which tight ends have the most receptions in the nfl in their career

Tony Gonzalez has made the most career catches by a tight end, with 1,325 receptions.

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	NAME	REC	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,325	270	1,862	15,127	11.4	56.0	111	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
2	Jason Witten J. Witten	1,228	271	1,723	13,046	10.6	48.1	74	0	0		0.0	0
3	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,096	196	1,530	13,248	12.1	67.6	84	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
4	Antonio Gates A. Gates	955	236	1,458	11,841	12.4	50.2	116	0	0		0.0	0
5	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	828	184	1,231	8,614	10.4	46.8	57	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
6	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	808	188	438	9,961	12.3	53.0	61	9	3	3.0	0.0	0
7	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	742	199	1,201	8,683	11.7	43.6	60	0	0		0.0	0
8	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	719	197	1,115	8,545	11.9	43.4	89	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
9	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	662	198		7,980	12.1	40.3	47	135	18	7.5	0.7	2
10	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	621	143	961	9,286	15.0	64.9	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
11	George Kittle G. Kittle	616	129	830	8,276	13.4	64.2	56	68	13	5.2	0.5	0
12	Heath Miller H. Miller	592	168	825	6,569	11.1	39.1	45	8	2	4.0	0.0	0
13	Vernon Davis V. Davis	583	198	929	7,562	13.0	38.2	63	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
14	Evan Engram E. Engram	556	129	827	5,504	9.9	42.7	27	100	17	5.9	0.8	1
15	Jared Cook J. Cook	553	194	919	7,237	13.1	37.3	45	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
16	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	547	205	860	6,058	11.1	29.6	44	10	2	5.0	0.0	0
17	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	547	136	883	6,143	11.2	45.2	37	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
18	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	541	109		6,741	12.5	61.8	45	0	0		0.0	0
19	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	506	126	732	6,129	12.1	48.6	57	61	19	3.2	0.5	1
20	Dallas Clark D. Clark	505	143	776	5,665	11.2	39.6	53	40	4	10.0	0.3	0
21	Todd Heap T. Heap	499	145	817	5,869	11.8	40.5	42	61	8	7.6	0.4	0
22	Ben Coates B. Coates	499	158	81	5,555	11.1	35.2	50	-4	3	-1.3	0.0	0
23	Frank Wycheck F. Wycheck	498	146	395	5,071	10.2	34.7	27	5	4	1.3	0.0	1
24	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	498	176		6,307	12.7	35.8	28	4	1	4.0	0.0	1
25	Kyle Rudolph K. Rudolph	482	165	710	4,773	9.9	28.9	50	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

1,037

Mahomes

RUSH

537

Walker

REC

246

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

5th

OPP PPG

19.3

7th

RUSH YDS/G

162.3

4th

PASS YDS/G

259.3

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	.600
Raiders	3	2	.600
Chargers	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

4 - 0

Final

Raiders

3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

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Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

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Reichard

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4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

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1-3-1

2-3

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000