nfl rookie tight end leaders 2021

Kyle Pitts Sr. had the most receiving yards in his rookie season by a tight end in 2021, with 1,026 yards.

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  • Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
1,026
2021
17
68
110
15.1
60.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
2Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
497
2021
16
60
79
8.3
31.1
7
0
0
0.0
0
3John Bates
J. Bates
249
2021
17
20
25
12.5
14.6
1
0
0
0.0
0
4Tommy Tremble
T. Tremble
180
2021
16
20
35
9.0
11.3
1
11
3
3.7
0.7
1
5Brevin Jordan
B. Jordan
178
2021
9
20
28
8.9
19.8
3
0
0
0.0
0
6Brock Wright
B. Wright
117
2021
10
12
17
9.8
11.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
7Kylen Granson
K. Granson
106
2021
17
11
15
9.6
6.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Luke Farrell
L. Farrell
56
2021
15
7
11
8.0
3.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Jody Fortson
J. Fortson
47
2021
6
5
5
9.4
7.8
2
0
0
0.0
0
10Tre' McKitty
T. McKitty
45
2021
11
6
8
7.5
4.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Parker Hesse
P. Hesse
43
2021
8
5
6
8.6
5.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Kenny Yeboah
K. Yeboah
36
2021
9
2
3
18.0
4.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Noah Gray
N. Gray
36
2021
16
7
10
5.1
2.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
14Shane Zylstra
S. Zylstra
34
2021
4
3
7
11.3
8.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Tommy Hudson
T. Hudson
31
2021
5
3
6
10.3
6.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Tyree Jackson
T. Jackson
22
2021
9
3
7
7.3
2.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
17Jack Stoll
J. Stoll
22
2021
16
4
5
5.5
1.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Mitchell Wilcox
M. Wilcox
16
2021
15
3
5
5.3
1.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Ethan Wolf
E. Wolf
8
2021
2
2
2
4.0
4.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Hunter Long
H. Long
8
2021
7
1
3
8.0
1.1
0
0
0
0.0
0

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PASS

1,444

Penix

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RUSH

880

Robinson

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REC

692

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PPG

20.9

23rd

OPP PPG

24.8

20th

RUSH YDS/G

137.2

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196.2

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2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
Falcons Falcons
3
6
0
.333
3
6
0
.333
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/29
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/6
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/13
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/20
@
1:00 PM
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6 - 2

34

Final

17

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3 - 6

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NFL 2026 Leaders

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
5
2
1
.688
4
5
0
.444
2
5
1
.313
2
7
0
.222
NFC NorthWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
6
3
0
.667
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
3
6
0
.333
3
6
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
5
4
0
.556
3
6
0
.333
AFC EastWLTPCT
7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
5
4
0
.556
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
3
5
0
.375
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
4
5
0
.444
0
8
0
.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
13-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/12
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/15
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM