tight ends with most average receiving yards per year the last 5 years

Between March 26, 2021 and March 26, 2026, Ross Dwelley has averaged the most yards per reception by a tight end in a season, with 35.0 per catch in 2022.

Interpreted as:
tight ends with most average receiving receiving yards per year the last 5 years
NAMEAVGREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Ross Dwelley
R. Dwelley
35.0
105
2022
12
3
5
8.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
2Stephen Sullivan
S. Sullivan
23.0
46
2022
14
2
6
3.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Shane Zylstra
S. Zylstra
22.0
22
2024
12
1
1
1.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Nick Muse
N. Muse
22.0
22
2023
2
1
1
11.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Terrance Ferguson
T. Ferguson
21.0
231
2025
14
11
25
16.5
3
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
6Trevon Wesco
T. Wesco
21.0
21
2023
15
1
3
1.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Kenny Yeboah
K. Yeboah
18.0
36
2021
9
2
3
4.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Devin Culp
D. Culp
17.6
88
2024
5
5
6
17.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Kendall Blanton
K. Blanton
17.5
35
2022
4
2
2
8.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Dominique Dafney
D. Dafney
17.0
34
2021
10
2
4
3.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Teagan Quitoriano
T. Quitoriano
16.5
33
2023
7
2
3
4.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Drew Ogletree
D. Ogletree
16.3
147
2023
12
9
21
12.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
13Grant Calcaterra
G. Calcaterra
16.2
81
2022
15
5
9
5.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Teagan Quitoriano
T. Quitoriano
16.1
113
2022
9
7
14
12.6
2
0
0
0.0
0
15Will Mallory
W. Mallory
16.0
16
2025
2
1
1
8.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Pharaoh Brown
P. Brown
16.0
208
2023
17
13
15
12.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
17George Kittle
G. Kittle
15.7
1,020
2023
16
65
90
63.8
6
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
18Brycen Hopkins
B. Hopkins
15.6
78
2023
15
5
7
5.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Brycen Hopkins
B. Hopkins
15.6
109
2022
14
7
11
7.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Tucker Kraft
T. Kraft
15.3
489
2025
8
32
44
61.1
6
3
1
3.0
0.4
0
21Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
15.1
1,026
2021
17
68
110
60.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
22Daniel Bellinger
D. Bellinger
15.1
286
2025
16
19
26
17.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
23Dan Arnold
D. Arnold
15.0
135
2022
17
9
13
7.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Dallas Goedert
D. Goedert
14.8
830
2021
15
56
76
55.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
25Nick Vannett
N. Vannett
14.8
133
2021
7
9
15
19.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has game-level data for receiving yards and yards per reception going back to the 1960 season.

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11
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14
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12
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13
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9
7
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8
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8
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8
9
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
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6
11
0
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14
3
0
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12
5
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5
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14
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