nfl tight ends yards leaders in the 2020s

Between the 2020 and 2029 seasons, Travis Kelce had the most receiving yards by a tight end, with 6,007 yards.

Interpreted as:
NFL tight ends receiving yards leaders in the 2020s
NAME REC YDS GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
6,007
85
525
722
11.4
70.7
42
9
5
1.8
0.1
1
2 George Kittle
G. Kittle
4,460
69
326
431
13.7
64.6
34
39
6
6.5
0.6
0
3 Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
4,300
79
359
511
12.0
54.4
40
17
13
1.3
0.2
0
4 T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
3,788
75
369
527
10.3
50.5
22
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
5 Dallas Goedert
D. Goedert
3,387
67
282
378
12.0
50.6
20
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
6 Dalton Schultz
D. Schultz
3,353
85
331
482
10.1
39.4
24
0
0
0.0
0
7 Evan Engram
E. Engram
3,293
79
360
512
9.1
41.7
14
43
10
4.3
0.5
1
8 Hunter Henry
H. Henry
3,095
84
279
416
11.1
36.8
26
0
0
0.0
0
9 David Njoku
D. Njoku
2,926
76
281
418
10.4
38.5
22
-7
3
-2.3
-0.1
0
10 Darren Waller
D. Waller
2,918
51
252
367
11.6
57.2
19
0
0
0.0
0
11 Noah Fant
N. Fant
2,894
85
280
375
10.3
34.0
14
0
0
0.0
0
12 Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
2,874
66
219
361
13.1
43.5
11
-4
1
-4.0
-0.1
0
13 Mike Gesicki
M. Gesicki
2,815
89
260
393
10.8
31.6
17
0
0
0.0
0
14 Cole Kmet
C. Kmet
2,708
89
266
369
10.2
30.4
20
8
7
1.1
0.1
0
15 Trey McBride
T. McBride
2,583
55
258
345
10.0
47.0
8
2
1
2.0
0.0
1
16 Jonnu Smith
J. Smith
2,570
85
254
355
10.1
30.2
22
58
16
3.6
0.7
1
17 Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
2,537
68
270
414
9.4
37.3
21
4
1
4.0
0.1
0
18 Tyler Conklin
T. Conklin
2,492
89
255
367
9.8
28.0
11
5
5
1.0
0.1
0
19 Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
2,377
67
233
319
10.2
35.5
20
0
0
0.0
0
20 Tyler Higbee
T. Higbee
2,364
70
242
350
9.8
33.8
18
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
21 Austin Hooper
A. Hooper
2,039
86
203
290
10.0
23.7
12
0
0
0.0
0
22 Dawson Knox
D. Knox
1,962
76
172
261
11.4
25.8
22
4
0
0.1
0
23 Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
1,939
39
172
236
11.3
49.7
19
4
1
4.0
0.1
0
24 Gerald Everett
G. Everett
1,897
79
206
295
9.2
24.0
12
32
8
4.0
0.4
1
25 Juwan Johnson
J. Johnson
1,819
66
168
249
10.8
27.6
19
0
0
0.0
0
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4
2
0
.667
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
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3
0
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Raiders Raiders
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4
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11/2
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11/16
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11/23
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2
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.667
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.667
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.429
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.667
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2
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.667
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2
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.667
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.500
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1
1
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2
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2
0
.600
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2
0
.667
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2
0
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9/3
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10/19
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10/19
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10/19
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