which tight end has the most receptions in the 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Ozzie Newsome made the most catches by a tight end, with 546 receptions.

NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
546
150
6,370
11.7
42.5
34
33
4
8.3
0.2
0
2Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
516
102
6,486
12.6
63.6
43
0
0
0.0
0
3Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
461
108
5,872
12.7
54.4
41
-6
1
-6.0
-0.1
0
4Mickey Shuler
M. Shuler
411
128
4,527
11.0
35.4
31
0
0
0.0
0
5Steve Jordan
S. Jordan
309
112
4,074
13.2
36.4
20
4
1
4.0
0.0
1
6Doug Cosbie
D. Cosbie
295
128
3,692
12.5
28.8
30
35
7
5.0
0.3
0
7Paul Coffman
P. Coffman
283
122
3,629
12.8
29.7
38
3
1
3.0
0.0
0
8Pete Holohan
P. Holohan
281
122
3,223
11.5
26.4
12
3
1
3.0
0.0
0
9Jimmie Giles
J. Giles
270
142
4,034
14.9
28.4
32
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
10John Spagnola
J. Spagnola
261
117
2,862
11.0
24.5
15
0
0
0.0
0
11Dan Ross
D. Ross
249
88
2,903
11.7
33.0
18
0
0
0.0
0
12Russ Francis
R. Francis
238
103
2,930
12.3
28.4
20
0
0
0.0
0
13Mark Bavaro
M. Bavaro
233
67
3,329
14.3
49.7
23
0
0
0.0
0
14Bruce Hardy
B. Hardy
222
119
2,037
9.2
17.1
20
2
1
2.0
0.0
0
15Rodney Holman
R. Holman
221
117
3,022
13.7
25.8
25
0
0
0.0
0
16Hoby Brenner
H. Brenner
211
118
3,125
14.8
26.5
18
0
0
0.0
0
17David Hill
D. Hill
207
116
2,296
11.1
19.8
14
0
0
0.0
0
18Eric Sievers
E. Sievers
206
114
2,408
11.7
21.1
16
-7
1
-7.0
-0.1
0
19Emery Moorehead
E. Moorehead
200
97
2,730
13.7
28.1
14
7
8
0.9
0.1
0
20Don Warren
D. Warren
194
140
2,034
10.5
14.5
6
5
1
5.0
0.0
0
21Charle Young
C. Young
185
86
2,131
11.5
24.8
12
5
1
5.0
0.1
0
22Derrick Ramsey
D. Ramsey
175
90
2,203
12.6
24.5
18
0
0
0.0
0
23Pete Metzelaars
P. Metzelaars
167
110
1,776
10.6
16.1
8
0
0
0.0
0
24Doug Marsh
D. Marsh
167
92
2,140
12.8
23.3
19
0
2
0.0
0.0
0
25Joe Senser
J. Senser
165
49
1,822
11.0
37.2
16
1
2
0.5
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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