Deebo Samuel had the most receiving yards per target by a wide receiver with 40+ targets in 2021, with 11.61.
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2021 NFL wr receiving yards per target leaders with at least 40 targets| NAME | YDS/TRG | TRG | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Samuel | 11.61 | 121 | 1,405 | 2021 | 16 | 77 | 18.2 | 87.8 | 6 | 365 | 59 | 6.2 | 22.8 | 8 | |
| 2 |  | K. Bourne | 11.43 | 70 | 800 | 2021 | 17 | 55 | 14.5 | 47.1 | 5 | 125 | 12 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | J. Chase | 11.37 | 128 | 1,455 | 2021 | 17 | 81 | 18.0 | 85.6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | T. Lockett | 10.98 | 107 | 1,175 | 2021 | 16 | 73 | 16.1 | 73.4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| 5 | | Q. Watkins | 10.44 | 62 | 647 | 2021 | 17 | 43 | 15.0 | 38.1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 6 | | D. Peoples-Jones | 10.29 | 58 | 597 | 2021 | 14 | 34 | 17.6 | 42.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | C. Kupp | 10.19 | 191 | 1,947 | 2021 | 17 | 145 | 13.4 | 114.5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | T. Higgins | 9.92 | 110 | 1,091 | 2021 | 14 | 74 | 14.7 | 77.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | C. Wilson Jr. | 9.87 | 61 | 602 | 2021 | 16 | 45 | 13.4 | 37.6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | B. Aiyuk | 9.83 | 84 | 826 | 2021 | 17 | 56 | 14.8 | 48.6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | B. Edwards | 9.68 | 59 | 571 | 2021 | 16 | 34 | 16.8 | 35.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | J. Jefferson | 9.68 | 167 | 1,616 | 2021 | 17 | 108 | 15.0 | 95.1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 13 | | D. Harty | 9.66 | 59 | 570 | 2021 | 13 | 36 | 15.8 | 43.8 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | C. Kirk | 9.53 | 103 | 982 | 2021 | 17 | 77 | 12.8 | 57.8 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| 15 | | B. Pringle | 9.47 | 60 | 568 | 2021 | 17 | 42 | 13.5 | 33.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | J. Guyton | 9.33 | 48 | 448 | 2021 | 16 | 31 | 14.5 | 28.0 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | A.J. Green | 9.22 | 92 | 848 | 2021 | 16 | 54 | 15.7 | 53.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | D. Adams | 9.19 | 169 | 1,553 | 2021 | 16 | 123 | 12.6 | 97.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 19 |  | C. Lamb | 9.18 | 120 | 1,102 | 2021 | 16 | 79 | 13.9 | 68.9 | 6 | 76 | 9 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | M. Evans | 9.08 | 114 | 1,035 | 2021 | 16 | 74 | 14.0 | 64.7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| 21 |  | J. Jones | 9.04 | 48 | 434 | 2021 | 10 | 31 | 14.0 | 43.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | V. Jefferson | 9.01 | 89 | 802 | 2021 | 17 | 50 | 16.0 | 47.2 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | D. Hopkins | 8.94 | 64 | 572 | 2021 | 10 | 42 | 13.6 | 57.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | M. Williams | 8.88 | 129 | 1,146 | 2021 | 16 | 76 | 15.1 | 71.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 25 |  | T. Boyd | 8.81 | 94 | 828 | 2021 | 16 | 67 | 12.4 | 51.8 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 0 | |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |