most receiving yards in first 9 years tight end

Travis Kelce had the most yards on receptions by a tight end in his first 9 seasons, with 9,006 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	9,006	127	704	994	12.8	70.9	57	9	6	1.5	0.1	2
2	George Kittle G. Kittle	8,008	124	595	802	13.5	64.6	52	68	13	5.2	0.5	0
3	Jason Witten J. Witten	7,909	143	696	987	11.4	55.3	41	0	0		0.0	0
4	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	7,861	115	521	795	15.1	68.4	79	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
5	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	7,810	143	648	845	12.1	54.6	56	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
6	Antonio Gates A. Gates	7,783	132	593	892	13.1	59.0	76	0	0		0.0	0
7	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	7,436	137	611	949	12.2	54.3	71	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
8	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	6,884	128	545	37	12.6	53.8	43	9	3	3.0	0.1	0
9	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	6,841	134	635	948	10.8	51.1	41	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
10	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	6,741	109	541		12.5	61.8	45	0	0		0.0	0
11	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	6,698	137	541		12.4	48.9	42	135	18	7.5	1.0	2
12	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	6,292	142	542	877	11.6	44.3	49	0	0		0.0	0
13	Jackie Smith J. Smith	6,181	121	367		16.8	51.1	31	310	32	9.7	2.6	3
14	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	6,101	125	502	726	12.2	48.8	57	61	19	3.2	0.5	1
15	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	5,872	108	461		12.7	54.4	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
16	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	5,688	121	510	821	11.2	47.0	33	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
17	Ben Coates B. Coates	5,471	142	490	63	11.2	38.5	50	-4	3	-1.3	0.0	0
18	Vernon Davis V. Davis	5,446	133	423	688	12.9	40.9	55	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
19	Evan Engram E. Engram	5,383	124	546	810	9.9	43.4	26	100	17	5.9	0.8	1
20	Hunter Henry H. Henry	5,295	136	455	663	11.6	38.9	47	0	0		0.0	0
21	Keith Jackson K. Jackson	5,283	129	441		12.0	41.0	49	0	0		0.0	0
22	Heath Miller H. Miller	5,273	137	466	653	11.3	38.5	40	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
23	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	5,236	105	469	756	11.2	49.9	25	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
24	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	5,156	116	372		13.9	44.4	41	0	0		0.0	0
25	Owen Daniels O. Daniels	5,144	115	433	681	11.9	44.7	33	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,037

Mahomes

RUSH

537

Walker

REC

246

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

6th

OPP PPG

19.3

6th

RUSH YDS/G

162.3

3rd

PASS YDS/G

259.3

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

4 - 0

Final

Raiders

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000