most yards per game by tight end 2001 to 2023

Between the 2001 and 2023 seasons, Travis Kelce had the most receiving yards per game by a tight end, with 71.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
most receiving yards per game by tight end 2001 to 2023
NAMEREC YDS/GGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
71.2
159
907
1,267
11,328
12.5
74
14
8
1.8
0.1
2
2Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
64.9
143
621
961
9,286
15.0
92
2
1
2.0
0.0
1
3George Kittle
G. Kittle
64.0
98
460
639
6,274
13.6
37
71
12
5.9
0.7
0
4Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
58.4
207
1,064
1,604
12,086
11.4
87
14
2
7.0
0.1
0
5Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
55.8
87
381
563
4,857
12.7
40
8
5
1.6
0.1
0
6Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
52.3
17
86
120
889
10.3
10
4
1
4.0
0.2
0
7Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
51.5
44
196
296
2,267
11.6
13
0
0
0.0
0
8Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
51.5
38
175
260
1,956
11.2
18
97
9
10.8
2.6
0
9Darren Waller
D. Waller
51.3
80
348
495
4,106
11.8
20
26
3
8.7
0.3
0
10Antonio Gates
A. Gates
50.2
236
955
1,458
11,841
12.4
116
0
0
0.0
0
11Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
49.9
105
469
756
5,236
11.2
25
7
1
7.0
0.1
0
12T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
49.3
72
341
500
3,547
10.4
23
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
13Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
49.2
151
709
1,060
7,434
10.5
46
4
1
4.0
0.0
0
14Jason Witten
J. Witten
48.1
271
1,228
1,723
13,046
10.6
74
0
0
0.0
0
15Jordan Reed
J. Reed
48.0
75
355
493
3,602
10.1
28
18
1
18.0
0.2
0
16Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
46.6
44
149
259
2,049
13.8
6
-4
1
-4.0
-0.1
0
17Evan Engram
E. Engram
46.0
99
449
670
4,557
10.1
24
93
16
5.8
0.9
1
18Jeremy Shockey
J. Shockey
45.2
136
547
883
6,143
11.2
37
6
1
6.0
0.0
0
19Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
43.6
199
742
1,201
8,683
11.7
60
0
0
0.0
0
20Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
43.4
197
719
1,115
8,545
11.9
89
3
2
1.5
0.0
0
21Dallas Goedert
D. Goedert
43.2
83
307
424
3,589
11.7
22
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
22Owen Daniels
O. Daniels
43.2
131
479
758
5,661
11.8
36
0
0
0.0
0
23Dalton Kincaid
D. Kincaid
42.1
16
73
91
673
9.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
24Todd Heap
T. Heap
40.5
145
499
817
5,869
11.8
42
61
8
7.6
0.4
0
25Chris Cooley
C. Cooley
40.3
117
429
669
4,711
11.0
33
3
2
1.5
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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RUSH

557

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REC

797

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23.4

15th

OPP PPG

19.1

4th

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113.9

21st

PASS YDS/G

257.8

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TEAMWLTPCT
12
2
0
.857
10
4
0
.714
Chiefs Chiefs
6
8
0
.429
2
12
0
.143
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Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
8:15 PM
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1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
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16

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13

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
11
3
0
.786
10
4
0
.714
6
8
0
.429
Jets Jets - e
3
11
0
.214
AFC NorthWLTPCT
8
6
0
.571
7
7
0
.500
4
10
0
.286
3
11
0
.214
AFC SouthWLTPCT
10
4
0
.714
9
5
0
.643
8
6
0
.571
2
12
0
.143
AFC WestWLTPCT
12
2
0
.857
10
4
0
.714
6
8
0
.429
2
12
0
.143
NFC EastWLTPCT
10
5
0
.667
6
7
1
.464
4
11
0
.267
2
12
0
.143
NFC NorthWLTPCT
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
6
0
.571
6
8
0
.429
NFC SouthWLTPCT
7
7
0
.500
7
7
0
.500
5
9
0
.357
4
10
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
10
4
0
.714
3
11
0
.214

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
@
28-29
Sat
9/13
@
20-17
Sat
9/13
@
22-6
Sun
9/14
@
20-19
Sun
9/14
@
20-9

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM