most yards by a tight end in the first 8 seasons

Travis Kelce had the most receiving yards by a tight end in his first 8 seasons, with 7,881 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	7,881	111	612	860	12.9	71.0	48	6	4	1.5	0.1	1
2	George Kittle G. Kittle	7,380	113	538	733	13.7	65.3	45	71	12	5.9	0.6	0
3	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	7,179	102	474	723	15.1	70.4	76	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
4	Antonio Gates A. Gates	7,005	119	529	804	13.2	58.9	69	0	0		0.0	0
5	Jason Witten J. Witten	6,967	127	617	870	11.3	54.9	36	0	0		0.0	0
6	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	6,905	127	570	729	12.1	54.4	54	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
7	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	6,800	121	556	860	12.2	56.2	69	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
8	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	6,660	123	522		12.8	54.1	43	9	3	3.0	0.1	0
9	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	6,281	121	502		12.5	51.9	39	135	18	7.5	1.1	2
10	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	6,222	97	488		12.8	64.1	42	0	0		0.0	0
11	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	6,078	117	561	836	10.8	51.9	36	0	0		0.0	0
12	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	5,952	121	484	702	12.3	49.2	56	61	19	3.2	0.5	1
13	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	5,872	108	461		12.7	54.4	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
14	Jackie Smith J. Smith	5,802	112	346		16.8	51.8	27	300	31	9.7	2.7	3
15	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	5,280	108	469	762	11.3	48.9	30	6	1	6.0	0.1	0
16	Vernon Davis V. Davis	5,201	119	397	638	13.1	43.7	53	11	5	2.2	0.1	0
17	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	5,188	126	465	753	11.2	41.2	42	0	0		0.0	0
18	Ben Coates B. Coates	5,101	126	458		11.1	40.5	48	-4	3	-1.3	0.0	0
19	John Mackey J. Mackey	4,983	112	309		16.1	44.5	38	109	16	6.8	1.0	0
20	Evan Engram E. Engram	4,922	108	496	734	9.9	45.6	25	93	16	5.8	0.9	1
21	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	4,888	104	355		13.8	47.0	38	0	0		0.0	0
22	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	4,848	93	438	709	11.1	52.1	23	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
23	Keith Jackson K. Jackson	4,778	113	401		11.9	42.3	39	0	0		0.0	0
24	Chris Cooley C. Cooley	4,703	108	428	666	11.0	43.5	33	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
25	Heath Miller H. Miller	4,680	123	408	575	11.5	38.0	39	6	1	6.0	0.0	0

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PASS

184

Mahomes

RUSH

173

Walker

REC

71

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

8th

OPP PPG

10.0

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

220.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

184.0

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	1.000
Broncos	0	1	.000
Chargers	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	IND	@	KC	8:20 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM

Last Game

Broncos

0 - 1

Final

Chiefs

1 - 0

Mon 14 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

Swift

3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

Ryland

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	GB	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Travis Kelce had the most receiving yards by a tight end in his first 8 seasons, with 7,881 yards.

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