Factoid
Antonio Gates last year put together quite a season – partial season, anyway. His numbers, when adjusted to per-game production (he missed six weeks) were better than any tight ends in the last 11 years.
Gates caught 10 TDs in 10 games; no tight end ever has started at least half the season and averaged a touchdown per game. And Gates averaged 78 yards per game, 2nd-most behind Tony Gonzalez (2004) in that time span.
Note that of the top 16 tight ends in the last 11 years, Gates holds six of those spots.
TOP TIGHT ENDS SINCE 2000
Using scoring system of 6 points for touchdowns and 1 point for every 10 yards. Stats are based on per-game production.
St No Yds TD FPG Year
10 5.0 78.2 1.00 13.8 2010 Antonio Gates, S.D.
15 5.4 64.3 .87 11.6 2004 Antonio Gates, S.D.
15 5.9 73.4 .67 11.3 2005 Antonio Gates, S.D.
16 4.9 60.3 .81 10.9 2009 Vernon Davis, S.F.
16 5.8 75.2 .56 10.9 2000 Tony Gonzalez, K.C.
16 6.3 69.1 .63 10.7 2009 Dallas Clark, Ind.
16 6.4 78.6 .44 10.5 2004 Tony Gonzalez, K.C.
16 6.0 66.1 .63 10.4 2008 Tony Gonzalez, K.C.
8 5.0 64.9 .63 10.2 2009 Owen Daniels, Hou.
16 4.9 72.3 .50 10.2 2009 Antonio Gates, S.D.
16 6.0 71.6 .44 9.8 2007 Jason Witten, Dall.
16 5.9 62.6 .58 9.8 2010 Jason Witten, Dall.
16 4.7 61.5 .56 9.5 2007 Antonio Gates, S.D.
16 4.4 57.3 .63 9.5 2003 Tony Gonzalez, K.C.
16 6.2 73.3 .31 9.2 2007 Tony Gonzalez, K.C.
16 4.4 57.8 .56 9.2 2006 Antonio Gates, S.D.
16 4.8 60.7 .50 9.1 2009 Brent Celek, Phil.
15 5.6 64.2 .42 9.0 2004 Jason Witten, Dall.
16 5.1 69.1 .33 8.9 2007 Kellen Winslow, Clev.
15 4.3 59.4 .49 8.9 2005 Jeremy Shockey, NYG
—Ian Allan
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