most receiving yards per game by tight end in the 2016 nfl season

Travis Kelce had the most receiving yards per game by a tight end in 2016, with 70.3 per game.

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	NAME	REC YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	70.3	2016	KC	16	85	117	1,125	13.2	4	-5	1	-5.0	-0.3	0
2	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	67.5	2016	NE	8	25	38	540	21.6	3	0	0		0.0	0
3	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	67.1	2016	CAR	16	80	129	1,073	13.4	3	0	0		0.0	0
4	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	58.3	2016	PHI	14	78	106	816	10.5	4	0	0		0.0	0
5	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	57.7	2016	SEA	16	65	95	923	14.2	6	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
6	Jordan Reed J. Reed	57.2	2016	WAS	12	66	89	686	10.4	6	0	0		0.0	0
7	Eric Ebron E. Ebron	54.7	2016	DET	13	61	85	711	11.7	1	1	1	1.0	0.1	1
8	Delanie Walker D. Walker	53.3	2016	TEN	15	65	102	800	12.3	7	11	2	5.5	0.7	0
9	Kyle Rudolph K. Rudolph	52.5	2016	MIN	16	83	132	840	10.1	7	0	0		0.0	0
10	Ladarius Green L. Green	50.7	2016	PIT	6	18	34	304	16.9	1	0	0		0.0	0
11	Tyler Eifert T. Eifert	49.3	2016	CIN	8	29	47	394	13.6	5	0	0		0.0	0
12	Zach Miller Z. Miller	48.6	2016	CHI	10	47	64	486	10.3	4	0	0		0.0	0
13	Dennis Pitta D. Pitta	45.6	2016	BAL	16	86	121	729	8.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
14	Cameron Brate C. Brate	44.0	2016	TB	15	57	81	660	11.6	8	0	0		0.0	0
15	Martellus Bennett M. Bennett	43.8	2016	NE	16	55	73	701	12.7	7	10	2	5.0	0.6	0
16	Jason Witten J. Witten	42.1	2016	DAL	16	69	95	673	9.8	3	0	0		0.0	0
17	Coby Fleener C. Fleener	39.4	2016	NO	16	50	81	631	12.6	3	2	1	2.0	0.1	1
18	Antonio Gates A. Gates	39.1	2016	SD	14	53	93	548	10.3	7	0	0		0.0	0
19	Gary Barnidge G. Barnidge	38.3	2016	CLE	16	55	82	612	11.1	2	0	0		0.0	0
20	Jared Cook J. Cook	37.7	2016	GB	10	30	51	377	12.6	1	0	0		0.0	0
21	C.J. Fiedorowicz	37.3	2016	HOU	15	54	89	559	10.4	4	0	0		0.0	0
22	Charles Clay C. Clay	36.8	2016	BUF	15	57	87	552	9.7	4	0	0		0.0	0
23	Jack Doyle J. Doyle	36.5	2016	IND	16	59	75	584	9.9	5	0	0		0.0	0
24	Vernon Davis V. Davis	36.4	2016	WAS	16	44	59	583	13.3	2	0	0		0.0	0
25	Vance McDonald V. McDonald	35.5	2016	SF	11	24	45	391	16.3	4	0	0		0.0	0

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PPG

29.3

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OPP PPG

16.7

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	.667
Chargers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
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

Last Game

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3 - 0

Final

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0 - 3

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

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Rodgers

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Young

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Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

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Robinson

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Pass TD Leaders

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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127.3

Lock

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Sack Leaders

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Watt

4.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

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31.0

30.7

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

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401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

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Henry

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kelce

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Fantasy K Rankings

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
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