all-time rookie tight end receiving yards

Tight ends had 976 receiving yards in their rookie season in 1960.

POSITION REC YDS SEASON GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1
Tight End
976
1960
50
74
13.2
19.5
9
0
0
0.0
0
2
Tight End
2,146
1961
80
117
18.3
26.8
20
32
16
2.0
0.4
1
3
Tight End
1,228
1962
120
79
15.5
10.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
4
Tight End
1,983
1963
73
114
17.4
27.2
15
3
1
3.0
0.0
0
5
Tight End
534
1964
71
27
19.8
7.5
4
0
0
0.0
0
6
Tight End
1,372
1965
88
95
14.4
15.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
7
Tight End
1,298
1966
76
94
13.8
17.1
11
0
0
0.0
0
8
Tight End
1,051
1967
143
86
12.2
7.3
9
7
1
7.0
0.0
0
9
Tight End
1,393
1968
77
96
14.5
18.1
5
2
3
0.7
0.0
0
10
Tight End
730
1969
171
49
14.9
4.3
11
77
5
15.4
0.5
0
11
Tight End
1,783
1970
177
129
13.8
10.1
21
0
4
0.0
0.0
0
12
Tight End
271
1971
97
25
10.8
2.8
1
31
4
7.8
0.3
0
13
Tight End
697
1972
86
50
13.9
8.1
3
74
10
7.4
0.9
0
14
Tight End
1,685
1973
159
115
14.7
10.6
18
36
8
4.5
0.2
1
15
Tight End
1,087
1974
182
79
13.8
6.0
7
6
3
2.0
0.0
1
16
Tight End
1,837
1975
151
104
17.7
12.2
13
-10
3
-3.3
-0.1
0
17
Tight End
410
1976
89
32
12.8
4.6
8
0
0
0.0
0
18
Tight End
655
1977
140
57
11.5
4.7
5
-11
2
-5.5
-0.1
0
19
Tight End
1,953
1978
241
146
13.4
8.1
15
113
17
6.6
0.5
2
20
Tight End
1,563
1979
233
141
11.1
6.7
6
-4
5
-0.8
0.0
0
21
Tight End
2,535
1980
176
204
12.4
14.4
31
24
6
4.0
0.1
0
22
Tight End
1,003
1981
204
75
13.4
4.9
8
0
0
0.0
0
23
Tight End
345
1982
112
36
9.6
3.1
4
1
1
1.0
0.0
1
24
Tight End
2,307
1983
303
212
10.9
7.6
20
39
6
6.5
0.1
0
25
Tight End
1,244
1984
294
121
10.3
4.2
14
14
5
2.8
0.0
1
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NFC East W L T PCT
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4
0
0
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2
2
0
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3
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2
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2
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.500
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3
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.750
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2
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.500
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1
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.750
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.750
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2
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.500

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