best avg receiving yards in a single season minimum 50 receptions

Charley Hennigan has averaged the most receiving yards per game in a season when he has 50+ catches, with 124.7 per game in 1961.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Receiving Yards Per Game, Receptions: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEREC YDS/GRECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Charley Hennigan
C. Hennigan
124.7
82
1961
14
1,746
21.3
12
0
0
0.0
0
2Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
124.6
66
1951
12
1,495
22.7
17
3
1
3.0
0.3
0
3Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
122.8
122
2012
16
204
1,964
16.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
4Josh Gordon
J. Gordon
117.6
87
2013
14
159
1,646
18.9
9
88
5
17.6
6.3
0
5Julio Jones
J. Jones
116.9
136
2015
16
203
1,871
13.8
8
0
0
0.0
0
6Jerry Rice
J. Rice
115.5
122
1995
16
1,848
15.1
15
36
5
7.2
2.3
1
7Jaxon Smith-Njigba
J. Smith-Njigba
115.1
71
2026
9
99
1,036
14.6
9
29
3
9.7
3.2
0
8Antonio Brown
A. Brown
114.6
136
2015
16
193
1,834
13.5
10
28
3
9.3
1.8
0
9Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
114.5
145
2021
17
191
1,947
13.4
16
18
4
4.5
1.1
0
10Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
114.4
69
1965
14
1,602
23.2
14
-12
3
-4.0
-0.9
0
11Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
112.4
119
2023
16
171
1,799
15.1
13
15
6
2.5
0.9
0
12Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
111.3
119
1995
16
1,781
15.0
13
17
3
5.7
1.1
0
13Charley Hennigan
C. Hennigan
110.4
101
1964
14
1,546
15.3
8
0
0
0.0
0
14Don Hutson
D. Hutson
110.1
74
1942
11
1,211
16.4
17
4
3
1.3
0.4
0
15Antonio Brown
A. Brown
109.5
101
2017
14
163
1,533
15.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
16Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
108.8
91
2014
12
130
1,305
14.3
12
35
7
5.0
2.9
0
17Raymond Berry
R. Berry
108.2
74
1960
12
1,298
17.5
10
0
0
0.0
0
18Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
107.8
149
2019
16
185
1,725
11.6
9
-9
1
-9.0
-0.6
0
19Marvin Harrison
M. Harrison
107.6
143
2002
16
205
1,722
12.0
11
10
2
5.0
0.6
0
20Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
107.4
68
2023
10
100
1,074
15.8
5
-12
1
-12.0
-1.2
0
21Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
107.2
129
2025
16
166
1,715
13.3
10
105
10
10.5
6.6
1
22Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
106.6
84
2013
14
157
1,492
17.8
12
0
0
0.0
0
23Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
106.4
128
2022
17
184
1,809
14.1
8
24
4
6.0
1.4
1
24Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
106.4
73
1966
13
1,383
18.9
13
10
3
3.3
0.8
0
25Julio Jones
J. Jones
106.2
104
2014
15
163
1,593
15.3
6
1
1
1.0
0.1
0

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