Most Yards By A Tight End All-time

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most receiving yards by a tight end all-time

NAME	GP	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
Tony Gonzalez	270	15,127	1,325	1,862	11.4	56.0	111	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
Jason Witten	271	13,046	1,228	1,723	10.6	48.1	74	0	0		0.0	0
Antonio Gates	236	11,841	955	1,458	12.4	50.2	116	0	0		0.0	0
Travis Kelce	155	11,157	888	1,239	12.6	72.0	74	14	8	1.8	0.1	2
Shannon Sharpe	188	9,961	808	438	12.3	53.0	61	9	3	3.0	0.0	0
Rob Gronkowski	143	9,286	621	961	15.0	64.9	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
Greg Olsen	199	8,683	742	1,201	11.7	43.6	60	0	0		0.0	0
Jimmy Graham	192	8,520	715	1,111	11.9	44.4	87	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
Ozzie Newsome	198	7,980	662		12.1	40.3	47	135	18	7.5	0.7	2
Jackie Smith	210	7,918	480		16.5	37.7	40	327	38	8.6	1.6	3
Vernon Davis	198	7,562	583	929	13.0	38.2	63	15	6	2.5	0.1	0
Zach Ertz	151	7,434	709	1,060	10.5	49.2	46	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
Jared Cook	194	7,237	553	919	13.1	37.3	45	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
Kellen Winslow	109	6,741	541		12.5	61.8	45	0	0		0.0	0
Heath Miller	168	6,569	592	825	11.1	39.1	45	8	2	4.0	0.0	0
Steve Jordan	176	6,307	498		12.7	35.8	28	4	1	4.0	0.0	1
Jeremy Shockey	136	6,143	547	883	11.2	45.2	37	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
Benjamin Watson	205	6,058	547	860	11.1	29.6	44	10	2	5.0	0.0	0
George Kittle	94	5,989	445	616	13.5	63.7	36	71	12	5.9	0.8	0
Todd Christensen	108	5,872	461		12.7	54.4	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
Todd Heap	145	5,869	499	817	11.8	40.5	42	61	8	7.6	0.4	0
Mike Ditka	158	5,812	427		13.6	36.8	43	2	2	1.0	0.0	0
Riley Odoms	153	5,755	396		14.5	37.6	41	211	25	8.4	1.4	2
Delanie Walker	160	5,684	481	744	11.8	35.5	35	89	16	5.6	0.6	1
Dallas Clark	143	5,665	505	776	11.2	39.6	53	40	4	10.0	0.3	0
Owen Daniels	131	5,661	479	758	11.8	43.2	36	0	0		0.0	0
Ben Coates	158	5,555	499	81	11.1	35.2	50	-4	3	-1.3	0.0	0
Bob Tucker	156	5,421	422		12.8	34.8	27	6	6	1.0	0.0	1
Wesley Walls	196	5,291	450	299	11.8	27.0	54	0	0		0.0	0
Keith Jackson	129	5,283	441		12.0	41.0	49	0	0		0.0	0
Russ Francis	167	5,262	393		13.4	31.5	40	12	2	6.0	0.1	0
Kellen Winslow	105	5,236	469	756	11.2	49.9	25	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
John Mackey	139	5,236	331		15.8	37.7	38	127	19	6.7	0.9	0
Dave Casper	147	5,216	378		13.8	35.5	52	27	6	4.5	0.2	0
Brent Jones	143	5,195	417		12.5	36.3	33	0	0		0.0	0
Marcedes Lewis	263	5,108	434	733	11.8	19.4	39	0	0		0.0	0
Charle Young	187	5,106	418		12.2	27.3	27	80	16	5.0	0.4	1
Mickey Shuler	180	5,100	462		11.0	28.3	37	0	0		0.0	0
Jimmie Giles	188	5,084	350		14.5	27.0	41	-3	5	-0.6	0.0	0
Frank Wycheck	146	5,071	498	395	10.2	34.7	27	5	4	1.3	0.0	1
Raymond Chester	172	5,013	364		13.8	29.1	48	9	5	1.8	0.1	0
Brent Celek	175	4,998	398	616	12.6	28.6	31	0	0		0.0	0
Jerry Smith	155	4,870	376		13.0	31.4	54	56	8	7.0	0.4	0
Mark Andrews	87	4,857	381	563	12.7	55.8	40	8	5	1.6	0.1	0
Charlie Sanders	128	4,817	336		14.3	37.6	31	-6	4	-1.5	0.0	0
Kyle Rudolph	165	4,773	482	710	9.9	28.9	50	0	0		0.0	0
Rodney Holman	212	4,771	365		13.1	22.5	36	0	0		0.0	0
Alge Crumpler	155	4,743	373	632	12.7	30.6	39	0	0		0.0	0
Mark Bavaro	126	4,733	351		13.5	37.6	39	0	0		0.0	0
Chris Cooley	117	4,711	429	669	11.0	40.3	33	3	2	1.5	0.0	0

StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

NFL 2023 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,540

Stroud

3,466

Howell

3,457

Tagovailoa

Rush Yards Leaders

1,032

McCaffrey

841

Henry

828

Mostert

Rec Yards Leaders

1,481

Hill

1,182

Lamb

1,175

Allen

Pass TD Leaders

26

Prescott

24

Tagovailoa

24

Allen

Rush TD Leaders

14

Mostert

12

Hurts

12

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

12

Hill

10

Evans

9

Sutton

QB Rating Leaders

116.1

Purdy

108.3

Prescott

106.0

Tagovailoa

Sack Leaders

15.0

Mack

14.0

Watt

13.5

Allen

NFL 2023 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

32.0

29.3

27.4

27.3

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

15.6

15.8

17.3

18.3

18.9

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

428.4

400.6

391.9

383.3

380.4

373.1

Rush Yards Rankings

158.6

143.3

137.7

137.3

136.8

135.2

Pass Yards Rankings

297.2

293.9

279.0

274.0

272.0

267.8

Sack Leaders

47.0

42.0

41.0

41.0

39.0

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Eagles	10	2	0	.833
2	Cowboys	9	3	0	.750
	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	9	3	0	.750
2	Vikings	6	6	0	.500
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	9	3	0	.750
2	Rams	6	6	0	.500
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Falcons	6	6	0	.500
2	Buccaneers	5	7	0	.417

	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Dolphins	9	3	0	.750
2	Bills	6	6	0	.500
	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	9	3	0	.750
2	Browns	7	5	0	.583
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	8	4	0	.667
2	Broncos	6	6	0	.500
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Jaguars	8	4	0	.667
2	Colts	7	5	0	.583

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Tony Gonzalez has the most career receiving yards by a tight end, with 15,127 yards.

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NFL 2023 Leaders

3,540

3,466

3,457

1,032

841

828

1,481

1,182

1,175

26

24

24

14

12

12

12

10

9

116.1

108.3

106.0

15.0

14.0

13.5

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Division Standings