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The Buccaneers' best tight ends

Jimmie Giles has the most receiving yards of the 71 tight ends who played with the Buccaneers, 4,300 in 121 games. Cameron Brate is 2nd with 2,857. Cade Otton is 5th, with 2,204; 174 more passes Kellen Winslow for 4th.

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The Buccaneers' tight ends this season

  • Cade Otton7 games, 26.6 a game2,204 with the Buccaneers, the 5th-most in Buccaneers history. 174 more puts him past Kellen Winslow for 4th.186receiving yards
  • Bauer Sharp6 games, 3.5 a game21receiving yards

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1976–79

Compare with in · side by side

The Buccaneers' best tight ends
PlacePlayerreceiving yardsreceptionsreceiving TDs
1Jimmie Giles1978 – 1986 · 121 games4,30027934
2Cameron Brate2014 – 2022 · 111 games2,85727333
3Ron Hall1987 – 1993 · 100 games2,42220910
4Kellen Winslow2009 – 2011 · 48 games2,37721812
5Cade Otton2022 – 2026 · still playing2,20422611
+186 this season · passes Kellen Winslow for 4th in 7 games at his pace
6Dave Moore1992 – 2006 · 150 games1,80518424
7O.J. Howard2017 – 2021 · 51 games1,73711915
8Jackie Harris1994 – 1997 · 50 games1,6341376
9Rob Gronkowski2020 – 2021 · 28 games1,42510013
10Calvin Magee1985 – 1988 · 56 games1,37911411
11Alex Smith2005 – 2008 · 53 games1,25212911
12Jerry Bell1982 – 1986 · 60 games1,2181017
13Ken Dilger2002 – 2004 · 43 games918956
14Jerramy Stevens2007 – 2010 · 38 games747717
15Austin Seferian-Jenkins2014 – 2016 · 18 games603457
16Timothy Wright2013 · 14 games571545
17Jim Obradovich1978 – 1983 · 89 games569466
18Tyji Armstrong1992 – 1995 · 59 games557453
19Dallas Clark2012 · 16 games435474
20Luke Stocker2011 – 2017 · 45 games400523
21Brandon Myers2014 – 2016 · 27 games376411
22John Gilmore2008 – 2010 · 27 games342322
23Rickey Dudley2002 – 2004 · 20 games282264
24Bob Moore1976 – 1977 · 15 games281230
25Anthony Becht2005 – 2007 · 29 games247393

receiving yards by decade

2020s

  1. › Cade Otton2022 – 2026 · 69 games2,204
  2. Rob Gronkowski2020 – 2021 · 28 games1,425
  3. Cameron Brate2020 – 2022 · 38 games701
  4. O.J. Howard2020 – 2021 · 14 games281
  5. › Payne Durham2023 – 2026 · 24 games189

2010s

  1. Cameron Brate2014 – 2019 · 73 games2,156
  2. Kellen Winslow2010 – 2011 · 32 games1,493
  3. O.J. Howard2017 – 2019 · 37 games1,456
  4. Austin Seferian-Jenkins2014 – 2016 · 18 games603
  5. Timothy Wright2013 · 14 games571

2000s

  1. Alex Smith2005 – 2008 · 53 games1,252
  2. Ken Dilger2002 – 2004 · 43 games918
  3. Kellen Winslow2009 · 16 games884
  4. Jerramy Stevens2007 – 2009 · 34 games704
  5. Dave Moore2000 – 2006 · 36 games604

1990s

  1. Jackie Harris1994 – 1997 · 50 games1,634
  2. Ron Hall1990 – 1993 · 59 games1,367
  3. Dave Moore1992 – 1999 · 114 games1,201
  4. Tyji Armstrong1992 – 1995 · 59 games557
  5. Jesse Anderson1990 – 1992 · 32 games150

1980s

  1. Jimmie Giles1980 – 1986 · 89 games3,397
  2. Calvin Magee1985 – 1988 · 56 games1,379
  3. Jerry Bell1982 – 1986 · 60 games1,218
  4. Ron Hall1987 – 1989 · 41 games1,055
  5. Jim Obradovich1980 – 1983 · 57 games287

1976–79

  1. Jimmie Giles1978 – 1979 · 32 games903
  2. Jim Obradovich1978 – 1979 · 32 games282
  3. Bob Moore1976 – 1977 · 15 games281
  4. Jack Novak1976 – 1977 · 21 games154
  5. Dana Nafziger1977 – 1979 · 44 games119

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Method

  • Every tight end who played with the Buccaneers, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A decade counts his receiving yards with the Buccaneers in its seasons.