nfl total targets leaders all-time for tight ends

Tony Gonzalez has been targeted the most career times by a tight end, with 1,862 targets.

NAME TRG GP REC REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
1,862
238
1,233
14,138
11.5
59.4
107
14
2
7.0
0.1
0
2 Jason Witten
J. Witten
1,723
271
1,228
13,046
10.6
48.1
74
0
0
0.0
0
3 Antonio Gates
A. Gates
1,458
236
955
11,841
12.4
50.2
116
0
0
0.0
0
4 Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
1,417
178
1,014
12,285
12.1
69.0
78
15
9
1.7
0.1
2
5 Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
1,201
199
742
8,683
11.7
43.6
60
0
0
0.0
0
6 Zach Ertz
Z. Ertz
1,167
171
787
8,216
10.4
48.0
55
4
1
4.0
0.0
0
7 Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
1,115
197
719
8,545
11.9
43.4
89
3
2
1.5
0.0
0
8 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
961
143
621
9,286
15.0
64.9
92
2
1
2.0
0.0
1
9 Vernon Davis
V. Davis
929
198
583
7,562
13.0
38.2
63
15
6
2.5
0.1
0
10 Jared Cook
J. Cook
919
194
553
7,237
13.1
37.3
45
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
11 Jeremy Shockey
J. Shockey
883
136
547
6,143
11.2
45.2
37
6
1
6.0
0.0
0
12 Benjamin Watson
B. Watson
860
205
547
6,058
11.1
29.6
44
10
2
5.0
0.0
0
13 Heath Miller
H. Miller
825
168
592
6,569
11.1
39.1
45
8
2
4.0
0.0
0
14 Todd Heap
T. Heap
817
145
499
5,869
11.8
40.5
42
61
8
7.6
0.4
0
15 Dallas Clark
D. Clark
776
143
505
5,665
11.2
39.6
53
40
4
10.0
0.3
0
16 Owen Daniels
O. Daniels
758
131
479
5,661
11.8
43.2
36
0
0
0.0
0
17 Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
756
105
469
5,236
11.2
49.9
25
7
1
7.0
0.1
0
18 Delanie Walker
D. Walker
744
160
481
5,684
11.8
35.5
35
89
16
5.6
0.6
1
19 Evan Engram
E. Engram
740
110
500
4,955
9.9
45.0
25
93
16
5.8
0.8
1
20 George Kittle
G. Kittle
737
114
542
7,405
13.7
65.0
46
71
12
5.9
0.6
0
21 Marcedes Lewis
M. Lewis
737
285
437
5,115
11.7
17.9
40
0
0
0.0
0
22 Kyle Rudolph
K. Rudolph
710
165
482
4,773
9.9
28.9
50
0
0
0.0
0
23 Randy McMichael
R. McMichael
703
164
426
4,539
10.7
27.7
24
8
1
8.0
0.0
0
24 Chris Cooley
C. Cooley
669
117
429
4,711
11.0
40.3
33
3
2
1.5
0.0
0
25 Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
642
107
444
5,628
12.7
52.6
53
15
10
1.5
0.1
0
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223.0

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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
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
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Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
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

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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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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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
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@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
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BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
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HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
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DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM