highest yards per catch all-time with at least 400 receptions-tight end

Jackie Smith has averaged the most career yards per catch by a tight end when he has 400+ catches, with 16.5 per reception.

	NAME	AVG	REC	GP	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jackie Smith J. Smith	16.5	480	210		7,918	37.7	40	327	38	8.6	1.6	3
2	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	15.0	621	143	961	9,286	64.9	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
3	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	13.6	427	158		5,812	36.8	43	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
4	George Kittle G. Kittle	13.4	597	125	807	8,020	64.2	52	68	13	5.2	0.5	0
5	Jared Cook J. Cook	13.1	553	194	919	7,237	37.3	45	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
6	Vernon Davis V. Davis	13.0	583	198	929	7,562	38.2	63	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
7	Bob Tucker B. Tucker	12.8	422	156		5,421	34.8	27	6	6	1.0	0.0	1
8	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	12.7	461	108		5,872	54.4	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
9	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	12.7	498	176		6,307	35.8	28	4	1	4.0	0.0	1
10	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	12.5	541	109		6,741	61.8	45	0	0		0.0	0
11	Brent Jones B. Jones	12.5	417	143		5,195	36.3	33	0	0		0.0	0
12	Antonio Gates A. Gates	12.4	955	236	1,458	11,841	50.2	116	0	0		0.0	0
13	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	12.3	808	188	438	9,961	53.0	61	9	3	3.0	0.0	0
14	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	12.3	488	122	708	6,001	49.2	56	61	19	3.2	0.5	1
15	Charle Young C. Young	12.2	418	187		5,106	27.3	27	80	16	5.0	0.4	1
16	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	12.1	662	198		7,980	40.3	47	135	18	7.5	0.7	2
17	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	12.0	1,080	192	1,508	13,002	67.7	82	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
18	Keith Jackson K. Jackson	12.0	441	129		5,283	41.0	49	0	0		0.0	0
19	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	11.9	719	197	1,115	8,545	43.4	89	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
20	Owen Daniels O. Daniels	11.8	479	131	758	5,661	43.2	36	0	0		0.0	0
21	Delanie Walker D. Walker	11.8	481	160	744	5,684	35.5	35	89	16	5.6	0.6	1
22	Todd Heap T. Heap	11.8	499	145	817	5,869	40.5	42	61	8	7.6	0.4	0
23	Wesley Walls W. Walls	11.8	450	196	299	5,291	27.0	54	0	0		0.0	0
24	Marcedes Lewis M. Lewis	11.7	437	290	737	5,115	17.6	40	0	0		0.0	0
25	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	11.7	742	199	1,201	8,683	43.6	60	0	0		0.0	0

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61

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95

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Cardinals	1	0	1.000
49ers	1	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	SEA	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	ARI	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM

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1 - 0

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Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

124

Swift

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

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Henry

2

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Rec TD Leaders

2

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2

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QB Rating Leaders

150.6

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134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

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59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

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34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

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Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Watson

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Coker

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Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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

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