nfl tight end leaders career games started

Tony Gonzalez has the most career games by a tight end, with 254 games.

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	NAME	GS	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	254	270	1,325	1,862	15,127	11.4	56.0	111	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
2	Jason Witten J. Witten	252	271	1,228	1,723	13,046	10.6	48.1	74	0	0		0.0	0
3	Marcedes Lewis M. Lewis	230	290	437	737	5,115	11.7	17.6	40	0	0		0.0	0
4	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	191	198	662		7,980	12.1	40.3	47	135	18	7.5	0.7	2
5	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	190	197	1,100	1,535	13,301	12.1	67.5	84	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
6	Antonio Gates A. Gates	190	236	955	1,458	11,841	12.4	50.2	116	0	0		0.0	0
7	Don Warren D. Warren	181	193	244		2,536	10.4	13.1	7	5	1	5.0	0.0	0
8	Vernon Davis V. Davis	179	198	583	929	7,562	13.0	38.2	63	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
9	Kyle Brady K. Brady	175	197	343	394	3,519	10.3	17.9	25	0	0		0.0	0
10	Howard Cross H. Cross	171	207	201	28	2,194	10.9	10.6	17	0	0		0.0	0
11	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	170	199	742	1,201	8,683	11.7	43.6	60	0	0		0.0	0
12	Heath Miller H. Miller	167	168	592	825	6,569	11.1	39.1	45	8	2	4.0	0.0	0
13	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	167	188	808	438	9,961	12.3	53.0	61	9	3	3.0	0.0	0
14	Hoby Brenner H. Brenner	157	175	267		3,849	14.4	22.0	21	0	0		0.0	0
15	Pete Metzelaars P. Metzelaars	156	235	383		3,686	9.6	15.7	29	0	0		0.0	0
16	Randy McMichael R. McMichael	150	164	426	703	4,539	10.7	27.7	24	8	1	8.0	0.0	0
17	Ken Dilger K. Dilger	150	156	356	321	4,099	11.5	26.3	24	0	0		0.0	0
18	Tony McGee T. McGee	150	156	322	159	4,089	12.7	26.2	21	0	0		0.0	0
19	Reggie Kelly R. Kelly	149	184	195	289	1,767	9.1	9.6	5	0	0		0.0	0
20	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	149	176	498		6,307	12.7	35.8	28	4	1	4.0	0.0	1
21	Russ Francis R. Francis	148	167	393		5,262	13.4	31.5	40	12	2	6.0	0.1	0
22	Rodney Holman R. Holman	146	212	365		4,771	13.1	22.5	36	0	0		0.0	0
23	Kyle Rudolph K. Rudolph	145	165	482	710	4,773	9.9	28.9	50	0	0		0.0	0
24	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	143	184	828	1,231	8,614	10.4	46.8	57	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
25	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	143	205	547	860	6,058	11.1	29.6	44	10	2	5.0	0.0	0

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More Chiefs Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,309

Mahomes

RUSH

665

Walker

REC

299

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

28.0

5th

OPP PPG

16.6

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

159.8

2nd

PASS YDS/G

261.8

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	.667
Raiders	3	3	.500
Chargers	0	6	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	ARI	@	KC	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 6

Final

Chiefs

5 - 0

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000