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NFL Tight End Target Share Leaders 2025

Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in target share in 2025 at 27.4%. 99 players with 6+ games qualified. Source: nflverse.

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Target share is the slice of a team's passing targets that went to one player. It travels better than raw catches because it holds up when a team throws more or less than usual, which is why it is the first number to check when a receiver's role changes.

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NFL Tight End Target Share leaders, 2025 season (6+ games minimum)
RankPlayerPosTeamTarget ShareTargetsReceptionsRec YardsGames
1Trey McBrideTEARI27.4%1691261,23917
2Kyle PittsTEATL22.7%1188892817
3Tyler WarrenTEIND21.1%1127681717
4Harold Fannin Jr.TECLE20.5%1077273116
5Travis KelceTEKC19.7%1087685117
6Dalton SchultzTEHOU19.2%1068277717
7Juwan JohnsonTENO18.1%1027788917
8Hunter HenryTENE18.0%876076817
9Dallas GoedertTEPHI17.7%826059115
10Brock BowersTELV17.4%866468012
11Mark AndrewsTEBAL17.2%704842217
12Jake FergusonTEDAL16.8%1028260017
13Zach ErtzTEWAS16.7%725050413
14Colston LovelandTECHI15.4%825871316
15Cade OttonTETB15.0%815957215
16AJ BarnerTESEA14.9%685251917
17Chig OkonkwoTETEN14.9%795656017
18Theo JohnsonTENYG14.7%744552815
19T.J. HockensonTEMIN14.1%665143815
20Mason TaylorTENYJ13.8%654436913
21Evan EngramTEDEN13.0%765046116
22Oronde Gadsden IITELAC12.7%694966415
23George KittleTESF12.5%695762811
24Brenton StrangeTEJAX11.0%604654012
25Gunnar HelmTETEN10.4%554435716
26Jonnu SmithTEPIT10.3%543822217
27Pat FreiermuthTEPIT10.3%544148615
28Dalton KincaidTEBUF10.2%493957112
29Dawson KnoxTEBUF10.2%493641716
30Michael MayerTELV10.1%503532813
31Colby ParkinsonTELA9.6%564340814
32Tucker KraftTEGB9.6%44324898
33David NjokuTECLE9.2%483329311
34Cole KmetTECHI9.0%483034716
35Sam LaPortaTEDET8.9%49404899
36Isaiah LikelyTEBAL8.8%362730712
37Jake TongesTESF8.4%463429310
38Darnell WashingtonTEPIT8.2%433136413
39Tommy TrembleTECAR7.7%372724915
40Darren WallerTEMIA7.4%34242839
41Greg DulcichTEMIA7.1%33263359
42Ja'Tavion SandersTECAR7.1%342919012
43Mike GesickiTECIN6.9%422830712
44Luke MusgraveTEGB6.7%312425213
45Noah FantTECIN6.7%413428813
46Noah GrayTEKC6.7%372117814
47Tyler HigbeeTELA6.2%362528110
48Jeremy RuckertTENYJ6.1%292317914
49Elijah HigginsTEARI6.0%373030117
50Davis AllenTELA5.7%332420815

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

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Who led NFL tight ends in target share in 2025?

Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in target share in 2025 at 27.4%. Kyle Pitts (TE, ATL) was next at 22.7%.

What is target share?

Target share is the slice of a team's passing targets that went to one player. It travels better than raw catches because it holds up when a team throws more or less than usual, which is why it is the first number to check when a receiver's role changes.

How many players qualified for the 2025 target share leaderboard?

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

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Stats as of September 2, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.