most reiciving yards by a te ever single season

Travis Kelce has the most receiving yards by a tight end in a season, with 1,416 yards in 2020.

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	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,416	2020	KC	15	105	145	13.5	94.4	11	0	0		0.0	0
2	George Kittle G. Kittle	1,377	2018	SF	16	88	136	15.6	86.1	5	10	1	10.0	0.6	0
3	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	1,361	2021	BAL	17	107	153	12.7	80.1	9	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
4	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,338	2022	KC	17	110	152	12.2	78.7	12	5	2	2.5	0.3	0
5	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,336	2018	KC	16	103	150	13.0	83.5	10	0	0		0.0	0
6	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	1,327	2011	NE	16	90	124	14.7	82.9	17	2	1	2.0	0.1	1
7	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	1,310	2011	NO	16	99	149	13.2	81.9	11	0	0		0.0	0
8	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,290	1980	SD	16	89		14.5	80.6	9	0	0		0.0	0
9	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,258	2004	KC	16	102	148	12.3	78.6	7	5	1	5.0	0.3	0
10	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,247	1983	RAI	16	92		13.6	77.9	12	0	0		0.0	0
11	Trey McBride T. McBride	1,239	2025	ARI	17	126	169	9.8	72.9	11	0	0		0.0	0
12	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,229	2019	KC	16	97	136	12.7	76.8	5	4	1	4.0	0.3	1
13	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	1,215	2013	NO	16	86	143	14.1	75.9	16	0	0		0.0	0
14	Jackie Smith J. Smith	1,205	1967	STL	14	56		21.5	86.1	9	86	9	9.6	6.1	0
15	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,203	2000	KC	16	93	150	12.9	75.2	9	0	0		0.0	0
16	Darren Waller D. Waller	1,196	2020	LV	16	107	145	11.2	74.8	9	0	0		0.0	0
17	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	1,194	2024	LV	17	112	153	10.7	70.2	5	13	5	2.6	0.8	0
18	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	1,190	1965	PHI	14	66		18.0	85.0	10	0	0		0.0	0
19	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	1,176	2015	NE	15	72	120	16.3	78.4	11	0	0		0.0	0
20	Lionel Taylor L. Taylor	1,176	1961	DEN	14	100		11.8	84.0	4	0	0		0.0	0
21	Ben Coates B. Coates	1,174	1994	NE	16	96		12.2	73.4	7	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
22	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,172	2007	KC	16	99	154	11.8	73.3	5	0	0		0.0	0
23	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,172	1983	SD	16	88		13.3	73.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
24	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	1,163	2018	PHI	16	116	156	10.0	72.7	8	0	0		0.0	0
25	Antonio Gates A. Gates	1,157	2009	SD	16	79	114	14.6	72.3	8	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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

Travis Kelce has the most receiving yards by a tight end in a season, with 1,416 yards in 2020.

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91.4

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