Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in targets in 2025 at 169. 136 players recorded targets in 2025.
Targets count every pass thrown a player's way. It is the purest volume statistic in a passing game and the input most likely to repeat next season, which is why it travels further than catches or yards.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Targets | Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec TDs | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | 169 | 126 | 1,239 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | 118 | 88 | 928 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Tyler Warren | TE | IND | 112 | 76 | 817 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 108 | 76 | 851 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | CLE | 107 | 72 | 731 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Dalton Schultz | TE | HOU | 106 | 82 | 777 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Jake Ferguson | TE | DAL | 102 | 82 | 600 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | 102 | 77 | 889 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE | 87 | 60 | 768 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | Brock Bowers | TE | LV | 86 | 64 | 680 | 7 | 12 |
| 11 | Colston Loveland | TE | CHI | 82 | 58 | 713 | 6 | 16 |
| 12 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 82 | 60 | 591 | 11 | 15 |
| 13 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | 81 | 59 | 572 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | Chig Okonkwo | TE | TEN | 79 | 56 | 560 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | Evan Engram | TE | DEN | 76 | 50 | 461 | 1 | 16 |
| 16 | Theo Johnson | TE | NYG | 74 | 45 | 528 | 5 | 15 |
| 17 | Zach Ertz | TE | WAS | 72 | 50 | 504 | 4 | 13 |
| 18 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | 70 | 48 | 422 | 5 | 17 |
| 19 | George Kittle | TE | SF | 69 | 57 | 628 | 7 | 11 |
| 20 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | LAC | 69 | 49 | 664 | 3 | 15 |
| 21 | AJ Barner | TE | SEA | 68 | 52 | 519 | 6 | 17 |
| 22 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | MIN | 66 | 51 | 438 | 3 | 15 |
| 23 | Mason Taylor | TE | NYJ | 65 | 44 | 369 | 1 | 13 |
| 24 | Brenton Strange | TE | JAX | 60 | 46 | 540 | 3 | 12 |
| 25 | Colby Parkinson | TE | LA | 56 | 43 | 408 | 8 | 14 |
| 26 | Gunnar Helm | TE | TEN | 55 | 44 | 357 | 2 | 16 |
| 27 | Jonnu Smith | TE | PIT | 54 | 38 | 222 | 2 | 17 |
| 28 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT | 54 | 41 | 486 | 4 | 15 |
| 29 | Michael Mayer | TE | LV | 50 | 35 | 328 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | BUF | 49 | 39 | 571 | 5 | 12 |
| 31 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF | 49 | 36 | 417 | 4 | 16 |
| 32 | Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | 49 | 40 | 489 | 3 | 9 |
| 33 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI | 48 | 30 | 347 | 2 | 16 |
| 34 | David Njoku | TE | CLE | 48 | 33 | 293 | 4 | 11 |
| 35 | Jake Tonges | TE | SF | 46 | 34 | 293 | 5 | 10 |
| 36 | Tucker Kraft | TE | GB | 44 | 32 | 489 | 6 | 8 |
| 37 | Darnell Washington | TE | PIT | 43 | 31 | 364 | 1 | 13 |
| 38 | Mike Gesicki | TE | CIN | 42 | 28 | 307 | 2 | 12 |
| 39 | Noah Fant | TE | CIN | 41 | 34 | 288 | 3 | 13 |
| 40 | Elijah Higgins | TE | ARI | 37 | 30 | 301 | 0 | 17 |
| 41 | Noah Gray | TE | KC | 37 | 21 | 178 | 0 | 14 |
| 42 | Tommy Tremble | TE | CAR | 37 | 27 | 249 | 2 | 15 |
| 43 | Isaiah Likely | TE | BAL | 36 | 27 | 307 | 1 | 12 |
| 44 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LA | 36 | 25 | 281 | 3 | 10 |
| 45 | Darren Waller | TE | MIA | 34 | 24 | 283 | 6 | 9 |
| 46 | Ja'Tavion Sanders | TE | CAR | 34 | 29 | 190 | 1 | 12 |
| 47 | Davis Allen | TE | LA | 33 | 24 | 208 | 3 | 15 |
| 48 | Greg Dulcich | TE | MIA | 33 | 26 | 335 | 1 | 9 |
| 49 | Luke Musgrave | TE | GB | 31 | 24 | 252 | 0 | 13 |
| 50 | Jeremy Ruckert | TE | NYJ | 29 | 23 | 179 | 1 | 14 |
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 targets in 2025 at 169. Kyle Pitts (TE, ATL) was next at 118.
Targets count every pass thrown a player's way. It is the purest volume statistic in a passing game and the input most likely to repeat next season, which is why it travels further than catches or yards.
136 players qualified for the 2025 targets leaderboard among tight ends. The table above lists the top 50.
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