Keith McKeller has averaged the most receiving yards per game by a rookie tight end, with 80.0 per game in 1987.
Interpreted as:
most receiving yards per game by rookie tight end single season| NAME | REC YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. McKeller | 80.0 | 1987 |  BUF | 1 | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | M. Ditka | 76.9 | 1961 |  CHI | 14 | 56 | 1,076 | 19.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | B. Bowers | 70.2 | 2024 |  LV | 17 | 112 | 153 | 1,194 | 10.7 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 4 | | O. Gadsden | 64.7 | 2025 |  LAC | 7 | 32 | 38 | 453 | 14.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | C. Young | 61.0 | 1973 |  PHI | 14 | 55 | 854 | 15.5 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1 | |
| 6 |  | K. Pitts Sr. | 60.4 | 2021 |  ATL | 17 | 68 | 110 | 1,026 | 15.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | J. Shockey | 59.6 | 2002 |  NYG | 15 | 74 | 127 | 894 | 12.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | T. Warren | 57.6 | 2025 |  IND | 9 | 42 | 57 | 518 | 12.3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 9 |  | J. Reed | 55.4 | 2013 |  WAS | 9 | 45 | 60 | 499 | 11.1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 10 | | K. Jackson | 54.3 | 1988 | PHI | 16 | 81 | 869 | 10.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | S. LaPorta | 52.3 | 2023 |  DET | 17 | 86 | 120 | 889 | 10.3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 12 | | J. Mackey | 51.9 | 1963 |  BAL | 14 | 35 | 726 | 20.7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | E. Engram | 48.1 | 2017 | NYG | 15 | 64 | 115 | 722 | 11.3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 14.0 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 14 | | B. Trumpy | 45.6 | 1968 |  CIN | 14 | 37 | 639 | 17.3 | 3 | -1 | 1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| 15 | | R. Francis | 45.4 | 1975 |  NE | 14 | 35 | 636 | 18.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | H. Fannin Jr. | 44.0 | 2025 |  CLE | 8 | 38 | 51 | 352 | 9.3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 17 | | R. Awalt | 43.8 | 1987 |  STL | 12 | 42 | 526 | 12.5 | 6 | -9 | 2 | -4.5 | -0.8 | 0 | |
| 18 | | C. Cleeland | 42.8 | 1998 |  NO | 16 | 54 | 684 | 12.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 19 |  | D. Kincaid | 42.1 | 2023 | BUF | 16 | 73 | 91 | 673 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | S. Byrd | 41.7 | 1987 | ATL | 3 | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | G. Dulcich | 41.1 | 2022 |  DEN | 10 | 33 | 55 | 411 | 12.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | C. McEwen | 41.0 | 1987 | WAS | 4 | 12 | 164 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | B. Tucker | 40.8 | 1970 | NYG | 14 | 40 | 571 | 14.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | P. Lammons | 40.4 | 1966 |  NYJ | 14 | 41 | 565 | 13.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 25 |  | A. Hernandez | 40.2 | 2010 | NE | 14 | 45 | 64 | 563 | 12.5 | 6 | 47 | 3 | 15.7 | 3.4 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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