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.

Rank	Team	G	Tgts	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
1	Detroit Lions	5	13.0	10.2	109.0	1.8	31.9
2	Cincinnati Bengals	5	9.4	7.2	90.2	0.0	16.6
3	Kansas City Chiefs	4	11.5	8.2	82.2	1.0	22.6
4	Miami Dolphins	5	8.0	7.4	76.2	0.8	19.8
5	Washington Commanders	5	8.2	6.4	74.4	1.4	22.2
6	Arizona Cardinals	5	7.4	6.0	72.6	0.8	19.3
7	New Orleans Saints	5	9.2	7.2	71.2	0.4	16.7
8	Denver Broncos	5	7.8	5.4	62.6	0.6	14.9
9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	8.4	6.0	60.2	0.6	15.7
10	Buffalo Bills	5	7.8	5.6	60.0	0.2	12.8
11	Las Vegas Raiders	5	7.8	6.4	57.0	1.2	18.9
12	Atlanta Falcons	5	8.2	6.0	53.8	0.6	14.6
12	Cleveland Browns	5	8.6	6.0	53.8	0.6	14.6
14	Carolina Panthers	4	9.2	5.2	53.2	1.0	16.6
15	Indianapolis Colts	5	8.4	5.8	53.0	0.8	15.9
16	New York Giants	5	9.0	6.6	51.8	0.4	14.2
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	5	6.2	4.6	49.6	0.4	13.2
18	Philadelphia Eagles	5	6.6	5.0	48.8	0.0	9.9
19	Dallas Cowboys	5	5.8	5.2	48.2	0.6	13.6
20	Los Angeles Chargers	5	6.0	4.2	47.8	0.2	9.8
21	Houston Texans	5	6.0	4.4	45.8	0.0	9.0
22	New England Patriots	5	6.2	4.6	45.0	0.2	9.9
23	Minnesota Vikings	5	6.2	3.2	44.2	0.0	7.6
24	Chicago Bears	5	5.4	3.6	40.6	0.0	7.7
25	Baltimore Ravens	5	5.6	4.2	40.0	0.6	11.8
26	New York Jets	5	6.2	4.4	36.6	0.0	8.1
27	San Francisco 49ers	5	7.4	4.8	35.6	0.0	8.0
28	Jacksonville Jaguars	5	5.6	3.6	33.8	0.4	9.5
29	Green Bay Packers	5	6.2	4.0	32.0	0.4	9.6
30	Tennessee Titans	5	6.4	4.6	29.4	0.2	10.0
31	Seattle Seahawks	5	6.6	4.8	28.0	0.4	10.0
32	Los Angeles Rams	5	6.8	2.8	19.6	0.2	6.4