Tight ends had 976 receiving yards in their rookie season in 1960.
Interpreted as:
rookie tight ends receiving yards| POSITION | REC YDS | SEASON | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tight End | 976 | 1960 | 50 | 74 | 13.2 | 19.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Tight End | 2,146 | 1961 | 80 | 117 | 18.3 | 26.8 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1 | |
| 3 | Tight End | 1,228 | 1962 | 120 | 79 | 15.5 | 10.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Tight End | 1,983 | 1963 | 73 | 114 | 17.4 | 27.2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Tight End | 534 | 1964 | 71 | 27 | 19.8 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Tight End | 1,372 | 1965 | 88 | 95 | 14.4 | 15.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Tight End | 1,298 | 1966 | 76 | 94 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Tight End | 1,051 | 1967 | 143 | 86 | 12.2 | 7.3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Tight End | 1,393 | 1968 | 77 | 96 | 14.5 | 18.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Tight End | 730 | 1969 | 171 | 49 | 14.9 | 4.3 | 11 | 77 | 5 | 15.4 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 11 | Tight End | 1,783 | 1970 | 177 | 129 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Tight End | 271 | 1971 | 97 | 25 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 13 | Tight End | 697 | 1972 | 86 | 50 | 13.9 | 8.1 | 3 | 74 | 10 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| 14 | Tight End | 1,685 | 1973 | 159 | 115 | 14.7 | 10.6 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 1 | |
| 15 | Tight End | 1,087 | 1974 | 182 | 79 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Tight End | 1,837 | 1975 | 151 | 104 | 17.7 | 12.2 | 13 | -10 | 3 | -3.3 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| 17 | Tight End | 410 | 1976 | 89 | 32 | 12.8 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Tight End | 655 | 1977 | 140 | 57 | 11.5 | 4.7 | 5 | -11 | 2 | -5.5 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| 19 | Tight End | 1,953 | 1978 | 241 | 146 | 13.4 | 8.1 | 15 | 113 | 17 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 2 | |
| 20 | Tight End | 1,563 | 1979 | 233 | 141 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 6 | -4 | 5 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Tight End | 2,535 | 1980 | 176 | 204 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 22 | Tight End | 1,003 | 1981 | 204 | 75 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Tight End | 345 | 1982 | 112 | 36 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Tight End | 2,307 | 1983 | 303 | 212 | 10.9 | 7.6 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 25 | Tight End | 1,244 | 1984 | 294 | 121 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.
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 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
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 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
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