nfl player highest rec yard per game by tight end with minimum 50 game played in all-time

Travis Kelce has the most receiving yards per game by a tight end when playing 50+ games, with 69.0 per game.

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
69.0
178
1,014
1,417
12,285
12.1
78
15
9
1.7
0.1
2
2 Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
67.4
62
244
4,177
17.1
31
0
0
0.0
0
3 George Kittle
G. Kittle
65.0
114
542
737
7,405
13.7
46
71
12
5.9
0.6
0
4 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
64.9
143
621
961
9,286
15.0
92
2
1
2.0
0.0
1
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 Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
53.0
188
808
438
9,961
12.3
61
9
3
3.0
0.0
0
9 Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
52.6
107
444
642
5,628
12.7
53
15
10
1.5
0.1
0
10 Darren Waller
D. Waller
51.3
80
348
495
4,106
11.8
20
26
3
8.7
0.3
0
11 Antonio Gates
A. Gates
50.2
236
955
1,458
11,841
12.4
116
0
0
0.0
0
12 Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
49.9
105
469
756
5,236
11.2
25
7
1
7.0
0.1
0
13 Jason Witten
J. Witten
48.1
271
1,228
1,723
13,046
10.6
74
0
0
0.0
0
14 Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
48.0
171
787
1,167
8,216
10.4
55
4
1
4.0
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 T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
48.0
85
391
575
4,078
10.4
24
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
17 Trey McBride
T. McBride
46.5
52
238
316
2,418
10.2
7
2
1
2.0
0.0
1
18 Rich Caster
R. Caster
46.3
77
202
3,567
17.7
26
67
10
6.7
0.9
0
19 Aaron Thomas
A. Thomas
46.1
81
215
3,733
17.4
31
14
2
7.0
0.2
0
20 Jeremy Shockey
J. Shockey
45.2
136
547
883
6,143
11.2
37
6
1
6.0
0.0
0
21 Evan Engram
E. Engram
45.0
110
500
740
4,955
9.9
25
93
16
5.8
0.8
1
22 Dallas Goedert
D. Goedert
43.8
95
357
485
4,162
11.7
25
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
23 Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
43.6
199
742
1,201
8,683
11.7
60
0
0
0.0
0
24 Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
43.5
64
211
352
2,786
13.2
10
-4
1
-4.0
-0.1
0
25 Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
43.4
197
719
1,115
8,545
11.9
89
3
2
1.5
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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20.0

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18.7

9th

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108.0

17th

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223.0

15th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Broncos Broncos
1
2
0
.333
Chiefs Chiefs
1
2
0
.333
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
BAL BAL
@
KC KC
4:25 PM
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DET DET
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Sun
10/19
LV LV
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Last Game
NYG Giants

0 - 3 - 0

9

Final

22

KC Chiefs

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
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3
0
0
1.000
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2
1
0
.667
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Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
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2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
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Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
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Thu
9/25
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@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
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PIT PIT
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Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
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1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM