Tight End Receiving Efficiency Leaders
Tight End Receiving Efficiency — 2026 NFL leaders, updated Oct 16, 2026. Sam LaPorta (DET) led all tight ends with 316 receiving yards across 26 qualifying players. Based on verified 2026 play-by-play data (nflverse); Half-PPR scoring. 2026 season: Play-by-play through Week 6 · Sunday, Sunday night and Monday night pending · Next Gen Stats through Week 6.
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 | Sam LaPorta | No change; did not play this week | 5 | 37 | 27 | 316 | 73.0% | 3.6 | +0.1 | Read |
| 2 | Brock Bowers | No change | 5 | 35 | 24 | 312 | 68.6% | 2.4 | +0.6 | Read |
| 3 | Trey McBride | No change | 5 | 56 | 42 | 308 | 75.0% | 2.5 | +0.0 | Read |
| 4 | Isaiah Likely | No change | 5 | 48 | 33 | 284 | 68.8% | 2.6 | -0.1 | Read |
| 5 | Dalton Kincaid | No change | 5 | 21 | 16 | 277 | 76.2% | 3.2 | +2.3 | Read |
| 6 | George Kittle | No change | 5 | 28 | 21 | 268 | 75.0% | 3.3 | +2.1 | Read |
| 7 | Juwan Johnson | No change | 5 | 32 | 25 | 248 | 78.1% | 3.9 | +1.2 | Read |
| 8 | Travis Kelce | No change | 4 | 22 | 16 | 246 | 72.7% | 3.6 | +3.5 | Read |
| 9 | Dalton Schultz | No change | 5 | 31 | 24 | 244 | 77.4% | 3.8 | -0.3 | Read |
| 10 | Brenton Strange | No change | 5 | 26 | 21 | 235 | 80.8% | 3.3 | +0.1 | Read |
| 11 | Tyler Higbee | No change | 5 | 25 | 20 | 224 | 80.0% | 2.8 | -0.5 | |
| 12 | Tyler Warren | No change | 5 | 36 | 30 | 213 | 83.3% | 3.8 | -0.7 | Read |
| 13 | Tucker Kraft | No change | 5 | 29 | 20 | 212 | 69.0% | 3.3 | +0.7 | Read |
| 14 | T.J. Hockenson | No change; did not play this week | 5 | 27 | 23 | 202 | 85.2% | 3.4 | -0.9 | Read |
| 15 | Cade Otton | No change | 5 | 27 | 18 | 182 | 66.7% | 3.7 | +0.1 | Read |
| 16 | Hunter Henry | No change | 5 | 19 | 15 | 177 | 78.9% | 3.2 | +1.3 | Read |
| 17 | Mark Andrews | No change | 5 | 30 | 22 | 177 | 73.3% | 3.3 | -0.1 | Read |
| 18 | Michael Mayer | No change | 5 | 25 | 21 | 171 | 84.0% | 3.6 | -0.5 | |
| 19 | Pat Freiermuth | No change | 5 | 26 | 19 | 169 | 73.1% | 2.9 | +1.0 | Read |
| 20 | Harold Fannin Jr. | Up 1 place, from 21 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 157 | 66.7% | 5.3 | +0.9 | Read |
| 21 | Darren Waller | Up 1 place, from 22 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 148 | 68.4% | 3.3 | +0.4 | |
| 22 | Kenyon Sadiq | Up 1 place, from 23 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 146 | 66.7% | 4.6 | -0.4 | Read |
| 23 | Evan Engram | Up 4 places, from 27 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 134 | 63.2% | 3.8 | -0.9 | Read |
| 24 | Colston Loveland | Up 5 places, from 29 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 110 | 56.5% | 2.6 | +0.5 | Read |
| 25 | Jake Ferguson | Up 6 places, from 31 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 102 | 71.4% | 3.8 | -0.5 | Read |
| 26 | A.J. Barner | First appearance on this board | 6 | 24 | 15 | — | 62.5% | 3.4 | +0.6 | Read |
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