most receiving yards in a single season by a chicago bears tight end

Mike Ditka has the most yards on receptions by a Bears tight end in a season, with 1,076 yards in his rookie season in 1961.

NAME REC YDS SEASON TM GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
1,076
1961
CHI CHI
14
56
19.2
76.9
12
0
0
0.0
0
2 Martellus Bennett
M. Bennett
916
2014
CHI CHI
16
90
128
10.2
57.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
3 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
904
1962
CHI CHI
14
58
15.6
64.6
5
0
0
0.0
0
4 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
897
1964
CHI CHI
14
75
12.0
64.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
5 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
794
1963
CHI CHI
14
59
13.5
56.7
8
0
0
0.0
0
6 Martellus Bennett
M. Bennett
759
2013
CHI CHI
16
65
94
11.7
47.4
5
0
0
0.0
0
7 Cole Kmet
C. Kmet
719
2023
CHI CHI
17
73
90
9.8
42.3
6
2
3
0.7
0.1
0
8 Desmond Clark
D. Clark
626
2006
CHI CHI
16
45
80
13.9
39.1
6
0
0
0.0
0
9 Cole Kmet
C. Kmet
612
2021
CHI CHI
17
60
93
10.2
36.0
0
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
10 Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
612
2009
CHI CHI
16
60
108
10.2
38.3
8
0
0
0.0
0
11 Emery Moorehead
E. Moorehead
597
1983
CHI CHI
16
42
14.2
37.3
3
6
5
1.2
0.4
0
12 Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
574
2008
CHI CHI
16
54
82
10.6
35.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
13 Trey Burton
T. Burton
569
2018
CHI CHI
16
54
76
10.5
35.6
6
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
14 Desmond Clark
D. Clark
545
2007
CHI CHI
16
44
66
12.4
34.1
4
0
0
0.0
0
15 Cole Kmet
C. Kmet
544
2022
CHI CHI
17
50
69
10.9
32.0
7
9
2
4.5
0.5
0
16 Emery Moorehead
E. Moorehead
497
1984
CHI CHI
16
29
17.1
31.1
1
-2
1
-2.0
-0.1
0
17 Zach Miller
Z. Miller
486
2016
CHI CHI
10
47
64
10.3
48.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
18 Emery Moorehead
E. Moorehead
481
1985
CHI CHI
15
35
13.7
32.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
19 Cole Kmet
C. Kmet
474
2024
CHI CHI
17
47
55
10.1
27.9
4
0
0
0.0
0
20 Ryan Wetnight
R. Wetnight
464
1997
CHI CHI
16
46
10.1
29.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
21 Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
456
2020
CHI CHI
16
50
76
9.1
28.5
8
0
0
0.0
0
22 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
454
1965
CHI CHI
14
36
12.6
32.4
2
0
0
0.0
0
23 Martellus Bennett
M. Bennett
439
2015
CHI CHI
11
53
80
8.3
39.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
24 Zach Miller
Z. Miller
439
2015
CHI CHI
15
34
46
12.9
29.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
25 Desmond Clark
D. Clark
433
2003
CHI CHI
15
44
71
9.8
28.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

25.3

10th

OPP PPG

25.8

25th

RUSH YDS/G

129.3

8th

PASS YDS/G

229.7

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
Bears Bears
4
2
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
3
3
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
CHI CHI
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
PIT PIT
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

4 - 2 - 0

26

Final

14

NO Saints

1 - 6 - 0

Sun 19 Oct 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
5
2
0
.714
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
6
1
0
.857
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC West W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
5
2
0
.714
Chargers Chargers
4
3
0
.571
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
5
2
0
.714
Cowboys Cowboys
3
3
1
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
2
0
.714
Panthers Panthers
4
3
0
.571
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM