highest average yards per catch in a season since 2011 among receivers with at least 20 receptions

Since 2011, DeSean Jackson has the most yards per catch by a wide receiver in a season when he has 20+ catches, with 22.7 per catch in 2021.

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	NAME	AVG	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	DeSean Jackson D. Jackson	22.7	20	2021	TOT	16	34	454	28.4	2	4	1	4.0	0.3	0
2	Alec Pierce A. Pierce	22.3	37	2024	IND	16	69	824	51.5	7	0	0		0.0	0
3	Christian Watson C. Watson	21.4	29	2024	GB	15	53	620	41.3	2	23	4	5.8	1.5	0
4	Alec Pierce A. Pierce	21.3	47	2025	IND	15	84	1,003	66.9	6	0	0		0.0	0
5	Martavis Bryant M. Bryant	21.1	26	2014	PIT	10	49	549	54.9	8	12	3	4.0	1.2	0
6	Marquez Valdes-Scantling M. Valdes-Scantling	20.9	33	2020	GB	16	63	690	43.1	6	13	4	3.3	0.8	0
7	DeSean Jackson D. Jackson	20.9	56	2014	WAS	15	95	1,169	77.9	6	7	4	1.8	0.5	0
8	Sammie Coates S. Coates	20.7	21	2016	PIT	14	49	435	31.1	2	14	4	3.5	1.0	0
9	Mecole Hardman Jr. M. Hardman Jr.	20.7	26	2019	KC	16	41	538	33.6	6	17	4	4.3	1.1	0
10	Mike Williams M. Williams	20.4	49	2019	LAC	15	90	1,001	66.7	2	2	1	2.0	0.1	0
11	A.J. Brown	20.2	52	2019	TEN	16	84	1,051	65.7	8	60	3	20.0	3.8	1
12	Torrey Smith T. Smith	20.1	33	2015	SF	16	62	663	41.4	4	0	0		0.0	0
13	Robert Foster R. Foster	20.0	27	2018	BUF	13	44	541	41.6	3	0	0		0.0	0
14	Kenny Stills K. Stills	20.0	32	2013	NO	16	50	641	40.1	5	10	3	3.3	0.6	0
15	Malcom Floyd M. Floyd	19.9	43	2011	SD	12	70	856	71.3	5	0	0		0.0	0
16	Tyron Billy-Johnson T. Billy-Johnson	19.9	20	2020	LAC	12	26	398	33.2	3	17	3	5.7	1.4	0
17	Santonio Holmes S. Holmes	19.8	23	2013	NYJ	11	59	456	41.5	1	0	0		0.0	0
18	Johnny Knox J. Knox	19.6	37	2011	CHI	14	69	727	51.9	2	0	0		0.0	0
19	Henry Ruggs III H. Ruggs III	19.5	24	2021	LV	7	36	469	67.0	2	16	3	5.3	2.3	0
20	Chris Moore C. Moore	19.3	22	2023	TEN	17	35	424	24.9	0	39	2	19.5	2.3	0
21	Vincent Jackson V. Jackson	19.2	72	2012	TB	16	147	1,384	86.5	8	0	0		0.0	0
22	Keon Coleman K. Coleman	19.2	29	2024	BUF	13	57	556	42.8	4	9	1	9.0	0.7	0
23	DeVante Parker D. Parker	19.0	26	2015	MIA	14	50	494	35.3	3	0	0		0.0	0
24	Josh Gordon J. Gordon	18.9	87	2013	CLE	14	159	1,646	117.6	9	88	5	17.6	6.3	0
25	Kenny Britt K. Britt	18.9	36	2015	STL	16	72	681	42.6	3	0	0		0.0	0

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Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Since 2011, DeSean Jackson has the most yards per catch by a wide receiver in a season when he has 20+ catches, with 22.7 per catch in 2021.

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