2016 nfl wr yards per target leaders

DeAndre Smelter had the most receiving yards per target by a wide receiver in 2016, with 23 in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
2016 NFL wr receiving yards per target leaders
NAMEYDS/TRGREC YDSTRGSEASONTMGPRECAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1DeAndre Smelter
D. Smelter
23
23
1
2016
2
1
23.0
11.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Lucky Whitehead
L. Whitehead
16
48
3
2016
15
3
16.0
3.2
0
82
10
8.2
5.5
0
3Damiere Byrd
D. Byrd
16
16
1
2016
1
1
16.0
16.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Greg Salas
G. Salas
14.83
89
6
2016
2
4
22.3
44.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
5Dwayne Harris
D. Harris
13
13
1
2016
16
1
13.0
0.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
6Freddie Martino
F. Martino
12.91
142
11
2016
13
8
17.8
10.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
7Tanner McEvoy
T. McEvoy
12.73
140
11
2016
14
9
15.6
10.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
8Tavarres King
T. King
12.5
50
4
2016
7
2
25.0
7.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Chris Hogan
C. Hogan
11.72
680
58
2016
15
38
17.9
45.3
4
9
3
3.0
0.6
0
10Arrelious Benn
A. Benn
11.6
116
10
2016
15
5
23.2
7.7
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Taylor Gabriel
T. Gabriel
11.58
579
50
2016
13
35
16.5
44.5
6
51
4
12.8
3.9
1
12Johnny Holton
J. Holton
11.33
34
3
2016
15
2
17.0
2.3
0
43
6
7.2
2.9
0
13Josh Doctson
J. Doctson
11
66
6
2016
2
2
33.0
33.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Bralon Addison
B. Addison
11
11
1
2016
2
1
11.0
5.5
0
4
1
4.0
2.0
0
15Julio Jones
J. Jones
10.92
1,409
129
2016
14
83
17.0
100.6
6
0
0
0.0
0
16Wendall Williams
W. Williams
10.71
75
7
2016
3
4
18.8
25.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Brandon Tate
B. Tate
10.64
117
11
2016
15
8
14.6
7.8
0
48
3
16.0
3.2
0
18Adam Thielen
A. Thielen
10.51
967
92
2016
16
69
14.0
60.4
5
15
2
7.5
0.9
0
19Aldrick Robinson
A. Robinson
10.09
323
32
2016
16
20
16.2
20.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
20DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
10.05
1,005
100
2016
15
56
17.9
67.0
4
0
0
0.0
0
21Brandin Cooks
B. Cooks
10.03
1,173
117
2016
16
78
15.0
73.3
8
30
6
5.0
1.9
0
22Marquess Wilson
M. Wilson
10
160
16
2016
3
9
17.8
53.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
23Terrance Williams
T. Williams
9.74
594
61
2016
16
44
13.5
37.1
4
0
0
0.0
0
24Kendall Wright
K. Wright
9.67
416
43
2016
11
29
14.3
37.8
3
15
1
15.0
1.4
0
25A.J. Green
A.J. Green
9.64
964
100
2016
10
66
14.6
96.4
4
0
0
0.0
0
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