most receptions by a tight end in the history through 1996

Before 1997, Ozzie Newsome had the most catches by a tight end, with 662 receptions.

NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
662
198
7,980
12.1
40.3
47
135
18
7.5
0.7
2
2Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
541
109
6,741
12.5
61.8
45
0
0
0.0
0
3Steve Jordan
S. Jordan
498
176
6,307
12.7
35.8
28
4
1
4.0
0.0
1
4Jackie Smith
J. Smith
480
210
7,918
16.5
37.7
40
327
38
8.6
1.6
3
5Mickey Shuler
M. Shuler
462
180
5,100
11.0
28.3
37
0
0
0.0
0
6Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
461
108
5,872
12.7
54.4
41
-6
1
-6.0
-0.1
0
7Keith Jackson
K. Jackson
441
129
5,283
12.0
41.0
49
0
0
0.0
0
8Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
427
158
5,812
13.6
36.8
43
2
2
1.0
0.0
0
9Bob Tucker
B. Tucker
422
156
5,421
12.8
34.8
27
6
6
1.0
0.0
1
10Jay Novacek
J. Novacek
420
134
4,624
11.0
34.5
30
12
2
6.0
0.1
1
11Charle Young
C. Young
418
187
5,106
12.2
27.3
27
80
16
5.0
0.4
1
12Riley Odoms
R. Odoms
396
153
5,755
14.5
37.6
41
211
25
8.4
1.4
2
13Russ Francis
R. Francis
393
167
5,262
13.4
31.5
40
12
2
6.0
0.1
0
14Brent Jones
B. Jones
388
130
4,812
12.4
37.0
31
0
0
0.0
0
15Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
386
91
4,785
12.4
52.6
30
9
3
3.0
0.1
0
16Dave Casper
D. Casper
378
147
5,216
13.8
35.5
52
27
6
4.5
0.2
0
17Jerry Smith
J. Smith
376
155
4,870
13.0
31.4
54
56
8
7.0
0.4
0
18Pete Metzelaars
P. Metzelaars
366
219
3,542
9.7
16.2
29
0
0
0.0
0
19Rodney Holman
R. Holman
365
212
4,771
13.1
22.5
36
0
0
0.0
0
20Raymond Chester
R. Chester
364
172
5,013
13.8
29.1
48
9
5
1.8
0.1
0
21Pete Holohan
P. Holohan
363
163
3,981
11.0
24.4
16
3
1
3.0
0.0
0
22David Hill
D. Hill
358
176
4,212
11.8
23.9
28
37
8
4.6
0.2
0
23Mark Bavaro
M. Bavaro
351
126
4,733
13.5
37.6
39
0
0
0.0
0
24Jimmie Giles
J. Giles
350
188
5,084
14.5
27.0
41
-3
5
-0.6
0.0
0
25Paul Coffman
P. Coffman
339
154
4,340
12.8
28.2
42
3
1
3.0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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