most tight end receiving yards first six weeks by a rookie

Jackie Smith has the most receiving yards by a rookie tight end, with 212 yards in Week 5 in 1963.

NAMEREC YDSWEEKSEASONGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jackie Smith
J. Smith
212
WK 5
1963
1
9
23.6
212.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
2Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
190
WK 9
1961
1
9
21.1
190.0
3
0
0
0.0
0
3Mark Bavaro
M. Bavaro
176
WK 6
1985
1
12
14.7
176.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Oronde Gadsden
O. Gadsden
164
WK 7
2025
1
7
9
23.4
164.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
5Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
163
WK 7
2021
1
7
8
23.3
163.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Pete Mitchell
P. Mitchell
161
WK 12
1995
1
10
16.1
161.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
7Bob Tucker
B. Tucker
150
WK 6
1970
1
6
25.0
150.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
8John Mackey
J. Mackey
144
WK 13
1963
1
5
28.8
144.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
9Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
140
WK 13
2024
1
10
14
14.0
140.0
1
2
1
2.0
2.0
0
10Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
140
WK 13
2023
1
9
9
15.6
140.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Jordan Reed
J. Reed
134
WK 7
2013
1
9
9
14.9
134.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
12Mike Dyal
M. Dyal
134
WK 13
1989
1
4
33.5
134.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
13Charlie Sanders
C. Sanders
133
WK 14
1968
1
10
13.3
133.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
131
WK 1
2019
1
6
9
21.8
131.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
15Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
130
WK 2
1961
1
5
26.0
130.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
16Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
126
WK 11
2024
1
13
16
9.7
126.0
1
-3
1
-3.0
-3.0
0
17Ken Dilger
K. Dilger
125
WK 7
1995
1
7
17.9
125.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
18Russ Francis
R. Francis
125
WK 10
1975
1
7
17.9
125.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
19Rob Awalt
R. Awalt
124
WK 9
1987
1
9
13.8
124.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
20Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
124
WK 10
1978
1
4
31.0
124.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Pete Lammons
P. Lammons
123
WK 15
1966
1
3
41.0
123.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
22Gordon Smith
G. Smith
123
WK 11
1961
1
3
41.0
123.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
23Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
120
WK 4
1961
1
5
24.0
120.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
24Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
119
WK 5
2021
1
9
10
13.2
119.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
25Antonio Gates
A. Gates
117
WK 15
2003
1
5
11
23.4
117.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.

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