O.J. Howard has the most receiving yards per reception by a rookie tight end with 30+ targets, with 16.62 in 2017.
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most receiving yards/reception rookie te with at least 30 targets| NAME | YDS/REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC | SEASON | TM | GP | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | O.J. Howard | 16.62 | 39 | 432 | 26 | 2017 |  TB | 14 | 16.6 | 30.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | M. Andrews | 16.24 | 50 | 552 | 34 | 2018 |  BAL | 16 | 16.2 | 34.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | A. Gates | 16.21 | 42 | 389 | 24 | 2003 |  SD | 15 | 16.2 | 25.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | T. Scheffler | 15.89 | 37 | 286 | 18 | 2006 |  DEN | 13 | 15.9 | 22.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 5 |  | G. Everett | 15.25 | 32 | 244 | 16 | 2017 |  LAR | 16 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 6 |  | K. Pitts Sr. | 15.09 | 110 | 1,026 | 68 | 2021 |  ATL | 17 | 15.1 | 60.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | C. Okonkwo | 14.06 | 46 | 450 | 32 | 2022 |  TEN | 17 | 14.1 | 26.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 8 |  | N. Fant | 14.05 | 66 | 562 | 40 | 2019 | DEN | 16 | 14.1 | 35.1 | 3 | -12 | 3 | -4.0 | -0.8 | 0 |
| 9 |  | D. Knox | 13.86 | 50 | 388 | 28 | 2019 |  BUF | 15 | 13.9 | 25.9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 10 |  | H. Henry | 13.28 | 53 | 478 | 36 | 2016 | SD | 15 | 13.3 | 31.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | V. Davis | 13.25 | 42 | 265 | 20 | 2006 |  SF | 10 | 13.3 | 26.5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 12 | | A. Crumpler | 13.2 | 41 | 330 | 25 | 2001 | ATL | 16 | 13.2 | 20.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | Z. Ertz | 13.03 | 56 | 469 | 36 | 2013 |  PHI | 16 | 13.0 | 29.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | R. Gronkowski | 13 | 59 | 546 | 42 | 2010 |  NE | 16 | 13.0 | 34.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | C. Herndon | 12.87 | 56 | 502 | 39 | 2018 |  NYJ | 16 | 12.9 | 31.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | D. Jolley | 12.78 | 37 | 409 | 32 | 2002 |  OAK | 16 | 12.8 | 25.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | L. Kendricks | 12.57 | 59 | 352 | 28 | 2011 |  STL | 15 | 12.6 | 23.5 | 0 | -8 | 1 | -8.0 | -0.5 | 0 |
| 18 |  | A. Hernandez | 12.51 | 64 | 563 | 45 | 2010 | NE | 14 | 12.5 | 40.2 | 6 | 47 | 3 | 15.7 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 19 | | J. Woods | 12.48 | 40 | 312 | 25 | 2022 |  IND | 15 | 12.5 | 20.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | G. Dulcich | 12.45 | 55 | 411 | 33 | 2022 | DEN | 10 | 12.5 | 41.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | R. McMichael | 12.44 | 68 | 485 | 39 | 2002 |  MIA | 16 | 12.4 | 30.3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 22 | | J. Shockey | 12.08 | 127 | 894 | 74 | 2002 |  NYG | 15 | 12.1 | 59.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | D. Njoku | 12.06 | 60 | 386 | 32 | 2017 |  CLE | 16 | 12.1 | 24.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 24 |  | G. Kittle | 11.98 | 63 | 515 | 43 | 2017 | SF | 15 | 12.0 | 34.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | L.J. Smith | 11.89 | 46 | 321 | 27 | 2003 | PHI | 15 | 11.9 | 21.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
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