most touchdowns by tight end in first 5 seasons

Rob Gronkowski had the most total touchdowns by a tight end in his first 5 seasons, with 55 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	55	65	1	54	0	0	0	0	0	330	5.1
2	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	51	78	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	306	3.9
3	Antonio Gates A. Gates	43	77	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	258	3.4
4	Jerry Smith J. Smith	38	70	0	38	0	0	0		0	228	3.3
5	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	35	64	0	35	0	0	0		0	210	3.3
6	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	34	77	0	34	0	0	0	3	0	210	2.7
7	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	34	70	0	32	2	0	0		0	204	2.9
8	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	31	73	0	31	0	0	0		1	188	2.6
9	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	31	62	0	31	0	0	0		0	186	3.0
10	Hunter Henry H. Henry	30	72	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	182	2.5
11	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	30	79	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	184	2.3
12	Dave Casper D. Casper	30	71	0	29	1	0	0		0	180	2.5
13	Julius Thomas J. Thomas	29	48	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	174	3.6
14	Vernon Davis V. Davis	29	72	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	176	2.4
15	Rickey Dudley R. Dudley	29	80	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	176	2.2
16	Chris Cooley C. Cooley	28	80	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	172	2.2
17	Bubba Franks B. Franks	28	80	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	172	2.2
18	John Mackey J. Mackey	28	70	0	28	0	0	0		0	168	2.4
19	Fred Arbanas F. Arbanas	28	70	0	28	0	0	0		0	170	2.4
20	Heath Miller H. Miller	27	78	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	162	2.1
21	Aaron Thomas A. Thomas	27	69	0	27	0	0	0		0	162	2.3
22	Eric Ebron E. Ebron	26	72	2	24	0	0	0	0	0	156	2.2
23	Rich Caster R. Caster	26	69	0	26	0	0	0		0	156	2.3
24	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	25	78	0	25	0	0	0	2	0	154	2.0
25	Dallas Clark D. Clark	25	67	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	150	2.2

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,463

Maye

RUSH

263

Stevenson

REC

261

Doubs

Team Rankings

PPG

22.7

18th

OPP PPG

18.8

5th

RUSH YDS/G

130.7

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.5

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	5	1	.833
Patriots	4	2	.667
Jets	2	4	.333
Dolphins	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM

Last Game

Jets

2 - 4

Final

Patriots

4 - 2

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000