12.1	67.4	84	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
3	Jason Witten J. Witten	13,046	271	1,228	1,723	10.6	48.1	74	0	0		0.0	0
4	Antonio Gates A. Gates	11,841	236	955	1,458	12.4	50.2	116	0	0		0.0	0
5	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	9,961	188	808	438	12.3	53.0	61	9	3	3.0	0.0	0
6	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	9,286	143	621	961	15.0	64.9	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
7	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	8,683	199	742	1,201	11.7	43.6	60	0	0		0.0	0
8	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	8,614	184	828	1,231	10.4	46.8	57	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
9	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	8,545	197	719	1,115	11.9	43.4	89	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
10	George Kittle G. Kittle	8,433	131	629	848	13.4	64.4	57	68	13	5.2	0.5	0
11	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	7,980	198	662		12.1	40.3	47	135	18	7.5	0.7	2
12	Jackie Smith J. Smith	7,918	210	480		16.5	37.7	40	327	38	8.6	1.6	3
13	Vernon Davis V. Davis	7,562	198	583	929	13.0	38.2	63	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
14	Jared Cook J. Cook	7,237	194	553	919	13.1	37.3	45	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
15	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	6,741	109	541		12.5	61.8	45	0	0		0.0	0
16	Heath Miller H. Miller	6,569	168	592	825	11.1	39.1	45	8	2	4.0	0.0	0
17	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	6,307	176	498		12.7	35.8	28	4	1	4.0	0.0	1
18	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	6,156	128	510	739	12.1	48.1	57	61	19	3.2	0.5	1
19	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	6,143	136	547	883	11.2	45.2	37	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
20	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	6,058	205	547	860	11.1	29.6	44	10	2	5.0	0.0	0
21	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	5,872	108	461		12.7	54.4	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
22	Todd Heap T. Heap	5,869	145	499	817	11.8	40.5	42	61	8	7.6	0.4	0
23	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	5,812	158	427		13.6	36.8	43	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
24	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	5,755	153	396		14.5	37.6	41	211	25	8.4	1.4	2
25	Delanie Walker D. Walker	5,684	160	481	744	11.8	35.5	35	89	16	5.6	0.6	1

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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

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

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

27.0

26.5

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

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

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

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
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)
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
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM

Tony Gonzalez has the most career receiving yards by a tight end, with 15,127 yards.

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