most receptions by a tight end all-time through 2003

Before 2004, Shannon Sharpe made the most catches by a tight end, with 808 catches.

NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
808
188
438
9,961
12.3
53.0
61
9
3
3.0
0.0
0
2Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
662
198
7,980
12.1
40.3
47
135
18
7.5
0.7
2
3Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
541
109
6,741
12.5
61.8
45
0
0
0.0
0
4Ben Coates
B. Coates
499
158
81
5,555
11.1
35.2
50
-4
3
-1.3
0.0
0
5Frank Wycheck
F. Wycheck
498
146
395
5,071
10.2
34.7
27
5
4
1.3
0.0
1
6Steve Jordan
S. Jordan
498
176
6,307
12.7
35.8
28
4
1
4.0
0.0
1
7Jackie Smith
J. Smith
480
210
7,918
16.5
37.7
40
327
38
8.6
1.6
3
8Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
468
111
581
5,647
12.1
50.9
47
9
1
9.0
0.1
0
9Mickey Shuler
M. Shuler
462
180
5,100
11.0
28.3
37
0
0
0.0
0
10Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
461
108
5,872
12.7
54.4
41
-6
1
-6.0
-0.1
0
11Wesley Walls
W. Walls
450
196
299
5,291
11.8
27.0
54
0
0
0.0
0
12Keith Jackson
K. Jackson
441
129
5,283
12.0
41.0
49
0
0
0.0
0
13Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
427
158
5,812
13.6
36.8
43
2
2
1.0
0.0
0
14Bob Tucker
B. Tucker
422
156
5,421
12.8
34.8
27
6
6
1.0
0.0
1
15Jay Novacek
J. Novacek
420
134
4,624
11.0
34.5
30
12
2
6.0
0.1
1
16Charle Young
C. Young
418
187
5,106
12.2
27.3
27
80
16
5.0
0.4
1
17Brent Jones
B. Jones
417
143
5,195
12.5
36.3
33
0
0
0.0
0
18Riley Odoms
R. Odoms
396
153
5,755
14.5
37.6
41
211
25
8.4
1.4
2
19Jackie Harris
J. Harris
393
167
115
4,410
11.2
26.4
25
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
20Russ Francis
R. Francis
393
167
5,262
13.4
31.5
40
12
2
6.0
0.1
0
21Pete Metzelaars
P. Metzelaars
383
235
3,686
9.6
15.7
29
0
0
0.0
0
22Dave Casper
D. Casper
378
147
5,216
13.8
35.5
52
27
6
4.5
0.2
0
23Jerry Smith
J. Smith
376
155
4,870
13.0
31.4
54
56
8
7.0
0.4
0
24Rodney Holman
R. Holman
365
212
4,771
13.1
22.5
36
0
0
0.0
0
25Raymond Chester
R. Chester
364
172
5,013
13.8
29.1
48
9
5
1.8
0.1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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