what nfl te had the most receptions in the 1980s

From 1980 through 1989, Ozzie Newsome made the most catches by a tight end, with 546 catches.

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	NAME	REC	GP	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	546	150	6,370	11.7	42.5	34	33	4	8.3	0.2	0
2	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	516	102	6,486	12.6	63.6	43	0	0		0.0	0
3	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	461	108	5,872	12.7	54.4	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
4	Mickey Shuler M. Shuler	411	128	4,527	11.0	35.4	31	0	0		0.0	0
5	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	309	112	4,074	13.2	36.4	20	4	1	4.0	0.0	1
6	Doug Cosbie D. Cosbie	295	128	3,692	12.5	28.8	30	35	7	5.0	0.3	0
7	Paul Coffman P. Coffman	283	122	3,629	12.8	29.7	38	3	1	3.0	0.0	0
8	Pete Holohan P. Holohan	281	122	3,223	11.5	26.4	12	3	1	3.0	0.0	0
9	Jimmie Giles J. Giles	270	142	4,034	14.9	28.4	32	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
10	John Spagnola J. Spagnola	261	117	2,862	11.0	24.5	15	0	0		0.0	0
11	Dan Ross D. Ross	249	88	2,903	11.7	33.0	18	0	0		0.0	0
12	Russ Francis R. Francis	238	103	2,930	12.3	28.4	20	0	0		0.0	0
13	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	233	67	3,329	14.3	49.7	23	0	0		0.0	0
14	Bruce Hardy B. Hardy	222	119	2,037	9.2	17.1	20	2	1	2.0	0.0	0
15	Rodney Holman R. Holman	221	117	3,022	13.7	25.8	25	0	0		0.0	0
16	Hoby Brenner H. Brenner	211	118	3,125	14.8	26.5	18	0	0		0.0	0
17	David Hill D. Hill	207	116	2,296	11.1	19.8	14	0	0		0.0	0
18	Eric Sievers E. Sievers	206	114	2,408	11.7	21.1	16	-7	1	-7.0	-0.1	0
19	Emery Moorehead E. Moorehead	200	97	2,730	13.7	28.1	14	7	8	0.9	0.1	0
20	Don Warren D. Warren	194	140	2,034	10.5	14.5	6	5	1	5.0	0.0	0
21	Charle Young C. Young	185	86	2,131	11.5	24.8	12	5	1	5.0	0.1	0
22	Derrick Ramsey D. Ramsey	175	90	2,203	12.6	24.5	18	0	0		0.0	0
23	Pete Metzelaars P. Metzelaars	167	110	1,776	10.6	16.1	8	0	0		0.0	0
24	Doug Marsh D. Marsh	167	92	2,140	12.8	23.3	19	0	2	0.0	0.0	0
25	Joe Senser J. Senser	165	49	1,822	11.0	37.2	16	1	2	0.5	0.0	0

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PASS

1,174

Watson

RUSH

221

Judkins

REC

345

Boston

Team Rankings

PPG

17.7

28th

OPP PPG

20.3

7th

RUSH YDS/G

94.0

24th

PASS YDS/G

195.7

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	4	2	.667
Browns	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	2	.667
Bengals	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	LV	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

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4 - 2

Final

Browns

4 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

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Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

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4-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	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)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM

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