Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in receptions in 2025 at 126. 136 players recorded receptions in 2025.
Receptions is the catch count, and in points-per-reception scoring it is a scoring category in its own right rather than just a description of what happened.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Receptions | Targets | Rec Yards | Rec TDs | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | 126 | 169 | 1,239 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | 88 | 118 | 928 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Dalton Schultz | TE | HOU | 82 | 106 | 777 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Jake Ferguson | TE | DAL | 82 | 102 | 600 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | 77 | 102 | 889 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 76 | 108 | 851 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Tyler Warren | TE | IND | 76 | 112 | 817 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | CLE | 72 | 107 | 731 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | Brock Bowers | TE | LV | 64 | 86 | 680 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 60 | 82 | 591 | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE | 60 | 87 | 768 | 7 | 17 |
| 12 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | 59 | 81 | 572 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Colston Loveland | TE | CHI | 58 | 82 | 713 | 6 | 16 |
| 14 | George Kittle | TE | SF | 57 | 69 | 628 | 7 | 11 |
| 15 | Chig Okonkwo | TE | TEN | 56 | 79 | 560 | 2 | 17 |
| 16 | AJ Barner | TE | SEA | 52 | 68 | 519 | 6 | 17 |
| 17 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | MIN | 51 | 66 | 438 | 3 | 15 |
| 18 | Evan Engram | TE | DEN | 50 | 76 | 461 | 1 | 16 |
| 19 | Zach Ertz | TE | WAS | 50 | 72 | 504 | 4 | 13 |
| 20 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | LAC | 49 | 69 | 664 | 3 | 15 |
| 21 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | 48 | 70 | 422 | 5 | 17 |
| 22 | Brenton Strange | TE | JAX | 46 | 60 | 540 | 3 | 12 |
| 23 | Theo Johnson | TE | NYG | 45 | 74 | 528 | 5 | 15 |
| 24 | Gunnar Helm | TE | TEN | 44 | 55 | 357 | 2 | 16 |
| 25 | Mason Taylor | TE | NYJ | 44 | 65 | 369 | 1 | 13 |
| 26 | Colby Parkinson | TE | LA | 43 | 56 | 408 | 8 | 14 |
| 27 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT | 41 | 54 | 486 | 4 | 15 |
| 28 | Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | 40 | 49 | 489 | 3 | 9 |
| 29 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | BUF | 39 | 49 | 571 | 5 | 12 |
| 30 | Jonnu Smith | TE | PIT | 38 | 54 | 222 | 2 | 17 |
| 31 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF | 36 | 49 | 417 | 4 | 16 |
| 32 | Michael Mayer | TE | LV | 35 | 50 | 328 | 1 | 13 |
| 33 | Jake Tonges | TE | SF | 34 | 46 | 293 | 5 | 10 |
| 34 | Noah Fant | TE | CIN | 34 | 41 | 288 | 3 | 13 |
| 35 | David Njoku | TE | CLE | 33 | 48 | 293 | 4 | 11 |
| 36 | Tucker Kraft | TE | GB | 32 | 44 | 489 | 6 | 8 |
| 37 | Darnell Washington | TE | PIT | 31 | 43 | 364 | 1 | 13 |
| 38 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI | 30 | 48 | 347 | 2 | 16 |
| 39 | Elijah Higgins | TE | ARI | 30 | 37 | 301 | 0 | 17 |
| 40 | Ja'Tavion Sanders | TE | CAR | 29 | 34 | 190 | 1 | 12 |
| 41 | Mike Gesicki | TE | CIN | 28 | 42 | 307 | 2 | 12 |
| 42 | Isaiah Likely | TE | BAL | 27 | 36 | 307 | 1 | 12 |
| 43 | Tommy Tremble | TE | CAR | 27 | 37 | 249 | 2 | 15 |
| 44 | Greg Dulcich | TE | MIA | 26 | 33 | 335 | 1 | 9 |
| 45 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LA | 25 | 36 | 281 | 3 | 10 |
| 46 | Darren Waller | TE | MIA | 24 | 34 | 283 | 6 | 9 |
| 47 | Davis Allen | TE | LA | 24 | 33 | 208 | 3 | 15 |
| 48 | Luke Musgrave | TE | GB | 24 | 31 | 252 | 0 | 13 |
| 49 | Jeremy Ruckert | TE | NYJ | 23 | 29 | 179 | 1 | 14 |
| 50 | Austin Hooper | TE | NE | 21 | 26 | 263 | 2 | 13 |
Showing the top 50 of 136 qualified players. Narrow it down by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs.
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Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in receptions in 2025 at 126. Kyle Pitts (TE, ATL) was next at 88.
Receptions is the catch count, and in points-per-reception scoring it is a scoring category in its own right rather than just a description of what happened.
136 players qualified for the 2025 receptions leaderboard among tight ends. The table above lists the top 50.
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