most receiving yards in a season by a tight end before 2018

Before 2018, Rob Gronkowski had the most receiving yards by a tight end in a season, with 1,327 yards in 2011.

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	1,327	2011	NE	16	90	124	14.7	82.9	17	2	1	2.0	0.1	1
2	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	1,310	2011	NO	16	99	149	13.2	81.9	11	0	0		0.0	0
3	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,290	1980	SD	16	89		14.5	80.6	9	0	0		0.0	0
4	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,258	2004	KC	16	102	148	12.3	78.6	7	5	1	5.0	0.3	0
5	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,247	1983	RAI	16	92		13.6	77.9	12	0	0		0.0	0
6	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	1,215	2013	NO	16	86	143	14.1	75.9	16	0	0		0.0	0
7	Jackie Smith J. Smith	1,205	1967	STL	14	56		21.5	86.1	9	86	9	9.6	6.1	0
8	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,203	2000	KC	16	93	150	12.9	75.2	9	0	0		0.0	0
9	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	1,190	1965	PHI	14	66		18.0	85.0	10	0	0		0.0	0
10	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	1,176	2015	NE	15	72	120	16.3	78.4	11	0	0		0.0	0
11	Lionel Taylor L. Taylor	1,176	1961	DEN	14	100		11.8	84.0	4	0	0		0.0	0
12	Ben Coates B. Coates	1,174	1994	NE	16	96		12.2	73.4	7	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
13	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,172	2007	KC	16	99	154	11.8	73.3	5	0	0		0.0	0
14	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,172	1983	SD	16	88		13.3	73.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
15	Antonio Gates A. Gates	1,157	2009	SD	16	79	114	14.6	72.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
16	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,153	1986	RAI	16	95		12.1	72.1	8	0	0		0.0	0
17	Jason Witten J. Witten	1,145	2007	DAL	16	96	141	11.9	71.6	7	0	0		0.0	0
18	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,125	2016	KC	16	85	117	13.2	70.3	4	-5	1	-5.0	-0.3	0
19	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	1,124	2014	NE	15	82	131	13.7	74.9	12	0	0		0.0	0
20	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	1,107	1997	DEN	16	72		15.4	69.2	3	0	0		0.0	0
21	Dallas Clark D. Clark	1,106	2009	IND	16	100	133	11.1	69.1	10	11	2	5.5	0.7	0
22	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,106	2007	CLE	16	82	148	13.5	69.1	5	0	0		0.0	0
23	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	1,104	2015	CAR	16	77	124	14.3	69.0	7	0	0		0.0	0
24	Antonio Gates A. Gates	1,101	2005	SD	15	89	140	12.4	73.4	10	0	0		0.0	0
25	Jim Phillips J. Phillips	1,092	1961	LA	14	78		14.0	78.0	5	0	0		0.0	0

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19.4

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121.8

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Patriots	13	3	.813
Bills	11	5	.688
Dolphins	7	9	.438
Jets	3	13	.188

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Sun 1/4	MIA	@	NE	4:25 PM

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3 - 13

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4,448

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1,559

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1,469

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1,793

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1,639

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1,420

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42

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33

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30

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Rush TD Leaders

18

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14

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112.9

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108.8

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107.0

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22.0

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Total Yards Rankings

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394.6

375.8

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Rush Yards Rankings

157.8

156.4

149.4

134.2

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Pass Yards Rankings

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312.4

Taylor

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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202

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NFL 2025 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	5	0	.688
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	3	13	0	.188
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	5	0	.688
Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	8	9	0	.471
Panthers	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	7	9	0	.438
Saints - e	6	10	0	.375
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Rams - w	11	5	0	.688
Cardinals - e	3	13	0	.188

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	13	3	0	.813
Bills - w	11	5	0	.688
Dolphins - e	7	9	0	.438
Jets - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	7	0	.563
Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	6	10	0	.375
Browns - e	4	12	0	.250
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	12	4	0	.750
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	8	0	.500
Titans - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	14	0	.125

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/27	IND	@	LAR	20-27
Sat 9/27	CHI	@	LV	25-24
Sat 9/27	BAL	@	KC	20-37
Sat 9/27	GB	@	DAL	40-40
Sun 9/28	NYJ	@	MIA	21-27

Schedule

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Sun 1/4	DET	@	CHI	4:25 PM
Sun 1/4	NYJ	@	BUF	4:25 PM
Sun 1/4	LAC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 1/4	MIA	@	NE	4:25 PM
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