Tight End Receiving Efficiency Leaders
Tight End Receiving Efficiency — 2026 NFL leaders, updated Oct 25, 2026. Isaiah Likely (NYG) led all tight ends with 383 receiving yards across 29 qualifying players. Based on verified 2026 play-by-play data (nflverse); Half-PPR scoring. 2026 season: Play-by-play through Week 7 · Sunday, Sunday night and Monday night pending · Next Gen Stats through Week 7.
Tight end production is unusually dependent on things that are not the tight end — scheme, quarterback, and whether the offense treats the position as a receiver or a blocker. Separation and yards after catch over expected strip some of that away, because both measure what the player did rather than how often the offense looked his way.
| # | Player | Δ WK | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Catch% | Sep | YAC+ | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Likely | No change | 6 | 59 | 39 | 383 | 66.1% | 2.7 | +0.2 | Read |
| 2 | Brock Bowers | No change | 6 | 44 | 28 | 382 | 63.6% | 2.3 | +0.6 | Read |
| 3 | Trey McBride | No change | 6 | 65 | 49 | 361 | 75.4% | 2.5 | +0.3 | Read |
| 4 | George Kittle | No change | 6 | 36 | 26 | 337 | 72.2% | 3.4 | +1.4 | Read |
| 5 | Sam LaPorta | No change | 5 | 37 | 27 | 316 | 73.0% | 3.6 | +0.1 | Read |
| 6 | Dalton Kincaid | No change; did not play this week | 6 | 29 | 23 | 315 | 79.3% | 3.1 | +1.9 | Read |
| 7 | Travis Kelce | No change | 5 | 27 | 20 | 299 | 74.1% | 3.6 | +2.5 | Read |
| 8 | Hunter Henry | Up 6 places, from 14 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 296 | 83.9% | 4.5 | +0.6 | Read |
| 9 | Brenton Strange | Down 1 place, from 8; did not play this week | 6 | 33 | 26 | 279 | 78.8% | 3.1 | -0.2 | Read |
| 10 | Dalton Schultz | Down 1 place, from 9 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 277 | 75.7% | 3.7 | -0.6 | Read |
| 11 | Michael Mayer | Down 1 place, from 10 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 266 | 82.4% | 3.3 | +0.5 | |
| 12 | Tucker Kraft | Down 1 place, from 11 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 249 | 67.6% | 3.3 | +1.0 | Read |
| 13 | Juwan Johnson | Down 1 place, from 12 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 248 | 73.5% | 3.7 | +1.2 | Read |
| 14 | Tyler Higbee | Down 1 place, from 13 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 246 | 82.8% | 2.7 | -0.4 | |
| 15 | Colston Loveland | Up 6 places, from 21 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 244 | 61.9% | 2.9 | 0.0 | Read |
| 16 | Tyler Warren | Down 1 place, from 15 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 213 | 83.3% | 3.8 | -0.7 | Read |
| 17 | T.J. Hockenson | Down 1 place, from 16 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 202 | 85.2% | 3.4 | -0.9 | Read |
| 18 | Cade Otton | Down 1 place, from 17 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 186 | 65.5% | 3.6 | +0.1 | Read |
| 19 | Mark Andrews | Down 1 place, from 18 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 181 | 69.7% | 3.2 | -0.2 | Read |
| 20 | Dallas Goedert | Down 1 place, from 19 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 180 | 68.0% | 3.0 | +0.5 | Read |
| 21 | Pat Freiermuth | Down 1 place, from 20 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 180 | 72.4% | 2.8 | +0.9 | Read |
| 22 | Kyle Pitts | No change | 6 | 22 | 15 | 169 | 68.2% | 3.0 | +1.9 | Read |
| 23 | Harold Fannin Jr. | No change | 6 | 30 | 19 | 166 | 63.3% | 5.1 | +0.8 | Read |
| 24 | Kenyon Sadiq | No change | 6 | 24 | 15 | 158 | 62.5% | 4.2 | -0.2 | Read |
| 25 | Darnell Washington | No change | 6 | 22 | 15 | 156 | 68.2% | 2.8 | +3.4 | |
| 26 | Darren Waller | No change | 5 | 21 | 13 | 148 | 61.9% | 3.1 | +0.4 | |
| 27 | AJ Barner | No change | 6 | 24 | 15 | 138 | 62.5% | 3.4 | +0.6 | Read |
| 28 | Jake Ferguson | Up 2 places, from 30 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 115 | 70.8% | 3.6 | -0.6 | Read |
| 29 | Oronde Gadsden | Up 3 places, from 32; did not play this week | 6 | 21 | 12 | — | 57.1% | 3.2 | -0.5 | Read |
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