Brock Bowers has the most receiving yards in his rookie season by a tight end when playing 12+ games, with 1,194 yards in 2024.
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most receiving yards by rookie tight end all-time through 12 or more games| NAME | REC YDS | GP | SEASON | TM | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Bowers | 1,194 | 17 | 2024 | 112 | 153 | 10.7 | 70.2 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | M. Ditka | 1,076 | 14 | 1961 | 56 | 19.2 | 76.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 3 |  | K. Pitts Sr. | 1,026 | 17 | 2021 | 68 | 110 | 15.1 | 60.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | J. Shockey | 894 | 15 | 2002 | 74 | 127 | 12.1 | 59.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | S. LaPorta | 889 | 17 | 2023 | 86 | 120 | 10.3 | 52.3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 6 | | K. Jackson | 869 | 16 | 1988 | 81 | 10.7 | 54.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | C. Young | 854 | 14 | 1973 | 55 | 15.5 | 61.0 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
| 8 |  | T. Warren | 817 | 17 | 2025 | 76 | 112 | 10.8 | 48.1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 9 |  | H. Fannin Jr. | 731 | 16 | 2025 | 72 | 107 | 10.2 | 45.7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1 | |
| 10 | | J. Mackey | 726 | 14 | 1963 | 35 | 20.7 | 51.9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | E. Engram | 722 | 15 | 2017 | 64 | 115 | 11.3 | 48.1 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 14.0 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | C. Loveland | 713 | 16 | 2025 | 58 | 82 | 12.3 | 44.6 | 6 | -2 | 1 | -2.0 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| 13 | | C. Cleeland | 684 | 16 | 1998 | 54 | 12.7 | 42.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 |  | D. Kincaid | 673 | 16 | 2023 | 73 | 91 | 9.2 | 42.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | O. Gadsden | 664 | 15 | 2025 | 49 | 69 | 13.6 | 44.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | B. Trumpy | 639 | 14 | 1968 | 37 | 17.3 | 45.6 | 3 | -1 | 1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | R. Francis | 636 | 14 | 1975 | 35 | 18.2 | 45.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | K. Dilger | 635 | 16 | 1995 | 42 | 15.1 | 39.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | J. Carlson | 627 | 16 | 2008 | 55 | 80 | 11.4 | 39.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | O. Newsome | 589 | 16 | 1978 | 38 | 15.5 | 36.8 | 2 | 96 | 13 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 2 | ||
| 21 | | J. Miller | 584 | 16 | 1980 | 46 | 12.7 | 36.5 | 9 | -2 | 2 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | F. Edmunds | 575 | 16 | 1988 | 33 | 17.4 | 35.9 | 3 | -8 | 1 | -8.0 | -0.5 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | T. Wright | 571 | 16 | 2013 | 54 | 75 | 10.6 | 35.7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 24 | | B. Tucker | 571 | 14 | 1970 | 40 | 14.3 | 40.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | P. Lammons | 565 | 14 | 1966 | 41 | 13.8 | 40.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
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PASS
160
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102
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45
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PPG
27.0
13th
OPP PPG
13.0
6th
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130.0
10th
PASS YDS/G
160.0
28th
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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