most yards per reception by tight end in a season minimum 100 targets

Rob Gronkowski has averaged the most yards per reception by a tight end with 100+ targets in a season, with 16.3 per reception in 2015.

NAMEAVGTRGSEASONTMGPRECREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
16.3
120
2015
NE NE
15
72
1,176
78.4
11
0
0
0.0
0
2Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
15.7
105
2017
NE NE
14
69
1,084
77.4
8
0
0
0.0
0
3George Kittle
G. Kittle
15.6
136
2018
SF SF
16
88
1,377
86.1
5
10
1
10.0
0.6
0
4Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
15.1
110
2021
ATL ATL
17
68
1,026
60.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
5Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
14.7
124
2011
NE NE
16
90
1,327
82.9
17
2
1
2.0
0.1
1
6Antonio Gates
A. Gates
14.6
114
2009
SD SD
16
79
1,157
72.3
8
0
0
0.0
0
7Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
14.3
124
2015
CAR CAR
16
77
1,104
69.0
7
0
0
0.0
0
8Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
14.1
143
2013
NO NO
16
86
1,215
75.9
16
0
0
0.0
0
9Delanie Walker
D. Walker
14.1
106
2014
TEN TEN
15
63
890
59.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
10Alge Crumpler
A. Crumpler
13.9
103
2006
ATL ATL
16
56
780
48.8
8
0
0
0.0
0
11Jeremy Shockey
J. Shockey
13.7
121
2005
NYG NYG
15
65
891
59.4
7
0
0
0.0
0
12Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
13.7
131
2014
NE NE
15
82
1,124
74.9
12
0
0
0.0
0
13Alge Crumpler
A. Crumpler
13.5
118
2005
ATL ATL
16
65
877
54.8
5
0
0
0.0
0
14Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
13.5
148
2007
CLE CLE
16
82
1,106
69.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
15Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
13.5
145
2020
KC KC
15
105
1,416
94.4
11
0
0
0.0
0
16Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
13.4
129
2016
CAR CAR
16
80
1,073
67.1
3
0
0
0.0
0
17Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
13.2
117
2016
KC KC
16
85
1,125
70.3
4
-5
1
-5.0
-0.3
0
18Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
13.2
149
2011
NO NO
16
99
1,310
81.9
11
0
0
0.0
0
19Gary Barnidge
G. Barnidge
13.2
125
2015
CLE CLE
16
79
1,043
65.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
20Jared Cook
J. Cook
13.2
101
2018
OAK OAK
16
68
896
56.0
6
0
0
0.0
0
21Antonio Gates
A. Gates
13.1
117
2007
SD SD
16
75
984
61.5
9
0
0
0.0
0
22Wesley Walls
W. Walls
13.0
108
1999
CAR CAR
16
63
822
51.4
12
0
0
0.0
0
23Antonio Gates
A. Gates
13.0
120
2006
SD SD
16
71
924
57.8
9
0
0
0.0
0
24Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
13.0
150
2018
KC KC
16
103
1,336
83.5
10
0
0
0.0
0
25Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
12.9
150
2000
KC KC
16
93
1,203
75.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for targets going back to the 1999 season.

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2
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3
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4
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