most yards per game by a te all-time before age 23

Mike Ditka has averaged the most career receiving yards per game by a tight end younger than 23, with 69.0 per game.

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	NAME	REC YDS/G	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	69.0	19	71		1,311	18.5	12	0	0		0.0	0
2	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	67.1	27	165	226	1,813	11.0	11	15	7	2.1	0.6	0
3	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	65.3	16	75		1,044	13.9	9	0	0		0.0	0
4	Hugh McInnis H. McInnis	64.0	1	4		64	16.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Charle Young C. Young	61.0	14	55		854	15.5	6	24	4	6.0	1.7	1
6	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	59.6	15	74	127	894	12.1	2	0	0		0.0	0
7	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	58.5	32	132	183	1,873	14.2	27	2	1	2.0	0.1	1
8	Sam LaPorta S. LaPorta	52.3	17	86	120	889	10.3	10	4	1	4.0	0.2	0
9	Aaron Hernandez A. Hernandez	50.5	32	141	201	1,616	11.5	15	97	9	10.8	3.0	0
10	John Mackey J. Mackey	49.7	16	38		795	20.9	8	3	1	3.0	0.2	0
11	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	48.5	31	107	190	1,503	14.0	3	-4	1	-4.0	-0.1	0
12	Tom Buckman T. Buckman	48.0	1	4		48	12.0	1	0	0		0.0	0
13	Kenyon Sadiq K. Sadiq	47.7	3	12	14	143	11.9	1	3	1	3.0	1.0	1
14	Gordon Smith G. Smith	45.7	7	12		320	26.7	4	0	0		0.0	0
15	Russ Francis R. Francis	45.4	14	35		636	18.2	4	0	0		0.0	0
16	Harold Fannin Jr. H. Fannin Jr.	45.1	19	86	125	857	10.0	8	13	7	1.9	0.7	1
17	Oronde Gadsden O. Gadsden	44.3	15	49	69	664	13.6	3	0	0		0.0	0
18	Jason Witten J. Witten	42.8	31	122	176	1,327	10.9	7	0	0		0.0	0
19	Greg Dulcich G. Dulcich	41.1	10	33	55	411	12.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
20	Junior Miller J. Miller	40.7	12	37		488	13.2	7	-2	1	-2.0	-0.2	0
21	Raymond Chester R. Chester	39.7	14	42		556	13.2	7	0	0		0.0	0
22	Colston Loveland C. Loveland	39.3	19	63	91	747	11.9	6	-2	1	-2.0	-0.1	0
23	Will Dissly W. Dissly	39.0	4	8	14	156	19.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
24	Noah Fant N. Fant	38.7	24	75	119	929	12.4	5	-12	3	-4.0	-0.5	0
25	Freddie Jones F. Jones	38.7	3	9		116	12.9	2	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

407

Williams

RUSH

253

Swift

REC

214

Raymond

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

5th

OPP PPG

17.7

7th

RUSH YDS/G

184.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

236.0

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM

Last Game

Eagles

2 - 1

Final

Bears

2 - 1

Mon 28 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

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2-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000