Between October 1, 1920 and January 3, 2021, Tony Gonzalez had the most receiving yards by a tight end, with 15,127 yards.
| NAME | REC YDS | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Gonzalez | 15,127 | 270 | 1,325 | 1,862 | 11.4 | 56.0 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2 |  | J. Witten | 13,046 | 271 | 1,228 | 1,723 | 10.6 | 48.1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | A. Gates | 11,841 | 236 | 955 | 1,458 | 12.4 | 50.2 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | S. Sharpe | 9,961 | 188 | 808 | 438 | 12.3 | 53.0 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 5 |  | G. Olsen | 8,683 | 199 | 742 | 1,201 | 11.7 | 43.6 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | R. Gronkowski | 8,484 | 131 | 566 | 872 | 15.0 | 64.8 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 7 |  | J. Graham | 8,339 | 169 | 699 | 1,085 | 11.9 | 49.3 | 82 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 8 |  | O. Newsome | 7,980 | 198 | 662 | 12.1 | 40.3 | 47 | 135 | 18 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 2 | |
| 9 | | J. Smith | 7,918 | 210 | 480 | 16.5 | 37.7 | 40 | 327 | 38 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 3 | |
| 10 |  | T. Kelce | 7,881 | 111 | 612 | 860 | 12.9 | 71.0 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 11 | | V. Davis | 7,562 | 198 | 583 | 929 | 13.0 | 38.2 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 12 | | K. Winslow | 6,741 | 109 | 541 | 12.5 | 61.8 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | J. Cook | 6,673 | 178 | 505 | 836 | 13.2 | 37.5 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 14 | | H. Miller | 6,569 | 168 | 592 | 825 | 11.1 | 39.1 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 15 | | S. Jordan | 6,307 | 176 | 498 | 12.7 | 35.8 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| 16 | | J. Shockey | 6,143 | 136 | 547 | 883 | 11.2 | 45.2 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 17 |  | Z. Ertz | 6,078 | 117 | 561 | 836 | 10.8 | 51.9 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | B. Watson | 6,058 | 205 | 547 | 860 | 11.1 | 29.6 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 19 | | T. Christensen | 5,872 | 108 | 461 | 12.7 | 54.4 | 41 | -6 | 1 | -6.0 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| 20 | | T. Heap | 5,869 | 145 | 499 | 817 | 11.8 | 40.5 | 42 | 61 | 8 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 21 |  | M. Ditka | 5,812 | 149 | 427 | 13.6 | 39.0 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | R. Odoms | 5,755 | 153 | 396 | 14.5 | 37.6 | 41 | 211 | 25 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 2 | |
| 23 |  | D. Walker | 5,684 | 160 | 481 | 744 | 11.8 | 35.5 | 35 | 89 | 16 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 24 | | D. Clark | 5,665 | 143 | 505 | 776 | 11.2 | 39.6 | 53 | 40 | 4 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 25 | | O. Daniels | 5,661 | 131 | 479 | 758 | 11.8 | 43.2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
StatMuse has game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.
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