nfl receiving tds leaders single season tightend

Rob Gronkowski has the most receiving touchdowns by a tight end in a season, with 17 touchdowns in 2011.

NAME REC TD SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
17
2011
NE NE
16
90
124
1,327
14.7
82.9
2
1
2.0
0.1
1
2 Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
16
2013
NO NO
16
86
143
1,215
14.1
75.9
0
0
0.0
0
3 Eric Ebron
E. Ebron
13
2018
IND IND
16
66
110
750
11.4
46.9
-8
3
-2.7
-0.5
1
4 Tyler Eifert
T. Eifert
13
2015
CIN CIN
13
52
74
615
11.8
47.3
0
0
0.0
0
5 Vernon Davis
V. Davis
13
2013
SF SF
15
52
84
850
16.3
56.7
0
0
0.0
0
6 Vernon Davis
V. Davis
13
2009
SF SF
16
78
129
965
12.4
60.3
0
0
0.0
0
7 Antonio Gates
A. Gates
13
2004
SD SD
15
81
114
964
11.9
64.3
0
0
0.0
0
8 Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
12
2022
KC KC
17
110
152
1,338
12.2
78.7
5
2
2.5
0.3
0
9 Antonio Gates
A. Gates
12
2014
SD SD
16
69
98
821
11.9
51.3
0
0
0.0
0
10 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
12
2014
NE NE
15
82
131
1,124
13.7
74.9
0
0
0.0
0
11 Julius Thomas
J. Thomas
12
2014
DEN DEN
13
43
62
489
11.4
37.6
0
0
0.0
0
12 Julius Thomas
J. Thomas
12
2013
DEN DEN
14
65
90
788
12.1
56.3
0
0
0.0
0
13 Wesley Walls
W. Walls
12
1999
CAR CAR
16
63
108
822
13.0
51.4
0
0
0.0
0
14 Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
12
1983
RAI RAI
16
92
1,247
13.6
77.9
0
0
0.0
0
15 Jerry Smith
J. Smith
12
1967
WAS WAS
14
67
849
12.7
60.6
0
0
0.0
0
16 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
12
1961
CHI CHI
14
56
1,076
19.2
76.9
0
0
0.0
0
17 Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
11
2024
BAL BAL
17
55
69
673
12.2
39.6
5
4
1.3
0.3
0
18 George Kittle
G. Kittle
11
2022
SF SF
15
60
86
765
12.8
51.0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
11
2020
KC KC
15
105
145
1,416
13.5
94.4
0
0
0.0
0
20 Robert Tonyan
R. Tonyan
11
2020
GB GB
16
52
59
586
11.3
36.6
0
0
0.0
0
21 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
11
2015
NE NE
15
72
120
1,176
16.3
78.4
0
0
0.0
0
22 Jordan Reed
J. Reed
11
2015
WAS WAS
14
87
114
952
10.9
68.0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
11
2012
NE NE
11
55
80
790
14.4
71.8
0
0
0.0
0
24 Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
11
2011
NO NO
16
99
149
1,310
13.2
81.9
0
0
0.0
0
25 Visanthe Shiancoe
V. Shiancoe
11
2009
MIN MIN
16
56
79
566
10.1
35.4
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

25.5

10th

OPP PPG

20.3

10th

RUSH YDS/G

101.3

25th

PASS YDS/G

247.0

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
Dolphins Dolphins
1
3
0
.250
Jets Jets
0
4
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
8:20 PM
Sun
10/12
NE NE
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Last Game
NE Patriots

2 - 2 - 0

42

Final

13

CAR Panthers

1 - 3 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM