most touchdown receptions by tight ends in first 4 seasons

Rob Gronkowski scored the most receiving touchdowns by a tight end in his first 4 seasons, with 42 touchdowns.

NAMEREC TDGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
42
50
226
329
3,255
14.4
65.1
2
1
2.0
0.0
1
2Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
41
62
301
471
3,863
12.8
62.3
3
1
3.0
0.0
0
3Antonio Gates
A. Gates
34
61
265
416
3,378
12.7
55.4
0
0
0.0
0
4Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
30
56
248
3,671
14.8
65.6
0
0
0.0
0
5Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
29
62
263
389
3,466
13.2
55.9
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
6Jerry Smith
J. Smith
29
56
194
2,474
12.8
44.2
8
3
2.7
0.1
0
7Chris Cooley
C. Cooley
27
64
231
371
2,608
11.3
40.8
0
0
0.0
0
8Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
27
48
256
3,341
13.1
69.6
0
0
0.0
0
9Rickey Dudley
R. Dudley
25
64
157
59
2,277
14.5
35.6
-2
1
-2.0
0.0
0
10Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
25
57
222
2,879
13.0
50.5
-6
1
-6.0
-0.1
0
11Rich Caster
R. Caster
25
55
159
2,991
18.8
54.4
-3
3
-1.0
-0.1
0
12John Mackey
J. Mackey
25
56
147
2,775
18.9
49.6
3
4
0.8
0.1
0
13Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
25
48
204
3,524
17.3
73.4
0
0
0.0
0
14Julius Thomas
J. Thomas
24
36
109
159
1,282
11.8
35.6
0
0
0.0
0
15Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
24
63
261
258
3,041
11.7
48.3
0
0
0.0
0
16Fred Arbanas
F. Arbanas
24
56
121
1,946
16.1
34.8
0
0
0.0
0
17Raymond Chester
R. Chester
23
54
122
1,755
14.4
32.5
9
5
1.8
0.2
0
18Vernon Davis
V. Davis
22
56
181
305
2,097
11.6
37.4
16
3
5.3
0.3
0
19Willie Frazier
W. Frazier
22
54
114
1,814
15.9
33.6
0
0
0.0
0
20Hunter Henry
H. Henry
21
55
196
284
2,322
11.8
42.2
0
0
0.0
0
21Heath Miller
H. Miller
21
62
168
234
1,932
11.5
31.2
0
0
0.0
0
22Bubba Franks
B. Franks
21
64
154
218
1,368
8.9
21.4
0
0
0.0
0
23Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
20
42
186
252
2,104
11.3
50.1
4
1
4.0
0.1
0
24Dawson Knox
D. Knox
20
57
149
230
1,780
11.9
31.2
13
1
13.0
0.2
0
25Tyler Eifert
T. Eifert
20
37
123
183
1,491
12.1
40.3
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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