which tight end has the most yards in nfl in the past 5 year

Between October 3, 2021 and October 3, 2026, Travis Kelce has the most yards on receptions by a tight end, with 5,063 yards.

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	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	5,063	81	462	640	11.0	62.5	33	10	6	1.7	0.1	1
2	George Kittle G. Kittle	4,416	71	328	431	13.5	62.2	41	10	4	2.5	0.1	0
3	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	3,783	76	328	467	11.5	49.8	36	61	19	3.2	0.8	1
4	Trey McBride T. McBride	3,686	69	373	495	9.9	53.4	19	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
5	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	3,460	78	275	440	12.6	44.4	15	-4	1	-4.0	-0.1	0
6	Dalton Schultz D. Schultz	3,391	81	334	482	10.2	41.9	21	0	0		0.0	0
7	T.J. Hockenson	3,253	69	325	459	10.0	47.1	17	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
8	Dallas Goedert D. Goedert	3,160	65	269	359	11.7	48.6	24	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
9	Evan Engram E. Engram	3,002	76	333	456	9.0	39.5	14	17	4	4.3	0.2	0
10	Hunter Henry H. Henry	2,935	81	256	376	11.5	36.2	26	0	0		0.0	0
11	David Njoku D. Njoku	2,756	68	273	401	10.1	40.5	23	-7	3	-2.3	-0.1	0
12	Pat Freiermuth P. Freiermuth	2,719	79	267	365	10.2	34.4	23	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
13	Cole Kmet C. Kmet	2,678	84	255	348	10.5	31.9	20	11	6	1.8	0.1	0
14	Juwan Johnson J. Johnson	2,601	77	230	326	11.3	33.8	22	0	0		0.0	0
15	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	2,430	62	258	378	9.4	39.2	20	4	1	4.0	0.1	0
16	Mike Gesicki M. Gesicki	2,346	81	222	323	10.6	29.0	15	0	0		0.0	0
17	Noah Fant N. Fant	2,314	79	228	296	10.1	29.3	14	0	0		0.0	0
18	Sam LaPorta S. LaPorta	2,248	45	200	271	11.2	50.0	21	4	1	4.0	0.1	0
19	Jonnu Smith J. Smith	2,219	81	225	308	9.9	27.4	14	108	21	5.1	1.3	1
20	Tyler Conklin T. Conklin	2,190	79	225	327	9.7	27.7	9	5	5	1.0	0.1	0
21	Cade Otton C. Otton	2,138	66	218	317	9.8	32.4	11	-4	1	-4.0	-0.1	0
22	Jake Ferguson J. Ferguson	2,101	67	240	323	8.8	31.4	18	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
23	Chig Okonkwo C. Okonkwo	2,033	69	196	275	10.4	29.5	8	25	6	4.2	0.4	0
24	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	1,990	30	186	253	10.7	66.3	13	15	7	2.1	0.5	0
25	Tyler Higbee T. Higbee	1,980	60	212	312	9.3	33.0	15	0	0		0.0	0

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RUSH

360

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Kelce

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PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

270.7

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	.667
Chargers	0	3	.000

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Sun 10/4	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
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Last Game

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Final

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Rodgers

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Young

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Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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Lock

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Sack Leaders

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31.0

30.7

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Opp PPG Rankings

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416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

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295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

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Gibbs

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000