nfl te receiving yard leaders 1985 to 1994

Between the 1985 and 1994 seasons, Steve Jordan had the most receiving yards by a tight end, with 5,639 yards.

NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Steve Jordan
S. Jordan
5,639
140
442
12.8
40.3
24
0
0
0.0
0
2Mark Bavaro
M. Bavaro
4,733
126
351
13.5
37.6
39
0
0
0.0
0
3Keith Jackson
K. Jackson
4,636
104
388
11.9
44.6
38
0
0
0.0
0
4Rodney Holman
R. Holman
4,464
155
334
13.4
28.8
34
0
0
0.0
0
5Jay Novacek
J. Novacek
3,919
119
358
10.9
32.9
25
12
2
6.0
0.1
1
6Brent Jones
B. Jones
3,789
103
295
12.8
36.8
27
0
0
0.0
0
7Mickey Shuler
M. Shuler
3,396
85
311
10.9
40.0
19
0
0
0.0
0
8Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
2,993
51
239
12.5
58.7
16
0
0
0.0
0
9Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
2,967
63
243
12.2
47.1
16
9
3
3.0
0.1
0
10Pete Holohan
P. Holohan
2,961
116
283
10.5
25.5
13
3
1
3.0
0.0
0
11Pete Metzelaars
P. Metzelaars
2,921
156
302
9.7
18.7
25
0
0
0.0
0
12Eric Green
E. Green
2,681
62
198
13.5
43.2
24
0
0
0.0
0
13Ron Hall
R. Hall
2,528
113
219
11.5
22.4
10
0
0
0.0
0
14Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
2,410
93
222
10.9
25.9
13
0
0
0.0
0
15Hoby Brenner
H. Brenner
2,407
126
175
13.8
19.1
12
0
0
0.0
0
16Ed West
E. West
2,267
151
196
11.6
15.0
21
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
17Ethan Horton
E. Horton
2,131
96
181
11.8
22.2
15
0
0
0.0
0
18Ben Coates
B. Coates
2,099
64
179
11.7
32.8
19
-4
3
-1.3
-0.1
0
19Marv Cook
M. Cook
2,055
96
231
8.9
21.4
12
0
0
0.0
0
20Clarence Kay
C. Kay
2,000
119
177
11.3
16.8
10
0
0
0.0
0
21Jackie Harris
J. Harris
1,957
69
159
12.3
28.4
12
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
22Ferrell Edmunds
F. Edmunds
1,894
89
148
12.8
21.3
12
-15
2
-7.5
-0.2
0
23Doug Cosbie
D. Cosbie
1,638
55
140
11.7
29.8
10
4
2
2.0
0.1
0
24Jonathan Hayes
J. Hayes
1,591
152
140
11.4
10.5
13
0
0
0.0
0
25Johnny Mitchell
J. Mitchell
1,589
41
113
14.1
38.8
11
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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