nfl tight end receptions all-time rookie leaders 2023

Sam LaPorta had the most catches by a rookie tight end in 2023, with 86 catches.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
86
2023
17
120
889
10.3
52.3
10
4
1
4.0
0.2
0
2Dalton Kincaid
D. Kincaid
73
2023
16
91
673
9.2
42.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
3Luke Musgrave
L. Musgrave
34
2023
11
46
352
10.4
32.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
4Tucker Kraft
T. Kraft
31
2023
17
40
355
11.5
20.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
5Michael Mayer
M. Mayer
27
2023
14
40
304
11.3
21.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
6Will Mallory
W. Mallory
18
2023
12
26
207
11.5
17.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Elijah Higgins
E. Higgins
14
2023
11
19
163
11.6
14.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
8Davis Allen
D. Allen
10
2023
15
11
95
9.5
6.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
9Drew Ogletree
D. Ogletree
9
2023
12
21
147
16.3
12.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
10Josh Whyle
J. Whyle
9
2023
11
15
94
10.4
8.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Luke Schoonmaker
L. Schoonmaker
8
2023
17
15
65
8.1
3.8
2
0
0
0.0
0
12Darnell Washington
D. Washington
7
2023
17
10
61
8.7
3.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Julian Hill
J. Hill
6
2023
15
9
48
8.0
3.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Brenton Strange
B. Strange
5
2023
14
9
35
7.0
2.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
15Payne Durham
P. Durham
5
2023
13
7
58
11.6
4.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Ben Sims
B. Sims
4
2023
17
6
21
5.3
1.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
17Nate Adkins
N. Adkins
4
2023
10
5
22
5.5
2.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
18John FitzPatrick
J. FitzPatrick
1
2023
9
1
12
12.0
1.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Cole Fotheringham
C. Fotheringham
1
2023
2
1
6
6.0
3.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Tucker Fisk
T. Fisk
1
2023
6
1
9
9.0
1.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
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28.3

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24.3

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120.1

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268.6

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11
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.647
9
7
1
.559
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9
8
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.529
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8
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9
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12
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13
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11
6
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.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
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Lions Lions - e
9
8
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8
9
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.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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.353
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