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NFL Tight End Yards Per Target Leaders 2025

Dalton Kincaid (TE, BUF) led tight ends in yards per target in 2025 at 11.65. 39 players with 40+ targets qualified. Source: nflverse.

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Yards per target is what a team got back every time it threw at a player, whether or not he caught it. Because the denominator is targets rather than catches, drops and contested misses count against him, which is exactly what you want when judging efficiency.

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The top 39,
ranked.

NFL Tight End Yards Per Target leaders, 2025 season (40+ targets minimum)
RankPlayerPosTeamYards Per TargetTargetsReceptionsRec YardsGames
1Dalton KincaidTEBUF11.65493957112
2Tucker KraftTEGB11.1144324898
3Sam LaPortaTEDET9.9849404899
4Oronde Gadsden IITELAC9.62694966415
5George KittleTESF9.10695762811
6Brenton StrangeTEJAX9.00604654012
7Pat FreiermuthTEPIT9.00544148615
8Hunter HenryTENE8.83876076817
9Juwan JohnsonTENO8.721027788917
10Colston LovelandTECHI8.70825871316
11Dawson KnoxTEBUF8.51493641716
12Darnell WashingtonTEPIT8.47433136413
13Brock BowersTELV7.91866468012
14Travis KelceTEKC7.881087685117
15Kyle PittsTEATL7.861188892817
16AJ BarnerTESEA7.63685251917
17Dalton SchultzTEHOU7.331068277717
18Trey McBrideTEARI7.331691261,23917
19Mike GesickiTECIN7.31422830712
20Colby ParkinsonTELA7.29564340814
21Tyler WarrenTEIND7.291127681717
22Cole KmetTECHI7.23483034716
23Dallas GoedertTEPHI7.21826059115
24Theo JohnsonTENYG7.14744552815
25Chig OkonkwoTETEN7.09795656017
26Cade OttonTETB7.06815957215
27Noah FantTECIN7.02413428813
28Zach ErtzTEWAS7.00725050413
29Harold Fannin Jr.TECLE6.831077273116
30T.J. HockensonTEMIN6.64665143815
31Michael MayerTELV6.56503532813
32Gunnar HelmTETEN6.49554435716
33Jake TongesTESF6.37463429310
34David NjokuTECLE6.10483329311
35Evan EngramTEDEN6.07765046116
36Mark AndrewsTEBAL6.03704842217
37Jake FergusonTEDAL5.881028260017
38Mason TaylorTENYJ5.68654436913
39Jonnu SmithTEPIT4.11543822217
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Who led NFL tight ends in yards per target in 2025?

Dalton Kincaid (TE, BUF) led tight ends in yards per target in 2025 at 11.65. Tucker Kraft (TE, GB) was next at 11.11.

What is yards per target?

Yards per target is what a team got back every time it threw at a player, whether or not he caught it. Because the denominator is targets rather than catches, drops and contested misses count against him, which is exactly what you want when judging efficiency.

How many players qualified for the 2025 yards per target leaderboard?

39 players with 40+ targets qualified for the 2025 yards per target leaderboard among tight ends. The table above lists the top 39.

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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.