most yards and receptions by a tight end in a game

Shannon Sharpe has the most yards on receptions by a tight end in a game, with 214 yards against the Chiefs on October 20, 2002.

Interpreted as:
most receiving yards and receptions by a tight end in a regular-season game
NAMEREC YDSRECDATETMOPPTRGAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
214
12
10/20/2002
@
14
17.8
2
0
0
0
2Jackie Smith
J. Smith
212
9
10/13/1963
vs
23.6
2
0
0
0
3George Kittle
G. Kittle
210
7
12/9/2018
vs
9
30.0
1
0
0
0
4Rich Caster
R. Caster
204
6
9/24/1972
@
34.0
3
0
0
0
5Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
204
7
11/14/1965
vs
29.1
0
0
0
0
6Darren Waller
D. Waller
200
13
12/6/2020
@
17
15.4
2
0
0
0
7Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
191
10
12/16/2021
@
13
19.1
2
0
0
0
8Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
191
14
10/14/1984
vs
13.6
0
0
0
0
9Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
190
9
11/12/1961
vs
21.1
3
0
0
0
10George Kittle
G. Kittle
183
15
10/4/2020
vs
15
12.2
1
8
1
8.0
0
11Dallas Clark
D. Clark
183
7
9/21/2009
@
8
26.1
1
0
0
0
12George Kittle
G. Kittle
181
9
12/5/2021
@
12
20.1
2
5
1
5.0
0
13Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
181
9
10/10/2016
vs
13
20.1
0
0
0
0
14Jared Cook
J. Cook
180
9
9/10/2018
vs
12
20.0
0
0
0
0
15Vernon Davis
V. Davis
180
8
10/13/2013
vs
11
22.5
2
0
0
0
16Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
180
10
9/3/1995
vs
18.0
0
0
0
0
17Bob Schnelker
B. Schnelker
180
8
12/18/1960
vs
22.5
1
0
0
0
18Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
179
12
10/22/2023
vs
13
14.9
1
0
0
0
19T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
179
8
10/2/2022
vs
12
22.4
2
0
0
0
20Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
179
10
9/15/2013
@
16
17.9
1
0
0
0
21Steve Jordan
S. Jordan
179
6
11/2/1986
@
29.8
1
0
0
0
22Gern Nagler
G. Nagler
177
10
11/20/1960
@
17.7
0
0
0
0
23Mark Bavaro
M. Bavaro
176
12
10/13/1985
@
14.7
0
0
0
0
24Ed Dickson
E. Dickson
175
5
10/8/2017
@
5
35.0
0
0
0
0
25Taz Anderson
T. Anderson
175
8
12/16/1962
vs
21.9
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving yards and receptions going back to the 1960 season.

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14
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10
7
0
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8
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9
1
.441
5
12
0
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13
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11
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9
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8
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8
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.471
8
9
0
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11
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12
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