nfl tight ends receiving yards leaders from 2005 to 2015 every year

Between the 2005 and 2015 seasons, Rob Gronkowski had the most receiving yards by a tight end in a season, with 1,327 yards in 2011.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
1,327
2011
16
90
124
14.7
82.9
17
2
1
2.0
0.1
1
2Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
1,310
2011
16
99
149
13.2
81.9
11
0
0
0.0
0
3Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
1,215
2013
16
86
143
14.1
75.9
16
0
0
0.0
0
4Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
1,176
2015
15
72
120
16.3
78.4
11
0
0
0.0
0
5Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
1,172
2007
16
99
154
11.8
73.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
6Antonio Gates
A. Gates
1,157
2009
16
79
114
14.6
72.3
8
0
0
0.0
0
7Jason Witten
J. Witten
1,145
2007
16
96
141
11.9
71.6
7
0
0
0.0
0
8Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
1,124
2014
15
82
131
13.7
74.9
12
0
0
0.0
0
9Dallas Clark
D. Clark
1,106
2009
16
100
133
11.1
69.1
10
11
2
5.5
0.7
0
10Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
1,106
2007
16
82
148
13.5
69.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
11Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
1,104
2015
16
77
124
14.3
69.0
7
0
0
0.0
0
12Antonio Gates
A. Gates
1,101
2005
15
89
140
12.4
73.4
10
0
0
0.0
0
13Delanie Walker
D. Walker
1,088
2015
15
94
133
11.6
72.5
6
36
1
36.0
2.4
0
14Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
1,058
2008
16
96
155
11.0
66.1
10
0
0
0.0
0
15Gary Barnidge
G. Barnidge
1,043
2015
16
79
125
13.2
65.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
16Jason Witten
J. Witten
1,039
2012
16
110
149
9.4
64.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
17Jason Witten
J. Witten
1,030
2009
16
94
124
11.0
64.4
2
0
0
0.0
0
18Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
1,008
2014
16
84
123
12.0
63.0
6
0
0
0.0
0
19Jason Witten
J. Witten
1,002
2010
16
94
128
10.7
62.6
9
0
0
0.0
0
20Antonio Gates
A. Gates
984
2007
16
75
117
13.1
61.5
9
0
0
0.0
0
21Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
982
2012
15
85
135
11.6
65.5
9
0
0
0.0
0
22Brent Celek
B. Celek
971
2009
16
76
112
12.8
60.7
8
0
0
0.0
0
23Vernon Davis
V. Davis
965
2009
16
78
129
12.4
60.3
13
0
0
0.0
0
24Jordan Reed
J. Reed
952
2015
14
87
114
10.9
68.0
11
0
0
0.0
0
25Jason Witten
J. Witten
952
2008
16
81
121
11.8
59.5
4
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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