nfl tight ends receiving yard leaders 2000 to 2024

From 2000 through 2024, Tony Gonzalez had the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 13,289 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	13,289	223	1,157	1,754	11.5	59.6	96	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
2	Jason Witten J. Witten	13,046	271	1,228	1,723	10.6	48.1	74	0	0		0.0	0
3	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	12,151	175	1,004	1,400	12.1	69.4	77	15	9	1.7	0.1	2
4	Antonio Gates A. Gates	11,841	236	955	1,458	12.4	50.2	116	0	0		0.0	0
5	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	9,286	143	621	961	15.0	64.9	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
6	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	8,683	199	742	1,201	11.7	43.6	60	0	0		0.0	0
7	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	8,545	197	719	1,115	11.9	43.4	89	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
8	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	8,088	168	775	1,151	10.4	48.1	53	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
9	Vernon Davis V. Davis	7,562	198	583	929	13.0	38.2	63	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
10	George Kittle G. Kittle	7,380	113	538	733	13.7	65.3	45	71	12	5.9	0.6	0
11	Jared Cook J. Cook	7,237	194	553	919	13.1	37.3	45	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
12	Heath Miller H. Miller	6,569	168	592	825	11.1	39.1	45	8	2	4.0	0.0	0
13	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	6,143	136	547	883	11.2	45.2	37	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
14	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	6,058	205	547	860	11.1	29.6	44	10	2	5.0	0.0	0
15	Todd Heap T. Heap	5,869	145	499	817	11.8	40.5	42	61	8	7.6	0.4	0
16	Delanie Walker D. Walker	5,684	160	481	744	11.8	35.5	35	89	16	5.6	0.6	1
17	Dallas Clark D. Clark	5,665	143	505	776	11.2	39.6	53	40	4	10.0	0.3	0
18	Owen Daniels O. Daniels	5,661	131	479	758	11.8	43.2	36	0	0		0.0	0
19	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	5,530	104	436	632	12.7	53.2	51	13	9	1.4	0.1	0
20	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	5,236	105	469	756	11.2	49.9	25	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
21	Marcedes Lewis M. Lewis	5,115	285	437	737	11.7	17.9	40	0	0		0.0	0
22	Brent Celek B. Celek	4,998	175	398	616	12.6	28.6	31	0	0		0.0	0
23	Evan Engram E. Engram	4,922	108	496	734	9.9	45.6	25	93	16	5.8	0.9	1
24	Kyle Rudolph K. Rudolph	4,773	165	482	710	9.9	28.9	50	0	0		0.0	0
25	Alge Crumpler A. Crumpler	4,743	155	373	632	12.7	30.6	39	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

566

Mahomes

RUSH

290

Walker

REC

172

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

32.0

3rd

OPP PPG

20.0

11th

RUSH YDS/G

186.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

283.0

5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	.500
Chargers	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM

Last Game

Colts

0 - 2

Final

Chiefs

2 - 0

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000