single season tight end receiving leaders before 2010

Before 2010, Kellen Winslow had the most yards on receptions by a tight end in a season, with 1,290 yards in 1980.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
1,290
1980
16
89
14.5
80.6
9
0
0
0.0
0
2Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
1,258
2004
16
102
148
12.3
78.6
7
5
1
5.0
0.3
0
3Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
1,247
1983
16
92
13.6
77.9
12
0
0
0.0
0
4Jackie Smith
J. Smith
1,205
1967
14
56
21.5
86.1
9
86
9
9.6
6.1
0
5Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
1,203
2000
16
93
150
12.9
75.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
6Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
1,190
1965
14
66
18.0
85.0
10
0
0
0.0
0
7Lionel Taylor
L. Taylor
1,176
1961
14
100
11.8
84.0
4
0
0
0.0
0
8Ben Coates
B. Coates
1,174
1994
16
96
12.2
73.4
7
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
9Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
1,172
2007
16
99
154
11.8
73.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
10Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
1,172
1983
16
88
13.3
73.3
8
0
0
0.0
0
11Antonio Gates
A. Gates
1,157
2009
16
79
114
14.6
72.3
8
0
0
0.0
0
12Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
1,153
1986
16
95
12.1
72.1
8
0
0
0.0
0
13Jason Witten
J. Witten
1,145
2007
16
96
141
11.9
71.6
7
0
0
0.0
0
14Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
1,107
1997
16
72
15.4
69.2
3
0
0
0.0
0
15Dallas Clark
D. Clark
1,106
2009
16
100
133
11.1
69.1
10
11
2
5.5
0.7
0
16Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
1,106
2007
16
82
148
13.5
69.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
17Antonio Gates
A. Gates
1,101
2005
15
89
140
12.4
73.4
10
0
0
0.0
0
18Jim Phillips
J. Phillips
1,092
1961
14
78
14.0
78.0
5
0
0
0.0
0
19Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
1,076
1961
14
56
19.2
76.9
12
0
0
0.0
0
20Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
1,075
1981
16
88
12.2
67.2
10
0
0
0.0
0
21Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
1,062
1996
15
80
13.3
70.8
10
0
0
0.0
0
22Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
1,058
2008
16
96
155
11.0
66.1
10
0
0
0.0
0
23Jason Witten
J. Witten
1,030
2009
16
94
124
11.0
64.4
2
0
0
0.0
0
24Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
1,010
1994
15
87
11.6
67.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
25Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
1,007
1984
16
80
12.6
62.9
7
0
0
0.0
0
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