most receptions by a tight end in 2000 to 2025

From 2000 through 2025, Jason Witten made the most receptions by a tight end, with 1,228 catches.

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Data note: Receptions: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jason Witten J. Witten	1,228	271	1,723	13,046	10.6	48.1	74	0	0		0.0	0
2	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,157	223	1,754	13,289	11.5	59.6	96	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
3	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,080	192	1,508	13,002	12.0	67.7	82	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
4	Antonio Gates A. Gates	955	236	1,458	11,841	12.4	50.2	116	0	0		0.0	0
5	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	825	181	1,223	8,592	10.4	47.5	57	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
6	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	742	199	1,201	8,683	11.7	43.6	60	0	0		0.0	0
7	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	719	197	1,115	8,545	11.9	43.4	89	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
8	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	621	143	961	9,286	15.0	64.9	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
9	George Kittle G. Kittle	595	124	802	8,008	13.5	64.6	52	68	13	5.2	0.5	0
10	Heath Miller H. Miller	592	168	825	6,569	11.1	39.1	45	8	2	4.0	0.0	0
11	Vernon Davis V. Davis	583	198	929	7,562	13.0	38.2	63	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
12	Jared Cook J. Cook	553	194	919	7,237	13.1	37.3	45	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
13	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	547	205	860	6,058	11.1	29.6	44	10	2	5.0	0.0	0
14	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	547	136	883	6,143	11.2	45.2	37	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
15	Evan Engram E. Engram	546	124	810	5,383	9.9	43.4	26	100	17	5.9	0.8	1
16	Dallas Clark D. Clark	505	143	776	5,665	11.2	39.6	53	40	4	10.0	0.3	0
17	Todd Heap T. Heap	499	145	817	5,869	11.8	40.5	42	61	8	7.6	0.4	0
18	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	484	121	702	5,952	12.3	49.2	56	61	19	3.2	0.5	1
19	Kyle Rudolph K. Rudolph	482	165	710	4,773	9.9	28.9	50	0	0		0.0	0
20	Delanie Walker D. Walker	481	160	744	5,684	11.8	35.5	35	89	16	5.6	0.6	1
21	Owen Daniels O. Daniels	479	131	758	5,661	11.8	43.2	36	0	0		0.0	0
22	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	469	105	756	5,236	11.2	49.9	25	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
23	Hunter Henry H. Henry	455	136	663	5,295	11.6	38.9	47	0	0		0.0	0
24	Marcedes Lewis M. Lewis	437	290	737	5,115	11.7	17.6	40	0	0		0.0	0
25	T.J. Hockenson	433	97	628	4,440	10.3	45.8	26	0	2	0.0	0.0	0

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PASS

2,381

Prescott

RUSH

629

Williams

REC

904

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.3

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OPP PPG

26.2

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RUSH YDS/G

103.6

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PASS YDS/G

264.6

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	PHI	@	DAL	4:30 PM
Mon 12/7	DAL	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 12/20	DAL	@	LAR	4:25 PM

Last Game

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4 - 5

Final

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2 - 7

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Young

7.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

17.9

18.0

18.9

Total Yards Rankings

393.1

387.3

384.1

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

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Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Bowers

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McBride

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Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

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Fairbairn

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7-2

6-2

5-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000