This list includes quarterbacks who have at least 200 career touchdowns passes. Rob gronkowski has more touchdowns in his nfl career than games started for the new england patriots. Rob gronkowski retires as the alltime leader among tes in yards per game 68. Sep 17, 2017 only this time, gates made nfl history. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards profootball. Nfl alltime touchdowns leaders national football league espn. So naturally, the tight end is in the middle of tearing through the nfl postseason record book. Mar 25, 2019 he also played in 16 playoff games with 81 receptions for 1,163 yards and 12 touchdowns, all records for the position. Ertz had 116 catches for 1,163 yards and eight touchdowns in 2018, trailing only george kittle 1,377 and travis kelce 1,336 in yards for a tight end. Quarterback running back wide receiver tight end defensive lineman linebacker defensive back kickoff kicker kick returner punter punt returner field goal kicker season. The chargers tight end caught his 112th career score on sunday to break the record for most alltime touchdowns by a tight end, previously held by chiefs and falcons great tony gonzalez. Drew brees is the alltime passing touchdowns leader.
Nick vannett scoring his first touchdown in the national football league is pretty exciting, wilson said in his postgame press conference. Which nfl singleseason records are most likely to be broken. In his lone season with the pack, he played in twelve games, starting twice, but never caught a pass. Dec 16, 2019 tom brady hasnt stopped erasing peyton mannings name from certain pages in the nfl record book. List of national football league records individual wikipedia. Seahawks qb russell wilson enters record book during week 12 win. Can you name the alltime tight end touchdown leaders 30 or more in career. His 81 receptions for 1,163 yards and 12 touchdowns in the playoffs are a record for a tight end and among all nfl players only jerry rice has recorded more touchdown receptions than gronkowski in. Discover national football league team overall stats and rankings throughout the season.
New orleans saints quarterback drew brees has become the nfl s alltime leader in touchdown passes, breaking peyton mannings record. For career td receptions, its antonio gates of the chargers 116 tds and counting hes 6th on the alltime list to boot and the leading player still active as of 2018, though hes only one ahead of larry fitzgerald going into the last week of t. Still only 26, the sixthyear tight end has 58 touchdowns in. Points on the scoreboard was the most vital part of the game. Te antonio gates snags a touchdown, tying the record for most career touchdowns by a tight end. The longtime san diego chargers veteran tied tony gonzalezs record for most career touchdowns by a tight end. Sep 17, 2017 the alltime leader in touchdown receptions among tight ends is now antonio gates after he broke a tie with tony gonzalez and grabbed the no. Gates journey from college basketball standout at kent state university never playing a down of collegiate football to redefining the te position and breaking nfl records is one of the great. Gronkowski broke the nfl record for touchdowns scored in a single season by a tight end when he had the second three touchdown game of his career in the patriots week victory against the indianapolis colts.
Jarren williams breaks miamis singlegame passing touchdown. Alltime career, singleseason, and playoffs records and leaders. Antonio gates becomes nfls alltime td leader for tes. Morris in the record book as those with five touchdown passes in a game, along with miamis two heisman winners in vinny testaverde and gino. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. The giants have played seven games and allowed at least one touchdown to an opposing tight end in all of them.
The new england patriots quarterback set the nfl record for most seasons with at least 20. Jason witten isnt the best tight end in football anymore as his prime. History not kind to rookie tight ends the nfl may be embracing tight ends, but history suggests the transition to the nfl is harder for them than most. Now, the patriots are faced with the task of finding tom brady his new tight end. Nfl records that could fall during the 2019 season bleacher. Rob gronkowski is already building a case as the best tight end to ever play in the nfl. Gonzalez caught his 100th career touchdown on november 11, 2012, in a week 10 game against the new orleans saints, becoming the only tight end in nfl history to catch 100 touchdown passes.
Brees recordbreaker came on a fiveyard pass to backup tight end. That fact alone may have been the impetus for notre dames cole kmet to enter his name in the draft despite 23 career games, 60 career catches and an opportunity to put up major numbers next year with quarterback ian book coming back and chase. The 40yearold brees connected with tight end josh hill for. Kmet is the closest thing the nfl is going to see in this draft to a complete tight end. Coates had 96 catches for 1,174 yards and seven touchdowns that season, rewriting the. Who will be the first tight end off the board in the 2020 nfl draft.
Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. He ended the season with 1,327 receiving yards, breaking the previous nfl record for a tight end of 1,310 set by jimmy graham of the saints earlier that same day. After scoring two touchdowns on receptions from tom brady, gronkowski scored a third touchdown. Jan 01, 2017 antonio gates has staked his claim as one of the best tight ends of all time. Quarterback running back wide receiver tight end defensive.
Antonio gates ties record for most tds by a tight end. Most receptions in a season for tight ends in nfl history. Cole kmet, notre dame, 66, 262 lbs unanimous best of the bunch in a down year at the position who could. Antonio gates gates broke a tie with tony gonzalez for the most touchdowns in nfl history by a tight end with a 7yard score on sunday. Also included are all applicable records from the american football league, 196069. Antonio gates has carved his name into the record books. Nfl receiving touchdowns career leaders profootball. The alltime leader in touchdown receptions among tight ends is now antonio gates after he broke a tie with tony gonzalez and grabbed the no. Brees continues to add his name in the nfl history books. The longtime san diego chargers veteran tied tony gonzalezs record for most career touchdowns by a tight end when. The official source for nfl news, video highlights, fantasy football, gameday coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Overall, he finished the 2012 season with 93 receptions for 930 receiving yard and eight receiving touchdowns to earn another first team allpro honor and.
And thanks in large part to playing for bill belichick and catching passes from tom brady, he gets to play in a ton of playoff games. Sep 17, 2017 the chargers tight end caught his 112th career score on sunday to break the record for most alltime touchdowns by a tight end, previously held by chiefs and falcons great tony gonzalez. With long touchdowns by the panthers greg olsen and 49ers vance mcdonald, sundays game marked the first game in nfl history in which a tight end for each team scored on a touchdown. Some top qb tight end combina tions in nf l history. The chargers tight end caught his 112th career score on sunday to break the record. New orleans ap saints quarterback drew brees has become the nfls alltime leader in touchdown passes, breaking peyton mannings record. Panthers tight end greg olsen now shares a place in nfl. Most consecutive seasons leading the league in yards from scrimmage, 4 thurman thomas, 19891992. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards pro. Top 10 nfl tight ends of all time sports illustrated. Chargers tight end antonio gates broke tony gonzalezs record for most touchdowns by a tight end in nfl history. The star tight end won three super bowls in his career.
Oct 21, 2014 8 nfl records that can still fall in 2014 season. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. The posts ryan dunleavy gives his top 10 tight ends in this years 2020 nfl draft. Drew brees passes peyton for most career td passes. Selected by broncos in the seventh round 192nd player overall of the 1990 nfl draft.
Tony romo and jason witten of the cowboys have more completions than any quarterback tight end combination in the nfl since 1991, as far back. Oct 24, 2016 rob gronkowski on the verge of a patriots touchdown record. Individuals eligible for rookie records are players who were in their first season of professional football and had not been on the. Notre dames kmet rated top tight end by touchdown wire. Santa clara, california george kittle nearly put his name in the nfl record book sunday. Albert okwegbunam 5th tight end picked by broncos in last. The former iowa tight end was just four yards away from breaking the nfl record for receiving yards in a. He also finished with 18 total touchdowns, 17 receivingboth nfl records for tight ends. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. Dec 10, 2018 san francisco 49ers tight end george kittle is greeted on the bench after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an nfl football game against the denver broncos sunday, dec. Tony gonzalez as the only tight ends in franchise history with at least 100 receiving yards and two touchdown catches in a game. Ertz had 116 catches for 1,163 yards and eight touchdowns in 2018, trailing. Nov 26, 2017 wilson connected with tight end nick vannett for his careerfirst nfl touchdown and jimmy graham for his 16th in a seahawks uniform to set a franchise record.
