tight ends with 3 or more 750 yard receiving season

Mike Ditka had 1,076 receiving yards in his rookie season in 1961.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
1,076
1961
14
56
19.2
76.9
12
0
0
0.0
0
2Jim Phillips
J. Phillips
1,092
1961
14
78
14.0
78.0
5
0
0
0.0
0
3Monty Stickles
M. Stickles
794
1961
14
43
18.5
56.7
5
0
0
0.0
0
4Lionel Taylor
L. Taylor
1,176
1961
14
100
11.8
84.0
4
0
0
0.0
0
5Bernie Casey
B. Casey
819
1962
13
53
15.5
63.0
6
0
0
0.0
0
6Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
904
1962
14
58
15.6
64.6
5
0
0
0.0
0
7Jim Phillips
J. Phillips
875
1962
14
60
14.6
62.5
5
0
0
0.0
0
8Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
794
1963
14
59
13.5
56.7
8
0
0
0.0
0
9Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
895
1963
14
57
15.7
63.9
4
0
0
0.0
0
10Frank Clarke
F. Clarke
973
1964
14
65
15.0
69.5
5
46
10
4.6
3.3
0
11Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
897
1964
14
75
12.0
64.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
12Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
855
1964
12
51
16.8
71.3
8
0
0
0.0
0
13John Mackey
J. Mackey
814
1965
14
40
20.4
58.1
7
7
1
7.0
0.5
0
14Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
1,190
1965
14
66
18.0
85.0
10
0
0
0.0
0
15John Mackey
J. Mackey
829
1966
14
50
16.6
59.2
9
-6
1
-6.0
-0.4
0
16Jackie Smith
J. Smith
810
1966
14
45
18.0
57.9
3
8
1
8.0
0.6
0
17Willie Frazier
W. Frazier
922
1967
14
57
16.2
65.9
10
0
0
0.0
0
18Jackie Smith
J. Smith
1,205
1967
14
56
21.5
86.1
9
86
9
9.6
6.1
0
19Jerry Smith
J. Smith
849
1967
14
67
12.7
60.6
12
0
0
0.0
0
20Aaron Thomas
A. Thomas
877
1967
14
51
17.2
62.6
9
0
0
0.0
0
21Milt Morin
M. Morin
792
1968
14
43
18.4
56.6
5
8
1
8.0
0.6
0
22Jackie Smith
J. Smith
789
1968
14
49
16.1
56.4
2
163
12
13.6
11.6
3
23Bob Trumpy
B. Trumpy
835
1969
14
37
22.6
59.6
9
0
0
0.0
0
24Bob Tucker
B. Tucker
791
1971
12
59
13.4
65.9
4
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
25Rich Caster
R. Caster
833
1972
14
39
21.4
59.5
10
6
2
3.0
0.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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11
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14
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9
1
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12
0
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13
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11
6
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9
7
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8
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5
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