most yards per game by tight end all-time minimum 50 games

Travis Kelce has averaged the most career receiving yards per game by a tight end when playing 50+ games, with 67.9 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	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	67.9	194	1,092	1,524	13,174	12.1	83	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
2	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	67.4	62	244		4,177	17.1	31	0	0		0.0	0
3	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	64.9	143	621	961	9,286	15.0	92	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
4	George Kittle G. Kittle	64.3	126	601	811	8,100	13.5	53	68	13	5.2	0.5	0
5	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	61.8	109	541		6,741	12.5	45	0	0		0.0	0
6	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	56.0	270	1,325	1,862	15,127	11.4	111	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
7	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	54.4	108	461		5,872	12.7	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
8	Trey McBride T. McBride	53.1	68	364	484	3,611	9.9	19	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
9	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	53.0	188	808	438	9,961	12.3	61	9	3	3.0	0.0	0
10	Antonio Gates A. Gates	50.2	236	955	1,458	11,841	12.4	116	0	0		0.0	0
11	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	49.9	105	469	756	5,236	11.2	25	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
12	Mark Andrews M. Andrews	49.2	123	494	715	6,050	12.2	56	61	19	3.2	0.5	1
13	Darren Waller D. Waller	48.9	91	377	534	4,450	11.8	28	30	4	7.5	0.3	0
14	Jason Witten J. Witten	48.1	271	1,228	1,723	13,046	10.6	74	0	0		0.0	0
15	Jordan Reed J. Reed	48.0	75	355	493	3,602	10.1	28	18	1	18.0	0.2	0
16	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	47.5	181	825	1,223	8,592	10.4	57	4	1	4.0	0.0	0
17	Rich Caster R. Caster	46.3	77	202		3,567	17.7	26	67	10	6.7	0.9	0
18	Aaron Thomas A. Thomas	46.1	81	215		3,733	17.4	31	14	2	7.0	0.2	0
19	T.J. Hockenson	45.5	99	440	637	4,505	10.2	27	0	2	0.0	0.0	0
20	Jeremy Shockey J. Shockey	45.2	136	547	883	6,143	11.2	37	6	1	6.0	0.0	0
21	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	44.4	81	286	457	3,599	12.6	15	-4	1	-4.0	0.0	0
22	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	43.6	199	742	1,201	8,683	11.7	60	0	0		0.0	0
23	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	43.4	197	719	1,115	8,545	11.9	89	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
24	Dallas Goedert D. Goedert	43.2	110	414	566	4,757	11.5	37	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
25	Owen Daniels O. Daniels	43.2	131	479	758	5,661	11.8	36	0	0		0.0	0

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RUSH

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Walker

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	.500
Chargers	0	2	.000

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Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM

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Final

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Shough

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Sack Leaders

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35.5

32.0

31.0

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8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

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457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

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64.7

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Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000