nfl average yards after catch tight ends leaders 2023

George Kittle averaged the most yards per reception by a tight end in 2023, with 15.7 per reception.

Interpreted as:
NFL average yards after catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game tight ends leaders 2023
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1George Kittle
G. Kittle
15.7
2023
16
65
90
1,020
63.8
6
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
2Noah Fant
N. Fant
12.9
2023
17
32
43
414
24.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
12.6
2023
17
53
90
667
39.2
3
-4
1
-4.0
-0.2
0
4Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
12.1
2023
10
45
61
544
54.4
6
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
5Jonnu Smith
J. Smith
11.6
2023
17
50
70
582
34.2
3
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
6David Njoku
D. Njoku
10.9
2023
16
81
123
882
55.1
6
0
0
0.0
0
7Dalton Schultz
D. Schultz
10.8
2023
15
59
88
635
42.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
8Jake Ferguson
J. Ferguson
10.7
2023
17
71
102
761
44.8
5
0
0
0.0
0
9Darren Waller
D. Waller
10.6
2023
12
52
74
552
46.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
10Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
10.6
2023
15
93
121
984
65.6
5
0
0
0.0
0
11Tyler Higbee
T. Higbee
10.5
2023
15
47
70
495
33.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
12Durham Smythe
D. Smythe
10.5
2023
16
35
43
366
22.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Luke Musgrave
L. Musgrave
10.4
2023
11
34
46
352
32.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
14Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
10.3
2023
17
86
120
889
52.3
10
4
1
4.0
0.2
0
15Trey McBride
T. McBride
10.2
2023
17
81
106
825
48.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
16Tyler Conklin
T. Conklin
10.2
2023
17
61
87
621
36.5
0
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
17T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
10.1
2023
15
95
127
960
64.0
5
0
0
0.0
0
18Dallas Goedert
D. Goedert
10.0
2023
14
59
83
592
42.3
3
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
19Hunter Henry
H. Henry
10.0
2023
14
42
61
419
29.9
6
0
0
0.0
0
20Juwan Johnson
J. Johnson
9.9
2023
13
37
59
368
28.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
21Cole Kmet
C. Kmet
9.8
2023
17
73
90
719
42.3
6
2
3
0.7
0.1
0
22Chig Okonkwo
C. Okonkwo
9.8
2023
17
54
77
528
31.1
1
6
2
3.0
0.4
0
23Cade Otton
C. Otton
9.7
2023
17
47
67
455
26.8
4
0
0
0.0
0
24Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
9.6
2023
12
32
47
308
25.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
25Dalton Kincaid
D. Kincaid
9.2
2023
16
73
91
673
42.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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21.8

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TEAMWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176
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1 - 1

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41

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.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
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176