most receiving yards in a season tight end prior to 2000 by nfc player

Before 2000, Joe Senser had the most yards on receptions by a tight end in the NFC in a season, with 1,004 yards in 1981.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Joe Senser J. Senser	1,004	1981	MIN	16	79		12.7	62.8	8	2	1	2.0	0.1	0
2	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	1,001	1986	NYG	16	66		15.2	62.6	4	0	0		0.0	0
3	Keith Jackson K. Jackson	869	1988	PHI	16	81		10.7	54.3	6	0	0		0.0	0
4	Henry Childs H. Childs	869	1978	NO	16	53		16.4	54.3	4	-4	2	-2.0	-0.3	0
5	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	867	1987	NYG	12	55		15.8	72.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
6	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	859	1986	MIN	16	58		14.8	53.7	6	0	0		0.0	0
7	Charle Young C. Young	854	1973	PHI	14	55		15.5	61.0	6	24	4	6.0	1.7	1
8	Henry Childs H. Childs	846	1979	NO	16	51		16.6	52.9	5	0	0		0.0	0
9	Wesley Walls W. Walls	822	1999	CAR	16	63	108	13.0	51.4	12	0	0		0.0	0
10	Paul Coffman P. Coffman	814	1983	GB	16	54		15.1	50.9	11	0	0		0.0	0
11	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	795	1985	MIN	16	68		11.7	49.7	0	0	0		0.0	0
12	Doug Cosbie D. Cosbie	793	1985	DAL	16	64		12.4	49.6	6	0	0		0.0	0
13	Bob Tucker B. Tucker	791	1971	NYG	12	59		13.4	65.9	4	1	1	1.0	0.1	0
14	Doug Cosbie D. Cosbie	789	1984	DAL	16	60		13.2	49.3	4	0	0		0.0	0
15	Jimmie Giles J. Giles	786	1981	TB	16	45		17.5	49.1	6	0	0		0.0	0
16	John Spagnola J. Spagnola	772	1985	PHI	16	64		12.1	48.3	5	0	0		0.0	0
17	Bob Tucker B. Tucker	764	1972	NYG	14	55		13.9	54.6	4	6	3	2.0	0.4	1
18	Keith Krepfle K. Krepfle	760	1979	PHI	16	41		18.5	47.5	3	0	0		0.0	0
19	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	756	1988	MIN	16	57		13.3	47.3	5	0	0		0.0	0
20	Jackie Harris J. Harris	751	1995	TB	16	62		12.1	46.9	1	0	0		0.0	0
21	Ted Kwalick T. Kwalick	751	1972	SF	14	40		18.8	53.6	9	11	5	2.2	0.8	0
22	Brent Jones B. Jones	747	1990	SF	16	56		13.3	46.7	5	0	0		0.0	0
23	Wesley Walls W. Walls	746	1997	CAR	15	58		12.9	49.7	6	0	0		0.0	0
24	Brent Jones B. Jones	735	1993	SF	16	68		10.8	45.9	3	0	0		0.0	0
25	Ted Kwalick T. Kwalick	729	1973	SF	14	47		15.5	52.1	5	37	5	7.4	2.6	0

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