Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in target share in 2025 at 27.4%. 99 players with 6+ games qualified.
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.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Target Share | Targets | Receptions | Rec Yards | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | 27.4% | 169 | 126 | 1,239 | 17 |
| 2 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | 22.7% | 118 | 88 | 928 | 17 |
| 3 | Tyler Warren | TE | IND | 21.1% | 112 | 76 | 817 | 17 |
| 4 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | CLE | 20.5% | 107 | 72 | 731 | 16 |
| 5 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 19.7% | 108 | 76 | 851 | 17 |
| 6 | Dalton Schultz | TE | HOU | 19.2% | 106 | 82 | 777 | 17 |
| 7 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | 18.1% | 102 | 77 | 889 | 17 |
| 8 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE | 18.0% | 87 | 60 | 768 | 17 |
| 9 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 17.7% | 82 | 60 | 591 | 15 |
| 10 | Brock Bowers | TE | LV | 17.4% | 86 | 64 | 680 | 12 |
| 11 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | 17.2% | 70 | 48 | 422 | 17 |
| 12 | Jake Ferguson | TE | DAL | 16.8% | 102 | 82 | 600 | 17 |
| 13 | Zach Ertz | TE | WAS | 16.7% | 72 | 50 | 504 | 13 |
| 14 | Colston Loveland | TE | CHI | 15.4% | 82 | 58 | 713 | 16 |
| 15 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | 15.0% | 81 | 59 | 572 | 15 |
| 16 | AJ Barner | TE | SEA | 14.9% | 68 | 52 | 519 | 17 |
| 17 | Chig Okonkwo | TE | TEN | 14.9% | 79 | 56 | 560 | 17 |
| 18 | Theo Johnson | TE | NYG | 14.7% | 74 | 45 | 528 | 15 |
| 19 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | MIN | 14.1% | 66 | 51 | 438 | 15 |
| 20 | Mason Taylor | TE | NYJ | 13.8% | 65 | 44 | 369 | 13 |
| 21 | Evan Engram | TE | DEN | 13.0% | 76 | 50 | 461 | 16 |
| 22 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | LAC | 12.7% | 69 | 49 | 664 | 15 |
| 23 | George Kittle | TE | SF | 12.5% | 69 | 57 | 628 | 11 |
| 24 | Brenton Strange | TE | JAX | 11.0% | 60 | 46 | 540 | 12 |
| 25 | Gunnar Helm | TE | TEN | 10.4% | 55 | 44 | 357 | 16 |
| 26 | Jonnu Smith | TE | PIT | 10.3% | 54 | 38 | 222 | 17 |
| 27 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT | 10.3% | 54 | 41 | 486 | 15 |
| 28 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | BUF | 10.2% | 49 | 39 | 571 | 12 |
| 29 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF | 10.2% | 49 | 36 | 417 | 16 |
| 30 | Michael Mayer | TE | LV | 10.1% | 50 | 35 | 328 | 13 |
| 31 | Colby Parkinson | TE | LA | 9.6% | 56 | 43 | 408 | 14 |
| 32 | Tucker Kraft | TE | GB | 9.6% | 44 | 32 | 489 | 8 |
| 33 | David Njoku | TE | CLE | 9.2% | 48 | 33 | 293 | 11 |
| 34 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI | 9.0% | 48 | 30 | 347 | 16 |
| 35 | Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | 8.9% | 49 | 40 | 489 | 9 |
| 36 | Isaiah Likely | TE | BAL | 8.8% | 36 | 27 | 307 | 12 |
| 37 | Jake Tonges | TE | SF | 8.4% | 46 | 34 | 293 | 10 |
| 38 | Darnell Washington | TE | PIT | 8.2% | 43 | 31 | 364 | 13 |
| 39 | Tommy Tremble | TE | CAR | 7.7% | 37 | 27 | 249 | 15 |
| 40 | Darren Waller | TE | MIA | 7.4% | 34 | 24 | 283 | 9 |
| 41 | Greg Dulcich | TE | MIA | 7.1% | 33 | 26 | 335 | 9 |
| 42 | Ja'Tavion Sanders | TE | CAR | 7.1% | 34 | 29 | 190 | 12 |
| 43 | Mike Gesicki | TE | CIN | 6.9% | 42 | 28 | 307 | 12 |
| 44 | Luke Musgrave | TE | GB | 6.7% | 31 | 24 | 252 | 13 |
| 45 | Noah Fant | TE | CIN | 6.7% | 41 | 34 | 288 | 13 |
| 46 | Noah Gray | TE | KC | 6.7% | 37 | 21 | 178 | 14 |
| 47 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LA | 6.2% | 36 | 25 | 281 | 10 |
| 48 | Jeremy Ruckert | TE | NYJ | 6.1% | 29 | 23 | 179 | 14 |
| 49 | Elijah Higgins | TE | ARI | 6.0% | 37 | 30 | 301 | 17 |
| 50 | Davis Allen | TE | LA | 5.7% | 33 | 24 | 208 | 15 |
Showing the top 50 of 99 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 target share in 2025 at 27.4%. Kyle Pitts (TE, ATL) was next at 22.7%.
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.
99 players with 6+ games qualified for the 2025 target share leaderboard among tight ends. The table above lists the top 50.
Stats as of July 28, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.