Factoid
Tight ends are putting up better numbers now than they have in the past. Much better.
Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham last year put up the best-ever numbers for tight ends. But that’s just the continuation of a growing tend.
Look at the chart below. It shows the top 30 tight ends of the last 25 years (using the scoring system of 6 points for touchdowns and 1 for every 10 yards). Half of the 30 tight ends on this list come from the last five years.
MOST PRODUCTIVE TIGHT ENDS, 1988-2011
No Yds TD Fan Year
90 1327 18 240.7 2011 Rob Gronkowski (N.E.)
99 1310 11 197.0 2011 Jimmy Graham (N.O.)
78 965 13 174.5 2009 Vernon Davis (S.F.)
81 964 13 174.4 2004 Antonio Gates (S.D.)
93 1203 9 174.3 2000 Tony Gonzalez (K.C.)
100 1106 10 170.6 2009 Dallas Clark (Ind.)
89 1101 10 170.1 2005 Antonio Gates (S.D.)
102 1258 7 167.8 2004 Tony Gonzalez (K.C.)
80 1062 10 166.2 1996 Shannon Sharpe (Den.)
96 1058 10 165.8 2008 Tony Gonzalez (K.C.)
79 1157 8 163.7 2009 Antonio Gates (S.D.)
96 1174 7 159.4 1994 Ben Coates (N.E.)
96 1145 7 156.5 2007 Jason Witten (Dall.)
94 1002 9 156.2 2010 Jason Witten (Dall.)
63 822 12 154.2 1999 Wesley Walls (Car.)
75 984 9 152.4 2007 Antonio Gates (S.D.)
71 916 10 151.6 2003 Tony Gonzalez (K.C.)
76 849 11 150.9 1999 Tony Gonzalez (K.C.)
99 1172 5 147.2 2007 Tony Gonzalez (K.C.)
71 924 9 146.4 2006 Antonio Gates (S.D.)
76 971 8 145.1 2009 Brent Celek (Phil.)
82 1106 5 142.6 2007 Kellen Winslow (Clev.)
50 782 10 138.2 2010 Antonio Gates (S.D.)
64 768 10 136.8 1998 Shannon Sharpe (Den.)
87 980 6 136.0 2004 Jason Witten (Dall.)
56 914 7 135.4 2010 Vernon Davis (S.F.)
65 891 7 133.1 2005 Jeremy Shockey (NYG)
79 910 7 133.0 2011 Aaron Hernandez (N.E.)
61 713 10 131.3 1996 Wesley Walls (Car.)
72 1107 3 130.7 1997 Shannon Sharpe (Den.)
—Ian Allan
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