who has the highest yards per reception amongst tight ends

Travis Kelce has the most yards per reception by a tight end, with 14.6 per reception this season.

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Assumption:2026 season
Assumption:1.875+ REC/TG
Data note: Yards Per Reception, Receptions Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	14.6	2026	KC	8	33	48	482	60.3	2	1	1	1.0	0.1	1
2	Dalton Kincaid D. Kincaid	14.3	2026	BUF	8	30	38	429	53.6	2	0	0		0.0	0
3	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	13.7	2026	LV	7	48	70	658	94.0	6	2	1	2.0	0.3	0
4	Darnell Washington D. Washington	13.4	2026	PIT	8	19	28	254	31.8	3	0	0		0.0	0
5	Mike Gesicki M. Gesicki	13.3	2026	CIN	8	19	26	252	31.5	6	0	0		0.0	0
6	Darren Waller D. Waller	13.0	2026	CAR	8	23	35	299	37.4	4	0	0		0.0	0
7	George Kittle G. Kittle	12.7	2026	SF	8	38	53	483	60.4	5	0	0		0.0	0
8	Noah Gray N. Gray	12.3	2026	KC	8	15	17	184	23.0	1	0	0		0.0	0
9	Harold Fannin Jr. H. Fannin Jr.	12.2	2026	CLE	9	37	53	453	50.3	4	0	0		0.0	0
10	Brenton Strange B. Strange	11.9	2026	JAX	8	30	37	356	44.5	1	0	0		0.0	0
11	Sam LaPorta S. LaPorta	11.4	2026	DET	8	35	49	399	49.9	3	2	1	2.0	0.3	0
12	Hunter Henry H. Henry	11.3	2026	NE	9	32	37	361	40.1	2	0	0		0.0	0
13	Greg Dulcich G. Dulcich	11.3	2026	MIA	8	24	32	270	33.8	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Kenyon Sadiq K. Sadiq	11.2	2026	NYJ	9	21	31	235	26.1	1	3	1	3.0	0.3	1
15	Dalton Schultz D. Schultz	10.4	2026	HOU	8	35	47	364	45.5	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Chig Okonkwo C. Okonkwo	10.4	2026	WAS	6	23	31	239	39.8	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Juwan Johnson J. Johnson	10.3	2026	NO	8	28	39	289	36.1	4	0	0		0.0	0
18	Tyler Higbee T. Higbee	10.3	2026	LAR	9	28	39	287	31.9	1	0	0		0.0	0
19	Michael Mayer M. Mayer	9.9	2026	LV	9	39	46	388	43.1	1	0	0		0.0	0
20	Evan Engram E. Engram	9.9	2026	DEN	9	17	30	169	18.8	1	0	0		0.0	0
21	Dallas Goedert D. Goedert	9.9	2026	PHI	7	31	42	308	44.0	2	2	1	2.0	0.3	0
22	Colston Loveland C. Loveland	9.8	2026	CHI	9	37	57	363	40.3	2	0	0		0.0	0
23	Tucker Kraft T. Kraft	9.8	2026	GB	9	36	52	351	39.0	3	13	4	3.3	1.4	0
24	Isaiah Likely I. Likely	9.7	2026	NYG	8	46	69	448	56.0	6	0	0		0.0	0
25	Gunnar Helm G. Helm	9.4	2026	TEN	8	17	26	160	20.0	0	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,037

Mahomes

RUSH

872

Walker

REC

482

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

25.3

10th

OPP PPG

17.9

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.8

5th

PASS YDS/G

254.6

11th

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

Jets

2 - 7

Final

Chiefs

6 - 2

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

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

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

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

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

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
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	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	7	1	0	.875
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)
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
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM

Travis Kelce has the most yards per reception by a tight end, with 14.6 per reception this season.

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