nfl rookie receiving yards leaders 2000 to 2023 tight end

Between the 2000 and 2023 seasons, Kyle Pitts Sr. had the most receiving yards by a rookie tight end, with 1,026 yards in 2021.

NAME REC YDS SEASON TM GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
1,026
2021
ATL ATL
17
68
110
15.1
60.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
2 Jeremy Shockey
J. Shockey
894
2002
NYG NYG
15
74
127
12.1
59.6
2
0
0
0.0
0
3 Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
889
2023
DET DET
17
86
120
10.3
52.3
10
4
1
4.0
0.2
0
4 Evan Engram
E. Engram
722
2017
NYG NYG
15
64
115
11.3
48.1
6
14
1
14.0
0.9
0
5 Dalton Kincaid
D. Kincaid
673
2023
BUF BUF
16
73
91
9.2
42.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
6 John Carlson
J. Carlson
627
2008
SEA SEA
16
55
80
11.4
39.2
5
0
0
0.0
0
7 Timothy Wright
T. Wright
571
2013
TB TB
16
54
75
10.6
35.7
5
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
8 Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
563
2010
NE NE
14
45
64
12.5
40.2
6
47
3
15.7
3.4
0
9 Noah Fant
N. Fant
562
2019
DEN DEN
16
40
66
14.1
35.1
3
-12
3
-4.0
-0.8
0
10 Tony Moeaki
T. Moeaki
556
2010
KC KC
15
47
73
11.8
37.1
3
0
0
0.0
0
11 Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
552
2018
BAL BAL
16
34
50
16.2
34.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
12 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
546
2010
NE NE
16
42
59
13.0
34.1
10
0
0
0.0
0
13 Dustin Keller
D. Keller
535
2008
NYJ NYJ
16
48
78
11.1
33.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
14 Dwayne Allen
D. Allen
521
2012
IND IND
16
45
66
11.6
32.6
3
5
3
1.7
0.3
0
15 George Kittle
G. Kittle
515
2017
SF SF
15
43
63
12.0
34.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
16 Chris Herndon
C. Herndon
502
2018
NYJ NYJ
16
39
56
12.9
31.4
4
0
0
0.0
0
17 Jordan Reed
J. Reed
499
2013
WAS WAS
9
45
60
11.1
55.4
3
18
1
18.0
2.0
0
18 Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
497
2021
PIT PIT
16
60
79
8.3
31.1
7
0
0
0.0
0
19 Randy McMichael
R. McMichael
485
2002
MIA MIA
16
39
68
12.4
30.3
4
8
1
8.0
0.5
0
20 Hunter Henry
H. Henry
478
2016
SD SD
15
36
53
13.3
31.9
8
0
0
0.0
0
21 Jermaine Gresham
J. Gresham
471
2010
CIN CIN
15
52
83
9.1
31.4
4
0
0
0.0
0
22 Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
469
2013
PHI PHI
16
36
56
13.0
29.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
23 Will Tye
W. Tye
464
2015
NYG NYG
13
42
62
11.0
35.7
3
0
0
0.0
0
24 Heath Miller
H. Miller
459
2005
PIT PIT
16
39
52
11.8
28.7
6
0
0
0.0
0
25 Chig Okonkwo
C. Okonkwo
450
2022
TEN TEN
17
32
46
14.1
26.5
3
2
3
0.7
0.1
0
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Team Rankings

PPG

19.0

27th

OPP PPG

21.5

16th

RUSH YDS/G

136.5

4th

PASS YDS/G

236.8

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
Saints Saints
1
5
0
.167
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sun
10/19
ATL ATL
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
10/26
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

2 - 2 - 0

34

Final

27

WAS Commanders

2 - 2 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM