nfl tight end receiving leaders 2002 to 2017

Between the 2002 and 2017 seasons, Jason Witten had the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 12,448 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	12,448	239	1,152	1,623	10.8	52.1	68	0	0		0.0	0
2	Antonio Gates A. Gates	11,508	220	927	1,413	12.4	52.3	114	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	7,556	165	639	1,044	11.8	45.8	53	0	0		0.0	0
5	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	7,179	102	474	723	15.1	70.4	76	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
6	Vernon Davis V. Davis	7,072	180	548	874	12.9	39.3	60	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
7	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	6,800	121	556	860	12.2	56.2	69	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
8	Heath Miller H. Miller	6,569	168	592	825	11.1	39.1	45	8	2	4.0	0.0	0
9	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	6,143	136	547	883	11.2	45.2	37	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
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	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	5,485	179	495	790	11.1	30.6	42	10	2	5.0	0.1	0
14	Delanie Walker D. Walker	5,417	152	456	706	11.9	35.6	33	89	16	5.6	0.6	1
15	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	5,236	105	469	756	11.2	49.9	25	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
16	Brent Celek B. Celek	4,998	175	398	616	12.6	28.6	31	0	0		0.0	0
17	Chris Cooley C. Cooley	4,711	117	429	669	11.0	40.3	33	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
18	Martellus Bennett M. Bennett	4,573	144	433	639	10.6	31.8	30	10	2	5.0	0.1	0
19	Jared Cook J. Cook	4,568	133	357	610	12.8	34.3	19	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
20	Randy McMichael R. McMichael	4,539	164	426	703	10.7	27.7	24	8	1	8.0	0.0	0
21	Marcedes Lewis M. Lewis	4,502	170	375	655	12.0	26.5	33	0	0		0.0	0
22	Alge Crumpler A. Crumpler	4,413	139	348	591	12.7	31.7	36	0	0		0.0	0
23	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	3,900	64	307	429	12.7	60.9	22	2	3	0.7	0.0	0
24	Zach Miller Z. Miller	3,804	110	328	505	11.6	34.6	20	0	0		0.0	0
25	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	3,664	75	321	473	11.4	48.9	21	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,552

Prescott

RUSH

1,201

Williams

REC

1,429

Pickens

Team Rankings

PPG

27.7

7th

OPP PPG

30.1

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

125.6

9th

PASS YDS/G

278.5

1st

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys	7	9	1	.441
Commanders	5	12	0	.294
Giants	4	13	0	.235

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

7 - 9 - 1

Final

Giants

4 - 13

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
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