nfl rookie tight end receiving leaders 2021

Tight ends had their most yards on receptions in their rookie season in 2021, with 2,757 yards.

NAMEREC YDSPOSITIONSEASONGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Ethan Wolf
E. Wolf
8
Tight End
2021
2
2
2
4.0
4.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
2David Wells
D. Wells
0
Tight End
2021
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Ian Bunting
I. Bunting
0
Tight End
2021
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Tyree Jackson
T. Jackson
22
Tight End
2021
9
3
7
7.3
2.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
5Jody Fortson
J. Fortson
47
Tight End
2021
6
5
5
9.4
7.8
2
0
0
0.0
0
6Parker Hesse
P. Hesse
43
Tight End
2021
8
5
6
8.6
5.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Tommy Hudson
T. Hudson
31
Tight End
2021
5
3
6
10.3
6.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Jared Pinkney
J. Pinkney
0
Tight End
2021
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Mitchell Wilcox
M. Wilcox
16
Tight End
2021
15
3
5
5.3
1.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Nakia Griffin-Stewart
N. Griffin-Stewart
0
Tight End
2021
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Tyler Mabry
T. Mabry
0
Tight End
2021
5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Nick Bowers
N. Bowers
0
Tight End
2021
5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Paul Quessenberry
P. Quessenberry
0
Tight End
2021
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Tre' McKitty
T. McKitty
45
Tight End
2021
11
6
8
7.5
4.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Hunter Kampmoyer
H. Kampmoyer
0
Tight End
2021
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16John Bates
J. Bates
249
Tight End
2021
17
20
25
12.5
14.6
1
0
0
0.0
0
17Sammis Reyes
S. Reyes
0
Tight End
2021
11
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Jacob Harris
J. Harris
0
Tight End
2021
9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Shane Zylstra
S. Zylstra
34
Tight End
2021
4
3
7
11.3
8.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Jack Stoll
J. Stoll
22
Tight End
2021
16
4
5
5.5
1.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Hunter Long
H. Long
8
Tight End
2021
7
1
3
8.0
1.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Kenny Yeboah
K. Yeboah
36
Tight End
2021
9
2
3
18.0
4.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Noah Gray
N. Gray
36
Tight End
2021
16
7
10
5.1
2.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
24Matt Bushman
M. Bushman
0
Tight End
2021
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Kylen Granson
K. Granson
106
Tight End
2021
17
11
15
9.6
6.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
Average83.58.27.911.710.510.20.60.30.13.70.00.0
Total2,75726926238710.510.2191133.70.01
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Team Leaders

PASS

3,587

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

RUSH

611

Hunt

Kareem Hunt

REC

851

Kelce

Travis Kelce
Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

21st

OPP PPG

19.3

6th

RUSH YDS/G

106.6

25th

PASS YDS/G

232.2

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
Chiefs Chiefs
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
Last Game
KC Chiefs

6 - 11

12

Final

14

LV Raiders

3 - 14

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NFL 2025 Standings

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