nfc receiving leaders rookie tight ends 2023

Sam LaPorta had the most receiving yards by a rookie NFC tight end in 2023, with 889 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
889
2023
17
86
120
10.3
52.3
10
4
1
4.0
0.2
0
2Tucker Kraft
T. Kraft
355
2023
17
31
40
11.5
20.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
3Luke Musgrave
L. Musgrave
352
2023
11
34
46
10.4
32.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
4Elijah Higgins
E. Higgins
163
2023
11
14
19
11.6
14.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
5Davis Allen
D. Allen
95
2023
15
10
11
9.5
6.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
6Luke Schoonmaker
L. Schoonmaker
65
2023
17
8
15
8.1
3.8
2
0
0
0.0
0
7Payne Durham
P. Durham
58
2023
13
5
7
11.6
4.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Ben Sims
B. Sims
21
2023
17
4
6
5.3
1.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
9John FitzPatrick
J. FitzPatrick
12
2023
9
1
1
12.0
1.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Tucker Fisk
T. Fisk
9
2023
6
1
1
9.0
1.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
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28.3

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24.3

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120.1

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TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
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9/27
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14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
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.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
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7
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.588
8
9
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.471
6
11
0
.353
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12
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.294
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13
4
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.765
12
5
0
.706
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9
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14
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14
3
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.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
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.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
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12
5
0
.706
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12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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