Jackie Smith has the most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in a game, with 212 yards against the Steelers on October 13, 1963.
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single regular-season game record for receiving yards by a rookie tight end| NAME | REC YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Smith | 212 | 10/13/1963 |  STL | vs |  PIT | 9 | 23.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | M. Ditka | 190 | 11/12/1961 |  CHI | vs |  GB | 9 | 21.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | M. Bavaro | 176 | 10/13/1985 |  NYG | @ |  CIN | 12 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | O. Gadsden | 164 | 10/19/2025 |  LAC | vs |  IND | 7 | 9 | 23.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | K. Pitts Sr. | 163 | 10/24/2021 |  ATL | @ |  MIA | 7 | 8 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | P. Mitchell | 161 | 11/19/1995 |  JAX | @ |  TB | 10 | 16.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | B. Tucker | 150 | 10/25/1970 | NYG | vs | STL | 6 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | J. Mackey | 144 | 12/8/1963 |  BAL | vs |  MIN | 5 | 28.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | B. Bowers | 140 | 11/29/2024 |  LV | @ |  KC | 10 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 10 |  | S. LaPorta | 140 | 12/3/2023 |  DET | @ |  NO | 9 | 9 | 15.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | J. Reed | 134 | 10/20/2013 |  WAS | vs | CHI | 9 | 9 | 14.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | M. Dyal | 134 | 12/3/1989 | RAI | vs |  DEN | 4 | 33.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | C. Sanders | 133 | 12/15/1968 | DET | @ | WAS | 10 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | T.J. Hockenson | 131 | 9/8/2019 | DET | @ |  ARI | 6 | 9 | 21.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | M. Ditka | 130 | 9/23/1961 | CHI | @ |  LA | 5 | 26.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | B. Bowers | 126 | 11/17/2024 | LV | @ | MIA | 13 | 16 | 9.7 | 1 | -3 | 1 | -3.0 | 0 |
| 17 | | K. Dilger | 125 | 10/15/1995 | IND | vs |  SF | 7 | 17.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | R. Francis | 125 | 11/23/1975 |  NE | @ |  BUF | 7 | 17.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | R. Awalt | 124 | 11/8/1987 | STL | vs | TB | 9 | 13.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | O. Newsome | 124 | 11/5/1978 |  CLE | @ |  HOU | 4 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | P. Lammons | 123 | 12/11/1966 |  NYJ | @ | SD | 3 | 41.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | G. Smith | 123 | 11/26/1961 | MIN | @ | SF | 3 | 41.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | M. Ditka | 120 | 10/8/1961 | CHI | @ | DET | 5 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | K. Pitts Sr. | 119 | 10/10/2021 | ATL | vs |  NYJ | 9 | 10 | 13.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | C. Loveland | 118 | 11/2/2025 |  CHI | @ | CIN | 6 | 7 | 19.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.
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