Tight end te antonio gates, one of the most prolific. This is a list of national football league nfl quarterbacks by total career regular season passing touchdowns. List of national football league career passing touchdowns. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Its an inevitability that the record for career passing touchdowns will be broken in. He is the only quarterback in nfl history to have led the league in touchdown passes for 4 consecutive seasons 19571960, out dueling more modernday gunslingers like dan marino, steve young and brett favre.
For a more comprehensive list, see list of national football league rushing yards leaders. Comprehensive national football league news, scores, standings, fantasy games, rumors, and more. Saints drew brees sets two nfl records in blowout win on monday. Antonio gates sets nfl record for touchdowns by a tight end. Jun 25, 2014 history not kind to rookie tight ends the nfl may be embracing tight ends, but history suggests the transition to the nfl is harder for them than most. Aaron rodgers also enter 2019 with four 35td seasons. What the buccaneers expect from rob gronkowski picks. Will antonio gates break the nfl record for touchdowns by. During the regular season unitas threw 290 touchdown passes. The patriots selected a pair of tight ends uclas devin asiasi and virginia techs dalton keene in the third round of the 2020 nfl draft friday night. Breaking down every tight ends fantasy prospects from round 1 through 7 tight ends often struggle to make a fantasy impact as rookies. On sunday he set a record for most touchdowns by a tight end in nfl history gates has been so good for so long that his backstory has faded. Saints brees breaks nfl career touchdown pass record.
Shannon sharpe pro football hall of fame official site. Historical nfl leaders, afl leaders and nfl records. Here are 10 players who are chasing 10 historic milestones in the 2019 season these 10 nfl stars are eyeing some historic milestones. That milestone isnt required for a wide receiver to break calvin johnsons. These plays are the longest in yardage, not duration from tight ends in nfl history. Saints quarterback drew brees moved up in the record books yet again.
Antonio gates big td ties the tight end record for career. Coates was an animal in 1994, breaking christensens mark of 95 in 1986. Ertz set the mark for most catches in a season by a tight end in week 16, breaking jason wittens mark of 110 in 2012. Kelce joins hof tight ends in record book but after a big thirddown drop that led to a blocked punt for a texans touchdown on the next play, kelce. Who holds the record for most touchdown receptions by a. Sammy baugh, washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947. Oct 31, 2018 seven singleseason nfl records are up for grabs in 2018. At time of retirement, his 815 career receptions and 10,060 yards and 62 tds were all nfl career records for a tight end. Official site of the national football league news. Apr 20, 2019 ertz set the mark for most catches in a season by a tight end in week 16, breaking jason wittens mark of 110 in 2012. Rob gronkowski on the verge of a patriots touchdown record. Antonio gates is the alltime leader in tds among tight ends. Heres a look at how the previous four tight end draftees fared with the broncos.
Since the drafts inception in 1936, teams did not officially draft a tight end until the 1949 phase, when joe ethridge from southern methodist was selected in the sixth round with the 54th overall pick by green bay. Sep 17, 2017 antonio gates never played a down of college football. Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime touchdowns leaders. Antonio gates sets touchdown record for tight ends. With offensive numbers soaring around the league this year, passing, receiving, and touchdown stats. Check out our expert analysis of the best and greatest tight ends in nfl history. List of national football league records individual. Servicescoring alltime records national football league. The chargers tight end caught his 112th career score on sunday to break the record for most alltime touchdowns by a tight end. Jan 14, 2020 tight end te antonio gates, one of the most prolific players to ever compete in the national football league, announced his retirement today. He has the most receptions by a tight end in super bowl history with 23, as well as the most receiving yards by. Antonio gates has staked his claim as one of the best tight ends of all time. Against the kansas city chiefs, the new england patriots rob gronkowskis score set a record for most touchdown receptions by a tight end in nfl history.
Here are the top tight end prospects in the nfl draft. Former iowa te george kittle sets franchise records for 49ers. He is the only kansas city tight end to accomplish the feat in a season opener. Some top qbtight end combinations in nfl history fox sports. Antonio gates becomes nfls alltime td leader at tight end. Five reasons why rob gronkowski might be the best tight. The following records reflect all available official information on the national football league from its formation in 1920 to date. It could be argued that no position has changed more in the nfls history than the tight end.