highest career rec avg since 1980

Since 1980, Bobby Duckworth has averaged the most yards per catch, with 21.8 per reception.

Interpreted as:
highest career rec avg with a minimum of 0.9375 receptions per team game by a player since 1980
NAMEAVGGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Bobby Duckworth
B. Duckworth
21.8
62
82
1,784
28.8
13
0
0
0.0
0
2Flipper Anderson
F. Anderson
20.1
114
267
5,357
47.0
28
23
3
7.7
0.2
0
3Rod Barksdale
R. Barksdale
20.0
28
30
599
21.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
4Willie Gault
W. Gault
19.9
170
333
6,635
39.0
44
154
21
7.3
0.9
0
5Rickey Watts
R. Watts
19.8
40
57
1,126
28.2
5
-17
2
-8.5
-0.4
0
6Jim Smith
J. Smith
19.7
41
86
1,697
41.4
21
14
2
7.0
0.3
0
7Dokie Williams
D. Williams
19.4
74
148
2,866
38.7
25
27
3
9.0
0.4
0
8Tyrone Young
T. Young
18.9
32
36
682
21.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
9Isaiah Bond
I. Bond
18.8
16
18
44
338
21.1
0
29
5
5.8
1.8
0
10Alec Pierce
A. Pierce
18.7
64
157
296
2,934
45.8
17
0
0
0.0
0
11Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
18.7
48
82
1,532
31.9
6
23
7
3.3
0.5
0
12Ricky Feacher
R. Feacher
18.7
66
102
1,905
28.9
14
-1
1
-1.0
0.0
0
13Kelly Campbell
K. Campbell
18.6
37
57
108
1,062
28.7
8
86
14
6.1
2.3
0
14Byron Williams
B. Williams
18.6
37
59
1,097
29.6
3
18
2
9.0
0.5
0
15Ike Harris
I. Harris
18.6
19
39
725
38.2
6
0
0
0.0
0
16Chris Sanders
C. Sanders
18.6
97
177
127
3,285
33.9
17
-36
4
-9.0
-0.4
0
17Daryl Turner
D. Turner
18.5
59
101
1,872
31.7
36
0
0
0.0
0
18Calvin Muhammad
C. Muhammad
18.5
47
69
1,276
27.1
8
0
0
0.0
0
19Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
18.5
150
458
8,451
56.3
52
67
11
6.1
0.4
0
20Henry Ruggs III
H. Ruggs III
18.4
20
50
79
921
46.1
4
65
12
5.4
3.3
0
21James Lofton
J. Lofton
18.4
201
664
12,218
60.8
65
234
28
8.4
1.2
1
22Stephen Baker
S. Baker
18.3
90
141
2,587
28.7
21
21
2
10.5
0.2
0
23Jimmy Cefalo
J. Cefalo
18.3
58
75
1,371
23.6
7
0
0
0.0
0
24Anthony Armstrong
A. Armstrong
18.3
35
54
122
986
28.2
5
19
2
9.5
0.5
0
25Alvin Harper
A. Harper
18.2
102
191
2
3,473
34.0
21
15
1
15.0
0.1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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