most receiving yards in 1972 among tight ends

Rich Caster had the most yards on receptions by a tight end in 1972, with 833 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Rich Caster
R. Caster
833
1972
14
39
21.4
59.5
10
6
2
3.0
0.4
0
2Bob Tucker
B. Tucker
764
1972
14
55
13.9
54.6
4
6
3
2.0
0.4
1
3Ted Kwalick
T. Kwalick
751
1972
14
40
18.8
53.6
9
11
5
2.2
0.8
0
4Raymond Chester
R. Chester
576
1972
13
34
16.9
44.3
8
3
1
3.0
0.2
0
5Dave Parks
D. Parks
542
1972
12
32
16.9
45.2
6
-7
1
-7.0
-0.6
0
6Milt Morin
M. Morin
540
1972
14
30
18.0
38.6
1
0
0
0.0
0
7Bob Trumpy
B. Trumpy
500
1972
12
44
11.4
41.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
8Tom Mitchell
T. Mitchell
494
1972
14
40
12.4
35.3
4
7
0
0.5
0
9Jim Mitchell
J. Mitchell
470
1972
14
28
16.8
33.6
4
19
2
9.5
1.4
0
10Charlie Sanders
C. Sanders
416
1972
9
27
15.4
46.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
11Jackie Smith
J. Smith
407
1972
14
26
15.7
29.1
2
31
5
6.2
2.2
0
12Billy Masters
B. Masters
393
1972
14
25
15.7
28.1
3
-15
3
-5.0
-1.1
0
13Bob Windsor
B. Windsor
383
1972
14
33
11.6
27.4
1
-4
1
-4.0
-0.3
0
14Earl Thomas
E. Thomas
365
1972
14
20
18.3
26.1
3
13
5
2.6
0.9
0
15Jerry Smith
J. Smith
353
1972
14
21
16.8
25.2
7
9
1
9.0
0.6
0
16Bob Klein
B. Klein
330
1972
14
29
11.4
23.6
1
-7
1
-7.0
-0.5
0
17Riley Odoms
R. Odoms
320
1972
14
21
15.2
22.9
1
72
5
14.4
5.1
0
18John McMakin
J. McMakin
277
1972
14
21
13.2
19.8
1
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
19Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
276
1972
13
20
13.8
21.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
20Pettis Norman
P. Norman
262
1972
13
19
13.8
20.2
0
9
1
9.0
0.7
0
21Alvin Reed
A. Reed
251
1972
14
19
13.2
17.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
22John Beasley
J. Beasley
232
1972
14
28
8.3
16.6
1
0
0
0.0
0
23Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
198
1972
14
17
11.6
14.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
24Gary Ballman
G. Ballman
183
1972
8
9
20.3
22.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Kent Kramer
K. Kramer
176
1972
14
11
16.0
12.6
1
0
0
0.0
0
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