nfl rookie receiving yards leaders 2003 tight end

Antonio Gates had the most yards on receptions by a rookie tight end in 2003, with 389 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Antonio Gates
A. Gates
389
2003
15
24
42
16.2
25.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
2Jason Witten
J. Witten
347
2003
15
35
54
9.9
23.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
3Dallas Clark
D. Clark
340
2003
10
29
42
11.7
34.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
4L.J. Smith
L.J. Smith
321
2003
15
27
46
11.9
21.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
5Casey Fitzsimmons
C. Fitzsimmons
160
2003
16
23
40
7.0
10.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
6George Wrighster
G. Wrighster
150
2003
15
13
20
11.5
10.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
7Teyo Johnson
T. Johnson
128
2003
16
14
24
9.1
8.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
8Aaron Walker
A. Walker
116
2003
16
8
13
14.5
7.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
9Donald Lee
D. Lee
110
2003
16
7
11
15.7
6.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
10Visanthe Shiancoe
V. Shiancoe
56
2003
16
10
23
5.6
3.5
2
0
0
0.0
0
11Robert Royal
R. Royal
48
2003
6
5
11
9.6
8.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Mike Seidman
M. Seidman
35
2003
12
5
10
7.0
2.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Chad Mustard
C. Mustard
29
2003
10
4
6
7.3
2.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Kevin Ware
K. Ware
17
2003
11
3
7
5.7
1.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Will Heller
W. Heller
15
2003
9
2
4
7.5
1.7
1
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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3
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12
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8
8
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8
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8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
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12
3
0
.800
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11
4
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11
4
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12
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