Trey McBride (TE, ARI) led tight ends in yards after the catch in 2025 at 583. 136 players recorded yards after the catch in 2025.
Yards after catch is everything a receiver produced once the ball was in his hands. Read next to air yards, it tells you whether the production is coming from scheme and separation or from what he does on his own afterwards.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Yards After Catch | Receptions | Rec Yards | Targets | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | 583 | 126 | 1,239 | 169 | 17 |
| 2 | Tyler Warren | TE | IND | 474 | 76 | 817 | 112 | 17 |
| 3 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 424 | 76 | 851 | 108 | 17 |
| 4 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | 400 | 88 | 928 | 118 | 17 |
| 5 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | 362 | 77 | 889 | 102 | 17 |
| 6 | Dalton Schultz | TE | HOU | 358 | 82 | 777 | 106 | 17 |
| 7 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | CLE | 352 | 72 | 731 | 107 | 16 |
| 8 | Tucker Kraft | TE | GB | 344 | 32 | 489 | 44 | 8 |
| 9 | Chig Okonkwo | TE | TEN | 342 | 56 | 560 | 79 | 17 |
| 10 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE | 335 | 60 | 768 | 87 | 17 |
| 11 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | 309 | 59 | 572 | 81 | 15 |
| 12 | Jake Ferguson | TE | DAL | 307 | 82 | 600 | 102 | 17 |
| 13 | Brock Bowers | TE | LV | 305 | 64 | 680 | 86 | 12 |
| 14 | Evan Engram | TE | DEN | 302 | 50 | 461 | 76 | 16 |
| 15 | Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | 274 | 40 | 489 | 49 | 9 |
| 16 | AJ Barner | TE | SEA | 271 | 52 | 519 | 68 | 17 |
| 17 | Colby Parkinson | TE | LA | 271 | 43 | 408 | 56 | 14 |
| 18 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | BUF | 259 | 39 | 571 | 49 | 12 |
| 19 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT | 255 | 41 | 486 | 54 | 15 |
| 20 | George Kittle | TE | SF | 252 | 57 | 628 | 69 | 11 |
| 21 | Colston Loveland | TE | CHI | 250 | 58 | 713 | 82 | 16 |
| 22 | Brenton Strange | TE | JAX | 247 | 46 | 540 | 60 | 12 |
| 23 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 234 | 60 | 591 | 82 | 15 |
| 24 | Darnell Washington | TE | PIT | 229 | 31 | 364 | 43 | 13 |
| 25 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | LAC | 221 | 49 | 664 | 69 | 15 |
| 26 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | MIN | 219 | 51 | 438 | 66 | 15 |
| 27 | Elijah Higgins | TE | ARI | 209 | 30 | 301 | 37 | 17 |
| 28 | Greg Dulcich | TE | MIA | 199 | 26 | 335 | 33 | 9 |
| 29 | Michael Mayer | TE | LV | 196 | 35 | 328 | 50 | 13 |
| 30 | Theo Johnson | TE | NYG | 187 | 45 | 528 | 74 | 15 |
| 31 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF | 183 | 36 | 417 | 49 | 16 |
| 32 | Jonnu Smith | TE | PIT | 179 | 38 | 222 | 54 | 17 |
| 33 | Noah Fant | TE | CIN | 174 | 34 | 288 | 41 | 13 |
| 34 | Tommy Tremble | TE | CAR | 164 | 27 | 249 | 37 | 15 |
| 35 | David Njoku | TE | CLE | 160 | 33 | 293 | 48 | 11 |
| 36 | Gunnar Helm | TE | TEN | 159 | 44 | 357 | 55 | 16 |
| 37 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI | 149 | 30 | 347 | 48 | 16 |
| 38 | Jake Tonges | TE | SF | 143 | 34 | 293 | 46 | 10 |
| 39 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LA | 140 | 25 | 281 | 36 | 10 |
| 40 | Davis Allen | TE | LA | 137 | 24 | 208 | 33 | 15 |
| 41 | Mason Taylor | TE | NYJ | 133 | 44 | 369 | 65 | 13 |
| 42 | Daniel Bellinger | TE | NYG | 132 | 19 | 286 | 26 | 13 |
| 43 | Zach Ertz | TE | WAS | 123 | 50 | 504 | 72 | 13 |
| 44 | Isaiah Likely | TE | BAL | 117 | 27 | 307 | 36 | 12 |
| 45 | Julian Hill | TE | MIA | 111 | 15 | 140 | 20 | 11 |
| 46 | Drew Sample | TE | CIN | 109 | 15 | 106 | 20 | 12 |
| 47 | Mitchell Evans | TE | CAR | 108 | 19 | 171 | 25 | 14 |
| 48 | Noah Gray | TE | KC | 107 | 21 | 178 | 37 | 14 |
| 49 | Adam Trautman | TE | DEN | 104 | 20 | 195 | 23 | 13 |
| 50 | Josh Oliver | TE | MIN | 102 | 15 | 160 | 19 | 12 |
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 yards after the catch in 2025 at 583. Tyler Warren (TE, IND) was next at 474.
Yards after catch is everything a receiver produced once the ball was in his hands. Read next to air yards, it tells you whether the production is coming from scheme and separation or from what he does on his own afterwards.
136 players qualified for the 2025 yards after the catch leaderboard among tight ends. The table above lists the top 50.
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