All-time NFL tight ends tier list
The greatest tight ends in NFL history, by their honours. Rank all-time NFL tight ends from S to F.
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Tony GonzalezTE · KC
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Mike DitkaTE · CHI
Kellen WinslowTE · LAC
John MackeyRB/TE · IND
Rob GronkowskiTE · NE
Shannon SharpeTE · DEN
DCDave Casper
TE · LV
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Ozzie NewsomeTE · CLE
Antonio GatesTE · LAC
Charlie SandersTE · DET
Travis KelceTE · KC
JSJackie Smith
TE · DAL
Ben CoatesTE · NE
T. J. HockensonTE · MIN
Jimmy GrahamTE · NO
Jared CookTE · TEN
Vernon DavisTE · SF
Mark AndrewsTE · BAL
Dawson KnoxTE · BUF
Greg OlsenTE · CAR
David NjokuTE · CLE
Zach ErtzTE · PHI
Todd HeapTE · BAL
Jeremy ShockeyTE · NYG
Heath MillerTE · PIT
KJKeith Jackson
TE · PHI
Darren WallerTE · LV
Delanie WalkerTE · SF
Jack DoyleTE · IND
Evan EngramTE · NYG
Bubba FranksTE · GB
Kyle RudolphTE · MIN
JMJunior Miller
TE · ATL
Alge CrumplerTE · ATL
JNJay Novacek
TE · DAL
Kellen Winslow IITE · CLE
RFRuss Francis
TE · NE
DRDan Ross
TE · CIN
EHEthan Horton
TE · KC
TCTodd Christensen
TE · LV
CYCharle Young
TE · LAR
BJBrent Jones
TE · SF
RCRaymond Chester
TE · LV
Adam TrautmanTE · DEN
RHRodney Holman
TE · CIN
MBMark Bavaro
TE · NYG
BCByron Chamberlain
TE · DEN
KDKen Dilger
TE · IND
Paul CoffmanTE · KC
Chad LewisTE · PHI
Jason WittenTE · DAL
Aaron HernandezTE · NE
Jermaine GreshamTE · CIN
Marcedes LewisTE · JAX
Jordan ReedTE · WSH
Owen DanielsTE · HOU
Chris CooleyTE · WSH
Bob TrumpyTE · CIN
Billy Joe DuPreeTE · DAL
MCMark Chmura
TE · GB
DCDwayne Carswell
TE · DEN
SJSteve Jordan
TE · MIN
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Frank WycheckTE · TEN
EGEric Green
TE · BAL
Benjamin WatsonTE · NE
Tyler WarrenTE · IND
Martellus BennettTE · DAL
Dallas ClarkTE · IND
Hunter HenryTE · NE
Mike GesickiTE · MIA
Coby FleenerTE · IND
Dwayne AllenTE · IND
Hayden HurstTE · BAL
Logan ThomasQB/TE · WSH
Anthony FasanoTE · MIA
Julius ThomasTE · DEN
KBKevin Boss
TE · NYG
Drew SampleTE · CIN
Noah FantTE · DEN
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Irv Smith Jr.TE · MIN
Jonnu SmithTE · TEN
Josh OliverTE · MIN
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Lee SmithTE · NE
CBConnie Mack Berry
TE · CHI
Tony StewartTE · CIN
DTDerek Tennell
TE · CLE
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John PhillipsTE · DAL
Virgil GreenTE · DEN
Jacob TammeTE · DEN
Daniel GrahamTE · NE
Kyle NelsonTE · SF
Dustin KellerTE · NYJ
Mo Alie-CoxTE · IND
Dante RosarioTE · CAR
Gary BarnidgeTE · CAR
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Devin FunchessWR/TE · CAR
Tyler EifertTE · CIN
Ed DicksonTE · BAL
JCJ. V. Cain
TE · ARI
Leon HartTE · DET
Top all-time NFL tight ends — November 2026
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The greatest tight ends in NFL history, by their honours.
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