what nfl tight end has the most receiving yards since 2001

Since 2001, Travis Kelce has the most receiving yards by a tight end, with 13,484 yards.

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

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	13,484	200	1,113	1,556	12.1	67.4	84	17	11	1.5	0.1	3
2	Jason Witten J. Witten	13,046	271	1,228	1,723	10.6	48.1	74	0	0		0.0	0
3	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	12,086	207	1,064	1,604	11.4	58.4	87	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
4	Antonio Gates A. Gates	11,841	236	955	1,458	12.4	50.2	116	0	0		0.0	0
5	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	9,286	143	621	961	15.0	64.9	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
6	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	8,683	199	742	1,201	11.7	43.6	60	0	0		0.0	0
7	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	8,614	184	828	1,231	10.4	46.8	57	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
8	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	8,545	197	719	1,115	11.9	43.4	89	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
9	George Kittle G. Kittle	8,491	132	633	855	13.4	64.3	57	68	13	5.2	0.5	0
10	Vernon Davis V. Davis	7,562	198	583	929	13.0	38.2	63	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
11	Jared Cook J. Cook	7,237	194	553	919	13.1	37.3	45	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
12	Heath Miller H. Miller	6,569	168	592	825	11.1	39.1	45	8	2	4.0	0.0	0
13	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	6,189	130	515	745	12.0	47.6	57	61	21	2.9	0.5	1
14	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	6,143	136	547	883	11.2	45.2	37	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
15	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	6,058	205	547	860	11.1	29.6	44	10	2	5.0	0.0	0
16	Todd Heap T. Heap	5,869	145	499	817	11.8	40.5	42	61	8	7.6	0.4	0
17	Delanie Walker D. Walker	5,684	160	481	744	11.8	35.5	35	89	16	5.6	0.6	1
18	Dallas Clark D. Clark	5,665	143	505	776	11.2	39.6	53	40	4	10.0	0.3	0
19	Owen Daniels O. Daniels	5,661	131	479	758	11.8	43.2	36	0	0		0.0	0
20	Hunter Henry H. Henry	5,656	145	487	700	11.6	39.0	49	0	0		0.0	0
21	Evan Engram E. Engram	5,552	133	563	840	9.9	41.7	27	100	17	5.9	0.8	1
22	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	5,236	105	469	756	11.2	49.9	25	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
23	Marcedes Lewis M. Lewis	5,115	290	437	737	11.7	17.6	40	0	0		0.0	0
24	Brent Celek B. Celek	4,998	175	398	616	12.6	28.6	31	0	0		0.0	0
25	Dallas Goedert D. Goedert	4,984	115	440	600	11.3	43.3	37	3	2	1.5	0.0	0

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2,037

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RUSH

872

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REC

482

Kelce

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PPG

25.3

10th

OPP PPG

17.9

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.8

5th

PASS YDS/G

254.6

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Broncos	7	2	.778
Chiefs	6	2	.750
Raiders	4	5	.444
Chargers	0	8	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	ARI	@	KC	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	KC	@	BUF	8:20 PM
Thu 12/3	KC	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 12/13	KC	@	CIN	4:25 PM

Last Game

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2 - 7

Final

Chiefs

6 - 2

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

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20

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19

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Gibbs

9

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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7

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114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

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Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Young

7.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

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33.3

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

393.1

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

148.4

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

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NFL 2026 Betting

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7-2

6-2

5-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	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)
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Since 2001, Travis Kelce has the most receiving yards by a tight end, with 13,484 yards.

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