tight end career most receiving yards before 1978

Before 1978, Jackie Smith had the most receiving yards by a tight end, with 7,918 yards.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jackie Smith J. Smith	7,918	198	480	16.5	40.0	40	327	38	8.6	1.7	3
2	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	5,812	158	427	13.6	36.8	43	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
3	John Mackey J. Mackey	5,236	139	331	15.8	37.7	38	127	19	6.7	0.9	0
4	Jerry Smith J. Smith	4,870	155	376	13.0	31.4	54	56	8	7.0	0.4	0
5	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	4,817	128	336	14.3	37.6	31	-6	4	-1.5	0.0	0
6	Bob Trumpy B. Trumpy	4,600	128	298	15.4	35.9	35	-1	1	-1.0	0.0	0
7	Bob Tucker B. Tucker	4,485	108	336	13.3	41.5	24	6	6	1.0	0.1	1
8	Milt Morin M. Morin	4,208	129	271	15.5	32.6	16	41	5	8.2	0.3	0
9	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	4,177	62	244	17.1	67.4	31	0	0		0.0	0
10	Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell	3,874	123	257	15.1	31.5	24	187	26	7.2	1.5	1
11	Aaron Thomas A. Thomas	3,733	81	215	17.4	46.1	31	14	2	7.0	0.2	0
12	Raymond Chester R. Chester	3,696	110	252	14.7	33.6	33	9	5	1.8	0.1	0
13	Rich Caster R. Caster	3,382	69	190	17.8	49.0	26	70	9	7.8	1.0	0
14	Jim Whalen J. Whalen	3,155	89	197	16.0	35.4	20	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
15	Fred Arbanas F. Arbanas	3,101	118	198	15.7	26.3	34	15	4	3.8	0.1	0
16	Preston Carpenter P. Carpenter	3,089	101	209	14.8	30.6	18	36	28	1.3	0.4	0
17	Willie Frazier W. Frazier	3,088	121	209	14.8	25.5	36	118	6	19.7	1.0	1
18	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	3,038	84	213	14.3	36.2	23	213	22	9.7	2.5	2
19	Alvin Reed A. Reed	2,983	116	214	13.9	25.7	14	0	0		0.0	0
20	Monty Stickles M. Stickles	2,947	103	200	14.7	28.6	16	0	0		0.0	0
21	Ron Kramer R. Kramer	2,880	93	197	14.6	31.0	16	9	6	1.5	0.1	0
22	Tom Mitchell T. Mitchell	2,868	132	214	13.4	21.7	20	14	3	4.7	0.1	0
23	Charle Young C. Young	2,618	70	202	13.0	37.4	13	69	13	5.3	1.0	1
24	Ted Kwalick T. Kwalick	2,570	108	168	15.3	23.8	23	175	19	9.2	1.6	0
25	Billy Truax B. Truax	2,458	114	199	12.4	21.6	17	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,719

Brissett

RUSH

323

Allgeier

REC

544

McBride

Team Rankings

PPG

21.9

20th

OPP PPG

29.8

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

109.3

20th

PASS YDS/G

239.3

17th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	1	.857
Rams	4	4	.500
Seahawks	4	4	.500
Cardinals	3	5	.375

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	ARI	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Sun 11/22	ARI	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	WAS	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 12/6	PHI	@	ARI	4:05 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

3 - 5

Final

Cowboys

3 - 5

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

18

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

111.7

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.6

28.1

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

134.8

134.1

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

130.3

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

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Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-7

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000