Noah Fant (TE, CIN) led tight ends in catch rate in 2025 at 82.9%. 39 players with 40+ targets qualified. Source: nflverse.
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Catch rate is receptions divided by targets. On its own it flatters short-area receivers, so it is worth reading beside average depth of target: a high catch rate on a high aDOT is the genuinely rare combination.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Catch Rate | Targets | Receptions | Rec Yards | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Fant | TE | CIN | 82.9% | 41 | 34 | 288 | 13 |
| 2 | George Kittle | TE | SF | 82.6% | 69 | 57 | 628 | 11 |
| 3 | Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | 81.6% | 49 | 40 | 489 | 9 |
| 4 | Jake Ferguson | TE | DAL | 80.4% | 102 | 82 | 600 | 17 |
| 5 | Gunnar Helm | TE | TEN | 80.0% | 55 | 44 | 357 | 16 |
| 6 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | BUF | 79.6% | 49 | 39 | 571 | 12 |
| 7 | Dalton Schultz | TE | HOU | 77.4% | 106 | 82 | 777 | 17 |
| 8 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | MIN | 77.3% | 66 | 51 | 438 | 15 |
| 9 | Colby Parkinson | TE | LA | 76.8% | 56 | 43 | 408 | 14 |
| 10 | Brenton Strange | TE | JAX | 76.7% | 60 | 46 | 540 | 12 |
| 11 | AJ Barner | TE | SEA | 76.5% | 68 | 52 | 519 | 17 |
| 12 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT | 75.9% | 54 | 41 | 486 | 15 |
| 13 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | 75.5% | 102 | 77 | 889 | 17 |
| 14 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | 74.6% | 118 | 88 | 928 | 17 |
| 15 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | 74.6% | 169 | 126 | 1,239 | 17 |
| 16 | Brock Bowers | TE | LV | 74.4% | 86 | 64 | 680 | 12 |
| 17 | Jake Tonges | TE | SF | 73.9% | 46 | 34 | 293 | 10 |
| 18 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF | 73.5% | 49 | 36 | 417 | 16 |
| 19 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 73.2% | 82 | 60 | 591 | 15 |
| 20 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | 72.8% | 81 | 59 | 572 | 15 |
| 21 | Tucker Kraft | TE | GB | 72.7% | 44 | 32 | 489 | 8 |
| 22 | Darnell Washington | TE | PIT | 72.1% | 43 | 31 | 364 | 13 |
| 23 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | LAC | 71.0% | 69 | 49 | 664 | 15 |
| 24 | Chig Okonkwo | TE | TEN | 70.9% | 79 | 56 | 560 | 17 |
| 25 | Colston Loveland | TE | CHI | 70.7% | 82 | 58 | 713 | 16 |
| 26 | Jonnu Smith | TE | PIT | 70.4% | 54 | 38 | 222 | 17 |
| 27 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 70.4% | 108 | 76 | 851 | 17 |
| 28 | Michael Mayer | TE | LV | 70.0% | 50 | 35 | 328 | 13 |
| 29 | Zach Ertz | TE | WAS | 69.4% | 72 | 50 | 504 | 13 |
| 30 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE | 69.0% | 87 | 60 | 768 | 17 |
| 31 | David Njoku | TE | CLE | 68.8% | 48 | 33 | 293 | 11 |
| 32 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | 68.6% | 70 | 48 | 422 | 17 |
| 33 | Tyler Warren | TE | IND | 67.9% | 112 | 76 | 817 | 17 |
| 34 | Mason Taylor | TE | NYJ | 67.7% | 65 | 44 | 369 | 13 |
| 35 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | CLE | 67.3% | 107 | 72 | 731 | 16 |
| 36 | Mike Gesicki | TE | CIN | 66.7% | 42 | 28 | 307 | 12 |
| 37 | Evan Engram | TE | DEN | 65.8% | 76 | 50 | 461 | 16 |
| 38 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI | 62.5% | 48 | 30 | 347 | 16 |
| 39 | Theo Johnson | TE | NYG | 60.8% | 74 | 45 | 528 | 15 |
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Noah Fant (TE, CIN) led tight ends in catch rate in 2025 at 82.9%. George Kittle (TE, SF) was next at 82.6%.
Catch rate is receptions divided by targets. On its own it flatters short-area receivers, so it is worth reading beside average depth of target: a high catch rate on a high aDOT is the genuinely rare combination.
39 players with 40+ targets qualified for the 2025 catch rate leaderboard among tight ends. The table above lists the top 39.
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Open gamedai freeStats as of September 2, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.