nfl tight end receiving leaders 2002 to 2016

Between the 2002 and 2016 seasons, Jason Witten had the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 11,888 yards.

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jason Witten J. Witten	11,888	223	1,089	1,536	10.9	53.3	63	0	0		0.0	0
2	Antonio Gates A. Gates	11,192	204	897	1,361	12.5	54.9	111	0	0		0.0	0
3	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	11,169	191	991	1,486	11.3	58.5	81	5	1	5.0	0.0	0
4	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	7,365	158	622	1,006	11.8	46.6	52	0	0		0.0	0
5	Heath Miller H. Miller	6,569	168	592	825	11.1	39.1	45	8	2	4.0	0.0	0
6	Vernon Davis V. Davis	6,424	164	505	805	12.7	39.2	57	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
7	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	6,280	105	499	764	12.6	59.8	59	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
8	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	6,143	136	547	883	11.2	45.2	37	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
9	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	6,095	88	405	618	15.0	69.3	68	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
10	Dallas Clark D. Clark	5,665	143	505	776	11.2	39.6	53	40	4	10.0	0.3	0
11	Todd Heap T. Heap	5,663	133	483	794	11.7	42.6	41	61	8	7.6	0.5	0
12	Owen Daniels O. Daniels	5,661	131	479	758	11.8	43.2	36	0	0		0.0	0
13	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	5,236	105	469	756	11.2	49.9	25	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
14	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	4,963	163	434	711	11.4	30.4	38	10	2	5.0	0.1	0
15	Brent Celek B. Celek	4,868	159	385	592	12.6	30.6	30	0	0		0.0	0
16	Chris Cooley C. Cooley	4,711	117	429	669	11.0	40.3	33	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
17	Delanie Walker D. Walker	4,610	136	382	595	12.1	33.9	30	91	14	6.5	0.7	0
18	Randy McMichael R. McMichael	4,539	164	426	703	10.7	27.7	24	8	1	8.0	0.0	0
19	Alge Crumpler A. Crumpler	4,413	139	348	591	12.7	31.7	36	0	0		0.0	0
20	Martellus Bennett M. Bennett	4,287	135	403	595	10.6	31.8	30	10	2	5.0	0.1	0
21	Marcedes Lewis M. Lewis	4,184	154	351	607	11.9	27.2	28	0	0		0.0	0
22	Jared Cook J. Cook	3,880	117	303	524	12.8	33.2	17	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
23	Zach Miller Z. Miller	3,804	110	328	505	11.6	34.6	20	0	0		0.0	0
24	Jermaine Gresham J. Gresham	3,336	105	335	508	10.0	31.8	27	0	0		0.0	0
25	Tony Scheffler T. Scheffler	3,207	107	258	425	12.4	30.0	22	7	3	2.3	0.1	0

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys	7	9	1	.441
Commanders	5	12	0	.294
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Sun 9/13	DAL	@	NYG	8:20 PM
Sun 9/20	WAS	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
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Rush Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
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Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
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Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

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Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
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Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176