tight end most receiving touchdowns in a season, combine regular season and playoffs

Rob Gronkowski has scored the most receiving touchdowns by a tight end in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 20 touchdowns in 2011.

NAME REC TD SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
20
2011
NE NE
19
107
147
1,585
14.8
83.4
2
1
2.0
0.1
1
2 Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
16
2022
KC KC
20
137
183
1,595
11.6
79.8
5
2
2.5
0.3
0
3 Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
16
2013
NO NO
18
90
153
1,267
14.1
70.4
0
0
0.0
0
4 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
15
2014
NE NE
18
98
162
1,328
13.6
73.8
0
0
0.0
0
5 Vernon Davis
V. Davis
15
2013
SF SF
18
57
98
904
15.9
50.2
0
0
0.0
0
6 Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
14
2020
KC KC
18
136
185
1,776
13.1
98.7
0
0
0.0
0
7 Eric Ebron
E. Ebron
14
2018
IND IND
18
74
125
827
11.2
45.9
-8
3
-2.7
-0.4
1
8 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
14
2015
NE NE
17
87
143
1,403
16.1
82.5
0
0
0.0
0
9 Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
14
2011
NO NO
18
111
168
1,468
13.2
81.6
0
0
0.0
0
10 Antonio Gates
A. Gates
14
2004
SD SD
16
87
122
1,053
12.1
65.8
0
0
0.0
0
11 Tyler Eifert
T. Eifert
13
2015
CIN CIN
14
57
83
673
11.8
48.1
0
0
0.0
0
12 Vernon Davis
V. Davis
13
2009
SF SF
16
78
129
965
12.4
60.3
0
0
0.0
0
13 Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
12
2021
KC KC
19
115
161
1,424
12.4
74.9
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
14 Robert Tonyan
R. Tonyan
12
2020
GB GB
18
60
67
668
11.1
37.1
0
0
0.0
0
15 Jordan Reed
J. Reed
12
2015
WAS WAS
15
96
131
1,072
11.2
71.5
0
0
0.0
0
16 Antonio Gates
A. Gates
12
2014
SD SD
16
69
98
821
11.9
51.3
0
0
0.0
0
17 Julius Thomas
J. Thomas
12
2014
DEN DEN
14
49
69
542
11.1
38.7
0
0
0.0
0
18 Julius Thomas
J. Thomas
12
2013
DEN DEN
17
83
114
976
11.8
57.4
0
0
0.0
0
19 Visanthe Shiancoe
V. Shiancoe
12
2009
MIN MIN
18
61
86
660
10.8
36.7
0
0
0.0
0
20 Dallas Clark
D. Clark
12
2007
IND IND
16
64
108
711
11.1
44.4
29
2
14.5
1.8
0
21 Wesley Walls
W. Walls
12
1999
CAR CAR
16
63
108
822
13.0
51.4
0
0
0.0
0
22 Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
12
1983
RAI RAI
19
106
1,381
13.0
72.7
0
0
0.0
0
23 Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
12
1981
SD SD
18
104
1,288
12.4
71.6
0
0
0.0
0
24 Jerry Smith
J. Smith
12
1967
WAS WAS
14
67
849
12.7
60.6
0
0
0.0
0
25 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
12
1961
CHI CHI
14
56
1,076
19.2
76.9
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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