Between the 2000 and 2015 seasons, Tony Gonzalez had the most receiving yards by a tight end, with 13,289 yards.
Interpreted as:
tight end receiving yards leaders 2000 to 2015| NAME | REC YDS | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Gonzalez | 13,289 | 223 | 1,157 | 1,754 | 11.5 | 59.6 | 96 | 14 | 2 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2 |  | J. Witten | 11,215 | 207 | 1,020 | 1,441 | 11.0 | 54.2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | A. Gates | 10,644 | 190 | 844 | 1,268 | 12.6 | 56.0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | H. Miller | 6,569 | 168 | 592 | 825 | 11.1 | 39.1 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 5 |  | G. Olsen | 6,292 | 142 | 542 | 877 | 11.6 | 44.3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | J. Shockey | 6,143 | 136 | 547 | 883 | 11.2 | 45.2 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 7 | | T. Heap | 5,869 | 145 | 499 | 817 | 11.8 | 40.5 | 42 | 61 | 8 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 8 | | V. Davis | 5,841 | 148 | 461 | 746 | 12.7 | 39.5 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 9 | | D. Clark | 5,665 | 143 | 505 | 776 | 11.2 | 39.6 | 53 | 40 | 4 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 10 | | O. Daniels | 5,661 | 131 | 479 | 758 | 11.8 | 43.2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | R. Gronkowski | 5,555 | 80 | 380 | 580 | 14.6 | 69.4 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 12 |  | J. Graham | 5,357 | 89 | 434 | 669 | 12.3 | 60.2 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 13 | | K. Winslow | 5,236 | 105 | 469 | 756 | 11.2 | 49.9 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 14 | | B. Watson | 4,963 | 163 | 434 | 711 | 11.4 | 30.4 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 15 | | A. Crumpler | 4,743 | 155 | 373 | 632 | 12.7 | 30.6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | B. Celek | 4,713 | 143 | 371 | 573 | 12.7 | 33.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | C. Cooley | 4,711 | 117 | 429 | 669 | 11.0 | 40.3 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 18 | | R. McMichael | 4,539 | 164 | 426 | 703 | 10.7 | 27.7 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 19 | | M. Lewis | 4,015 | 144 | 331 | 577 | 12.1 | 27.9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | D. Walker | 3,810 | 121 | 317 | 493 | 12.0 | 31.5 | 23 | 80 | 12 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 21 | | Z. Miller | 3,804 | 110 | 328 | 505 | 11.6 | 34.6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | M. Bennett | 3,586 | 119 | 348 | 522 | 10.3 | 30.1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | D. Clark | 3,586 | 153 | 322 | 542 | 11.1 | 23.4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | J. Cook | 3,503 | 107 | 273 | 473 | 12.8 | 32.7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 25 | | M. Pollard | 3,395 | 120 | 275 | 412 | 12.3 | 28.3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |