From 1990 through 2017, Rob Gronkowski had the most yards on receptions by a tight end in a season, with 1,327 yards in 2011.
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most receiving yards by a player in a season tight end 1990 to 2017| NAME | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Gronkowski | 1,327 | 2011 | 16 | 90 | 124 | 14.7 | 82.9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | J. Graham | 1,310 | 2011 | 16 | 99 | 149 | 13.2 | 81.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | T. Gonzalez | 1,258 | 2004 | 16 | 102 | 148 | 12.3 | 78.6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 4 | | J. Graham | 1,215 | 2013 | 16 | 86 | 143 | 14.1 | 75.9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | T. Gonzalez | 1,203 | 2000 | 16 | 93 | 150 | 12.9 | 75.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | R. Gronkowski | 1,176 | 2015 | 15 | 72 | 120 | 16.3 | 78.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | B. Coates | 1,174 | 1994 | 16 | 96 | 12.2 | 73.4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | T. Gonzalez | 1,172 | 2007 | 16 | 99 | 154 | 11.8 | 73.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | A. Gates | 1,157 | 2009 | 16 | 79 | 114 | 14.6 | 72.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | J. Witten | 1,145 | 2007 | 16 | 96 | 141 | 11.9 | 71.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | T. Kelce | 1,125 | 2016 | 16 | 85 | 117 | 13.2 | 70.3 | 4 | -5 | 1 | -5.0 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| 12 | | R. Gronkowski | 1,124 | 2014 | 15 | 82 | 131 | 13.7 | 74.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | S. Sharpe | 1,107 | 1997 | 16 | 72 | 15.4 | 69.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | D. Clark | 1,106 | 2009 | 16 | 100 | 133 | 11.1 | 69.1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 15 | | K. Winslow | 1,106 | 2007 | 16 | 82 | 148 | 13.5 | 69.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | G. Olsen | 1,104 | 2015 | 16 | 77 | 124 | 14.3 | 69.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | A. Gates | 1,101 | 2005 | 15 | 89 | 140 | 12.4 | 73.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | D. Walker | 1,088 | 2015 | 15 | 94 | 133 | 11.6 | 72.5 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 36.0 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| 19 | | R. Gronkowski | 1,084 | 2017 | 14 | 69 | 105 | 15.7 | 77.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | G. Olsen | 1,073 | 2016 | 16 | 80 | 129 | 13.4 | 67.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | S. Sharpe | 1,062 | 1996 | 15 | 80 | 13.3 | 70.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | T. Gonzalez | 1,058 | 2008 | 16 | 96 | 155 | 11.0 | 66.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | G. Barnidge | 1,043 | 2015 | 16 | 79 | 125 | 13.2 | 65.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | J. Witten | 1,039 | 2012 | 16 | 110 | 149 | 9.4 | 64.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | T. Kelce | 1,038 | 2017 | 15 | 83 | 122 | 12.5 | 69.2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | |
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