Since 1970, Russ Francis has averaged the most yards per reception by a rookie tight end, with 18.2 per reception in 1975.
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most yards per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a rookie te, since 1970| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Francis | 18.2 | 1975 |  NE | 14 | 35 | 636 | 45.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | F. Edmunds | 17.4 | 1988 |  MIA | 16 | 33 | 575 | 35.9 | 3 | -8 | 1 | -8.0 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | M. Andrews | 16.2 | 2018 |  BAL | 16 | 34 | 50 | 552 | 34.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | C. Young | 15.5 | 1973 |  PHI | 14 | 55 | 854 | 61.0 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1 | |
| 5 | | O. Newsome | 15.5 | 1978 |  CLE | 16 | 38 | 589 | 36.8 | 2 | 96 | 13 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 2 | |
| 6 | | K. Dilger | 15.1 | 1995 |  IND | 16 | 42 | 635 | 39.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | K. Pitts Sr. | 15.1 | 2021 |  ATL | 17 | 68 | 110 | 1,026 | 60.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | P. Seal | 14.6 | 1974 |  NO | 14 | 32 | 466 | 33.3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 9 | | B. Tucker | 14.3 | 1970 |  NYG | 14 | 40 | 571 | 40.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | C. Okonkwo | 14.1 | 2022 |  TEN | 17 | 32 | 46 | 450 | 26.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 11 |  | N. Fant | 14.1 | 2019 |  DEN | 16 | 40 | 66 | 562 | 35.1 | 3 | -12 | 3 | -4.0 | -0.8 | 0 |
| 12 | | M. Bavaro | 13.8 | 1985 | NYG | 16 | 37 | 511 | 31.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | B. Joe DuPree | 13.5 | 1973 |  DAL | 14 | 29 | 392 | 28.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | H. Henry | 13.3 | 2016 |  SD | 15 | 36 | 53 | 478 | 31.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | R. Chester | 13.2 | 1970 |  OAK | 14 | 42 | 556 | 39.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | Z. Ertz | 13.0 | 2013 | PHI | 16 | 36 | 56 | 469 | 29.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | R. Gronkowski | 13.0 | 2010 | NE | 16 | 42 | 59 | 546 | 34.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | C. Herndon | 12.9 | 2018 |  NYJ | 16 | 39 | 56 | 502 | 31.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | P. Mitchell | 12.9 | 1995 |  JAX | 16 | 41 | 527 | 32.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | D. Jolley | 12.8 | 2002 | OAK | 16 | 32 | 37 | 409 | 25.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | T. Warren | 12.8 | 2025 | IND | 6 | 29 | 40 | 370 | 61.7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 22 | | J. Miller | 12.7 | 1980 | ATL | 16 | 46 | 584 | 36.5 | 9 | -2 | 2 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| 23 | | C. Cleeland | 12.7 | 1998 | NO | 16 | 54 | 684 | 42.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | D. Ross | 12.6 | 1979 |  CIN | 16 | 41 | 516 | 32.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | R. Awalt | 12.5 | 1987 |  STL | 12 | 42 | 526 | 43.8 | 6 | -9 | 2 | -4.5 | -0.8 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.
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