most rookie receiving yards in their first game tight end

T.J. Hockenson had the most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in his first game, with 131 yards versus the Cardinals on September 8, 2019.

NAMEREC YDSDATETMOPPRECTRGAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
131
9/8/2019
@
6
9
21.8
1
0
0
0
2Will Dissly
W. Dissly
105
9/9/2018
@
3
5
35.0
1
0
0
0
3Raymond Chester
R. Chester
89
9/20/1970
@
3
29.7
0
0
0
0
4Coby Fleener
C. Fleener
82
9/9/2012
@
6
10
13.7
0
0
0
0
5Cameron Cleeland
C. Cleeland
82
9/6/1998
@
4
20.5
0
0
0
0
6Evan Moore
E. Moore
80
12/6/2009
vs
6
11
13.3
0
0
0
0
7Keith McKeller
K. McKeller
80
10/18/1987
vs
9
8.9
0
0
0
0
8Walter White
W. White
79
9/21/1975
@
2
39.5
1
0
0
0
9Jim Mitchell
J. Mitchell
77
9/21/1969
vs
3
25.7
2
40
1
40.0
0
10Tyler Warren
T. Warren
76
9/7/2025
vs
7
9
10.9
0
3
1
3.0
0
11Randy McMichael
R. McMichael
73
9/8/2002
vs
4
5
18.3
1
0
0
0
12Freddie Jones
F. Jones
73
8/31/1997
@
4
18.3
1
0
0
0
13Harold Fannin Jr.
H. Fannin Jr.
63
9/7/2025
vs
7
9
9.0
0
3
1
3.0
0
14Robert Tyler
R. Tyler
61
9/10/1989
@
3
20.3
0
0
0
0
15Riley Odoms
R. Odoms
61
9/17/1972
vs
2
30.5
0
27
1
27.0
0
16Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
58
9/8/2024
@
6
8
9.7
0
0
0
0
17Jacque MacKinnon
J. MacKinnon
58
12/3/1961
@
3
19.3
0
0
0
0
18Todd Heap
T. Heap
57
9/9/2001
vs
5
5
11.4
0
0
0
0
19Greg Latta
G. Latta
57
9/21/1975
vs
3
19.0
0
0
0
0
20Mark Keel
M. Keel
56
10/4/1987
vs
3
18.7
1
0
0
0
21Jay Riemersma
J. Riemersma
54
8/31/1997
vs
4
13.5
1
0
0
0
22Jason Dunn
J. Dunn
54
9/1/1996
@
1
54.0
0
0
0
0
23Jim Cox
J. Cox
54
9/21/1968
vs
4
13.5
0
0
0
0
24Reese McCall
R. McCall
53
9/4/1978
@
3
17.7
0
0
0
0
25Pete Lammons
P. Lammons
53
9/9/1966
@
3
17.7
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.

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