tight end with the highest yards per reception in nfl history

Rich Caster has averaged the most career yards per catch by a tight end, with 17.7 per reception.

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	NAME	AVG	REC	GP	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Rich Caster R. Caster	17.7	202	77		3,567	46.3	26	67	10	6.7	0.9	0
2	Aaron Thomas A. Thomas	17.4	215	81		3,733	46.1	31	14	2	7.0	0.2	0
3	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	17.1	244	62		4,177	67.4	31	0	0		0.0	0
4	Jackie Smith J. Smith	16.5	480	210		7,918	37.7	40	327	38	8.6	1.6	3
5	John Mackey J. Mackey	15.8	331	139		5,236	37.7	38	127	19	6.7	0.9	0
6	Milt Morin M. Morin	15.5	271	129		4,208	32.6	16	41	5	8.2	0.3	0
7	Bob Trumpy B. Trumpy	15.4	298	128		4,600	35.9	35	-1	1	-1.0	0.0	0
8	Henry Childs H. Childs	15.3	223	103		3,401	33.0	28	12	4	3.0	0.1	1
9	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	15.0	621	143	961	9,286	64.9	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
10	Preston Carpenter P. Carpenter	14.8	209	101		3,089	30.6	18	36	28	1.3	0.4	0
11	Willie Frazier W. Frazier	14.8	209	121		3,088	25.5	36	118	6	19.7	1.0	1
12	Monty Stickles M. Stickles	14.7	200	103		2,947	28.6	16	0	0		0.0	0
13	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	14.5	396	153		5,755	37.6	41	211	25	8.4	1.4	2
14	Jimmie Giles J. Giles	14.5	350	188		5,084	27.0	41	-3	5	-0.6	0.0	0
15	Hoby Brenner H. Brenner	14.4	267	175		3,849	22.0	21	0	0		0.0	0
16	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	14.3	336	128		4,817	37.6	31	-6	4	-1.5	0.0	0
17	Jim Mitchell J. Mitchell	14.3	305	155		4,358	28.1	28	187	26	7.2	1.2	1
18	Bennie Cunningham B. Cunningham	14.3	202	118		2,879	24.4	20	0	0		0.0	0
19	Alvin Reed A. Reed	13.9	214	116		2,983	25.7	14	0	0		0.0	0
20	Dave Casper D. Casper	13.8	378	147		5,216	35.5	52	27	6	4.5	0.2	0
21	Raymond Chester R. Chester	13.8	364	172		5,013	29.1	48	9	5	1.8	0.1	0
22	Rickey Dudley R. Dudley	13.7	221	108	165	3,024	28.0	33	-9	2	-4.5	-0.1	0
23	Emery Moorehead E. Moorehead	13.7	200	97		2,730	28.1	14	7	8	0.9	0.1	0
24	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	13.6	427	158		5,812	36.8	43	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
25	George Kittle G. Kittle	13.5	611	128	824	8,252	64.5	56	68	13	5.2	0.5	0

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PASS

1,084

Smith

RUSH

236

Allen

REC

374

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

18.6

27th

OPP PPG

19.2

6th

RUSH YDS/G

94.0

23rd

PASS YDS/G

216.8

19th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	1	.750
Patriots	3	2	.600
Jets	2	3	.400
Dolphins	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	LV	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

3 - 2

Final

Jets

2 - 3

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

1,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

537

Olave

507

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

12

Cousins

11

Purdy

11

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

108.6

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

16.0

18.3

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

392.4

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

181.0

173.2

162.3

153.5

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.5

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

16.0

15.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

48.4

Kittle

47.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
Lions	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM

Rich Caster has averaged the most career yards per catch by a tight end, with 17.7 per reception.

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91.4

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