Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in receiving expected points added in 2025 at +72.7. 39 players with 40+ targets qualified.
Expected points added measures how much each play moved a team's expected scoring, given down, distance and field position. Receiving EPA totals that across a player's targets, so a catch on third-and-long counts for more than the same yardage on first down.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Receiving EPA | Targets | Receptions | Rec Yards | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | +72.7 | 169 | 126 | 1,239 | 17 |
| 2 | Colston Loveland | TE | CHI | +47.5 | 82 | 58 | 713 | 16 |
| 3 | George Kittle | TE | SF | +46.3 | 69 | 57 | 628 | 11 |
| 4 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | +40.4 | 108 | 76 | 851 | 17 |
| 5 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | BUF | +39.4 | 49 | 39 | 571 | 12 |
| 6 | Tucker Kraft | TE | GB | +39.1 | 44 | 32 | 489 | 8 |
| 7 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE | +37.7 | 87 | 60 | 768 | 17 |
| 8 | Dalton Schultz | TE | HOU | +36.7 | 106 | 82 | 777 | 17 |
| 9 | Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | +36.4 | 49 | 40 | 489 | 9 |
| 10 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | +36.1 | 82 | 60 | 591 | 15 |
| 11 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | +35.2 | 102 | 77 | 889 | 17 |
| 12 | Brenton Strange | TE | JAX | +31.4 | 60 | 46 | 540 | 12 |
| 13 | AJ Barner | TE | SEA | +27.9 | 68 | 52 | 519 | 17 |
| 14 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | +24.6 | 118 | 88 | 928 | 17 |
| 15 | Brock Bowers | TE | LV | +23.4 | 86 | 64 | 680 | 12 |
| 16 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT | +23.3 | 54 | 41 | 486 | 15 |
| 17 | Jake Ferguson | TE | DAL | +19.1 | 102 | 82 | 600 | 17 |
| 18 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF | +17.5 | 49 | 36 | 417 | 16 |
| 19 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | LAC | +16.5 | 69 | 49 | 664 | 15 |
| 20 | Tyler Warren | TE | IND | +15.8 | 112 | 76 | 817 | 17 |
| 21 | Darnell Washington | TE | PIT | +14.6 | 43 | 31 | 364 | 13 |
| 22 | Jake Tonges | TE | SF | +14.2 | 46 | 34 | 293 | 10 |
| 23 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | MIN | +14.1 | 66 | 51 | 438 | 15 |
| 24 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI | +13.4 | 48 | 30 | 347 | 16 |
| 25 | Chig Okonkwo | TE | TEN | +12.7 | 79 | 56 | 560 | 17 |
| 26 | Colby Parkinson | TE | LA | +12.6 | 56 | 43 | 408 | 14 |
| 27 | Zach Ertz | TE | WAS | +11.7 | 72 | 50 | 504 | 13 |
| 28 | Mason Taylor | TE | NYJ | +9.7 | 65 | 44 | 369 | 13 |
| 29 | Theo Johnson | TE | NYG | +8.8 | 74 | 45 | 528 | 15 |
| 30 | Mike Gesicki | TE | CIN | +4.4 | 42 | 28 | 307 | 12 |
| 31 | Gunnar Helm | TE | TEN | +3.8 | 55 | 44 | 357 | 16 |
| 32 | Evan Engram | TE | DEN | +3.5 | 76 | 50 | 461 | 16 |
| 33 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | +3.1 | 81 | 59 | 572 | 15 |
| 34 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | +1.6 | 70 | 48 | 422 | 17 |
| 35 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | CLE | +1.4 | 107 | 72 | 731 | 16 |
| 36 | Jonnu Smith | TE | PIT | +0.5 | 54 | 38 | 222 | 17 |
| 37 | David Njoku | TE | CLE | -3.6 | 48 | 33 | 293 | 11 |
| 38 | Michael Mayer | TE | LV | -9.8 | 50 | 35 | 328 | 13 |
| 39 | Noah Fant | TE | CIN | -11.8 | 41 | 34 | 288 | 13 |
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Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in receiving expected points added in 2025 at +72.7. Colston Loveland (TE, CHI) was next at +47.5.
Expected points added measures how much each play moved a team's expected scoring, given down, distance and field position. Receiving EPA totals that across a player's targets, so a catch on third-and-long counts for more than the same yardage on first down.
39 players with 40+ targets qualified for the 2025 receiving expected points added leaderboard among tight ends. The table above lists the top 39.
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