nfl te receiving yard leaders 1980 to 1989

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Kellen Winslow had the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 6,486 yards.

NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
6,486
102
516
12.6
63.6
43
0
0
0.0
0
2Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
6,370
150
546
11.7
42.5
34
33
4
8.3
0.2
0
3Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
5,872
108
461
12.7
54.4
41
-6
1
-6.0
-0.1
0
4Mickey Shuler
M. Shuler
4,527
128
411
11.0
35.4
31
0
0
0.0
0
5Steve Jordan
S. Jordan
4,074
112
309
13.2
36.4
20
4
1
4.0
0.0
1
6Jimmie Giles
J. Giles
4,034
142
270
14.9
28.4
32
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
7Doug Cosbie
D. Cosbie
3,692
128
295
12.5
28.8
30
35
7
5.0
0.3
0
8Paul Coffman
P. Coffman
3,629
122
283
12.8
29.7
38
3
1
3.0
0.0
0
9Mark Bavaro
M. Bavaro
3,329
67
233
14.3
49.7
23
0
0
0.0
0
10Pete Holohan
P. Holohan
3,223
122
281
11.5
26.4
12
3
1
3.0
0.0
0
11Hoby Brenner
H. Brenner
3,125
118
211
14.8
26.5
18
0
0
0.0
0
12Rodney Holman
R. Holman
3,022
117
221
13.7
25.8
25
0
0
0.0
0
13Russ Francis
R. Francis
2,930
103
238
12.3
28.4
20
0
0
0.0
0
14Dan Ross
D. Ross
2,903
88
249
11.7
33.0
18
0
0
0.0
0
15John Spagnola
J. Spagnola
2,862
117
261
11.0
24.5
15
0
0
0.0
0
16Emery Moorehead
E. Moorehead
2,730
97
200
13.7
28.1
14
7
8
0.9
0.1
0
17Eric Sievers
E. Sievers
2,408
114
206
11.7
21.1
16
-7
1
-7.0
-0.1
0
18David Hill
D. Hill
2,296
116
207
11.1
19.8
14
0
0
0.0
0
19Dave Casper
D. Casper
2,221
61
149
14.9
36.4
20
17
4
4.3
0.3
0
20Derrick Ramsey
D. Ramsey
2,203
90
175
12.6
24.5
18
0
0
0.0
0
21Doug Marsh
D. Marsh
2,140
92
167
12.8
23.3
19
0
2
0.0
0.0
0
22Charle Young
C. Young
2,131
86
185
11.5
24.8
12
5
1
5.0
0.1
0
23Bruce Hardy
B. Hardy
2,037
119
222
9.2
17.1
20
2
1
2.0
0.0
0
24Don Warren
D. Warren
2,034
140
194
10.5
14.5
6
5
1
5.0
0.0
0
25Clint Didier
C. Didier
1,923
105
141
13.6
18.3
21
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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