NFL Defense vs TE 2026: Yards, Targets & Points Allowed
Per-game averages of what each NFL defense allowed to opposing tight ends in the 2026 regular season, ranked by receiving yards allowed. Rank 1 allows the most; the top eight are Top Tier matchups, the bottom eight Bottom Tier.
| Rank | Team | Tier | G | Tgts | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Texans | Top Tier | 1 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 137.0 | 0.0 | 19.7 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Top Tier | 1 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 115.0 | 0.0 | 16.5 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Top Tier | 1 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 101.0 | 1.0 | 25.1 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Chargers | Top Tier | 1 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 95.0 | 1.0 | 24.5 |
| 5 | Arizona Cardinals | Top Tier | 1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 90.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Dallas Cowboys | Top Tier | 1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 87.0 | 2.0 | 29.7 |
| 6 | Detroit Lions | Top Tier | 1 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 87.0 | 2.0 | 27.7 |
| 8 | Denver Broncos | Top Tier | 1 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 85.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 |
| 9 | Washington Commanders | — | 1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 77.0 | 2.0 | 23.7 |
| 10 | Indianapolis Colts | — | 1 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 66.0 | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| 11 | Atlanta Falcons | — | 1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 64.0 | 1.0 | 19.4 |
| 11 | Buffalo Bills | — | 1 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 64.0 | 0.0 | 14.4 |
| 13 | Chicago Bears | — | 1 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 62.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 |
| 14 | Green Bay Packers | — | 1 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 58.0 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 15 | Kansas City Chiefs | — | 1 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 53.0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 15 | New Orleans Saints | — | 1 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 |
| 17 | Carolina Panthers | — | 1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | 1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| 17 | New York Jets | — | 1 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 |
| 20 | Cleveland Browns | — | 1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 32.0 | 1.0 | 12.2 |
| 20 | Miami Dolphins | — | 1 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| 20 | New York Giants | — | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Rams | — | 1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| 23 | San Francisco 49ers | — | 1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bottom Tier | 1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 29.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| 26 | Seattle Seahawks | Bottom Tier | 1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 28.0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 27 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bottom Tier | 1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| 28 | Tennessee Titans | Bottom Tier | 1 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 14.6 |
| 29 | Las Vegas Raiders | Bottom Tier | 1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| 30 | Baltimore Ravens | Bottom Tier | 1 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 30 | New England Patriots | Bottom Tier | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bottom Tier | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |