Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Tony Gonzalez had the most receiving yards by a tight end in a decade, with 9,969 yards in the 2000s.
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most receiving yards by a tight end 2000s| NAME | REC YDS | DECADE | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Gonzalez | 9,969 | 2000s | 159 | 831 | 1,285 | 12.0 | 62.7 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2 |  | A. Gates | 6,223 | 2000s | 109 | 479 | 739 | 13.0 | 57.1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | J. Witten | 5,965 | 2000s | 111 | 523 | 742 | 11.4 | 53.7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | J. Shockey | 5,280 | 2000s | 108 | 469 | 762 | 11.3 | 48.9 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 5 | | T. Heap | 4,893 | 2000s | 120 | 427 | 704 | 11.5 | 40.8 | 36 | 61 | 8 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 6 | | A. Crumpler | 4,691 | 2000s | 139 | 367 | 622 | 12.8 | 33.7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | D. Clark | 4,188 | 2000s | 98 | 356 | 531 | 11.8 | 42.7 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 8 | | R. McMichael | 3,996 | 2000s | 116 | 367 | 619 | 10.9 | 34.4 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 9 | | C. Cooley | 3,789 | 2000s | 87 | 343 | 527 | 11.0 | 43.6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | D. Clark | 3,574 | 2000s | 148 | 321 | 540 | 11.1 | 24.1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | M. Pollard | 3,395 | 2000s | 120 | 275 | 412 | 12.3 | 28.3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | K. Winslow | 3,343 | 2000s | 60 | 296 | 488 | 11.3 | 55.7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 13 |  | S. Sharpe | 3,077 | 2000s | 60 | 263 | 401 | 11.7 | 51.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | H. Miller | 2,721 | 2000s | 78 | 244 | 332 | 11.2 | 34.9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | L.J. Smith | 2,556 | 2000s | 98 | 233 | 398 | 11.0 | 26.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | O. Daniels | 2,501 | 2000s | 54 | 207 | 304 | 12.1 | 46.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | F. Jones | 2,455 | 2000s | 78 | 250 | 434 | 9.8 | 31.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | B. Franks | 2,347 | 2000s | 122 | 262 | 403 | 9.0 | 19.2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | D. Graham | 2,317 | 2000s | 110 | 204 | 319 | 11.4 | 21.1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | K. Brady | 2,224 | 2000s | 121 | 218 | 343 | 10.2 | 18.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | B. Miller | 2,182 | 2000s | 92 | 194 | 301 | 11.2 | 23.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | C. Lewis | 2,179 | 2000s | 86 | 209 | 340 | 10.4 | 25.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | E. Johnson | 2,178 | 2000s | 71 | 240 | 358 | 9.1 | 30.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | J. Stevens | 2,174 | 2000s | 115 | 199 | 336 | 10.9 | 18.9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | J. Wiggins | 2,141 | 2000s | 107 | 236 | 335 | 9.1 | 20.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |