most yards run by a tight end in their rookie season

Ozzie Newsome has the most rushing yards by a rookie tight end, with 96 yards in 1978.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
96
1978
16
13
7.4
6.0
2
589
38
15.5
36.8
2
2Jim Mitchell
J. Mitchell
77
1969
14
5
15.4
5.5
0
339
22
15.4
24.2
4
3Riley Odoms
R. Odoms
72
1972
14
5
14.4
5.1
0
320
21
15.2
22.9
1
4Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
47
2010
14
3
15.7
3.4
0
563
45
64
12.5
40.2
6
5MarQueis Gray
M. Gray
43
2013
12
6
7.2
3.6
0
8
2
9
4.0
0.7
0
6Taz Anderson
T. Anderson
39
1961
14
15
2.6
2.8
1
399
22
18.1
28.5
2
7Chuck Evans
C. Evans
32
1993
3
14
2.3
10.7
0
39
4
9.8
13.0
0
8John Mosier
J. Mosier
31
1971
11
4
7.8
2.8
0
36
3
12.0
3.3
0
9Tony Hunter
T. Hunter
28
1983
13
2
14.0
2.2
0
402
36
11.2
30.9
3
10Connor Heyward
C. Heyward
27
2022
17
2
13.5
1.6
0
151
12
17
12.6
8.9
1
11Armani Rogers
A. Rogers
26
2022
11
2
13.0
2.4
0
64
5
6
12.8
5.8
0
12Charle Young
C. Young
24
1973
14
4
6.0
1.7
1
854
55
15.5
61.0
6
13Victor Hicks
V. Hicks
19
1980
16
1
19.0
1.2
0
318
23
13.8
19.9
3
14Jordan Reed
J. Reed
18
2013
9
1
18.0
2.0
0
499
45
60
11.1
55.4
3
15Evan Engram
E. Engram
14
2017
15
1
14.0
0.9
0
722
64
115
11.3
48.1
6
16Harold Fannin Jr.
H. Fannin Jr.
13
2025
16
7
1.9
0.8
1
731
72
107
10.2
45.7
6
17Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
13
2024
17
5
2.6
0.8
0
1,194
112
153
10.7
70.2
5
18Gerald Everett
G. Everett
13
2017
16
1
13.0
0.8
0
244
16
32
15.3
15.3
2
19Reggie Haynes
R. Haynes
13
1978
14
1
13.0
0.9
0
32
2
16.0
2.3
0
20Richie Brockel
R. Brockel
12
2011
11
3
4.0
1.1
1
13
3
3
4.3
1.2
0
21Tommy Tremble
T. Tremble
11
2021
16
3
3.7
0.7
1
180
20
35
9.0
11.3
1
22Trey Burton
T. Burton
10
2014
15
5
2.0
0.7
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Gary Butler
G. Butler
10
1973
14
2
5.0
0.7
0
124
8
15.5
8.9
2
24Dawson Knox
D. Knox
9
2019
15
1
9.0
0.6
0
388
28
50
13.9
25.9
2
25Rod Bernstine
R. Bernstine
9
1987
10
1
9.0
0.9
0
76
10
7.6
7.6
1
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