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NFL Tight End Air Yards Share Leaders 2025

Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in air yards share in 2025 at 24.2%. 99 players with 6+ games qualified.

Air yards share is the portion of a team's total downfield passing distance aimed at one player. Where target share counts throws, this weights them by how far they travelled, so the deep threat separates from the checkdown option.

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The top 50,
ranked.

NFL Tight End Air Yards Share leaders, 2025 season (6+ games minimum)
RankPlayerPosTeamAir Yards ShareAir YardsTargetsGames
1Trey McBrideTEARI24.2%1,12616917
2Kyle PittsTEATL20.8%86911817
3Brock BowersTELV17.5%5608612
4Harold Fannin Jr.TECLE17.1%64610716
5Zach ErtzTEWAS16.4%6567213
6Travis KelceTEKC16.2%73510817
7Juwan JohnsonTENO16.1%77310217
8Hunter HenryTENE15.4%7108717
9Colston LovelandTECHI15.1%7468216
10Mark AndrewsTEBAL14.8%5087017
11Dalton SchultzTEHOU13.8%65910617
12Theo JohnsonTENYG13.8%6167415
13Oronde Gadsden IITELAC13.7%6246915
14Tyler WarrenTEIND13.7%60211217
15Dallas GoedertTEPHI13.0%5838215
16Dalton KincaidTEBUF12.9%4654912
17Mason TaylorTENYJ11.0%3756513
18Darren WallerTEMIA10.7%359349
19George KittleTESF10.7%4606911
20Pat FreiermuthTEPIT9.8%3235415
21Jake FergusonTEDAL9.4%47510217
22Cade OttonTETB9.3%4198115
23Chig OkonkwoTETEN9.1%3667917
24Dawson KnoxTEBUF9.1%3294916
25Mike GesickiTECIN8.9%4184212
26T.J. HockensonTEMIN8.8%3296615
27Terrance FergusonTELA8.6%4662511
28Brenton StrangeTEJAX8.5%4146012
29Cole KmetTECHI8.5%4214816
30Isaiah LikelyTEBAL8.4%2873612
31AJ BarnerTESEA7.9%2976817
32Gunnar HelmTETEN7.5%3035516
33Michael MayerTELV7.5%2405013
34Darnell WashingtonTEPIT7.4%2424313
35Evan EngramTEDEN7.4%3317616
36Sam LaPortaTEDET7.4%277499
37Jonnu SmithTEPIT7.1%2345417
38David NjokuTECLE6.7%2534811
39Luke MusgraveTEGB6.2%2663113
40Elijah ArroyoTESEA5.9%2202613
41Daniel BellingerTENYG5.5%2442613
42Jake TongesTESF5.4%2334610
43Noah GrayTEKC5.3%2393714
44Austin HooperTENE5.1%2342613
45Ja'Tavion SandersTECAR4.8%1643412
46Tommy TrembleTECAR4.7%1633715
47Tucker KraftTEGB4.7%201448
48Colby ParkinsonTELA4.6%2485614
49Greg DulcichTEMIA4.6%155339
50Jackson HawesTEBUF3.8%1391913

Showing the top 50 of 99 qualified players. Narrow it down by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs.

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Asked & answered

Straight answers,
no filler.

Who led NFL tight ends in air yards share in 2025?

Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in air yards share in 2025 at 24.2%. Kyle Pitts (TE, ATL) was next at 20.8%.

What is air yards share?

Air yards share is the portion of a team's total downfield passing distance aimed at one player. Where target share counts throws, this weights them by how far they travelled, so the deep threat separates from the checkdown option.

How many players qualified for the 2025 air yards share leaderboard?

99 players with 6+ games qualified for the 2025 air yards share leaderboard among tight ends. The table above lists the top 50.

Data source

Where the numbers
come from.

Stats as of July 28, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.