highest career yard per reception

Homer Jones has the most career yards per catch, with 22.3 per reception.

Interpreted as:
highest career yard per reception with a minimum of 200 receptions by a player
NAME AVG REC GP TRG REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Homer Jones
H. Jones
22.3
224
87
4,986
57.3
36
146
17
8.6
1.7
1
2 Buddy Dial
B. Dial
20.8
261
98
5,436
55.5
44
14
4
3.5
0.1
0
3 Harlon Hill
H. Hill
20.2
233
103
4,717
45.8
40
103
12
8.6
1.0
0
4 Flipper Anderson
F. Anderson
20.1
267
114
5,357
47.0
28
23
3
7.7
0.2
0
5 Paul Warfield
P. Warfield
20.1
427
157
8,565
54.6
85
204
22
9.3
1.3
0
6 Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
20.0
371
132
7,414
56.2
71
68
24
2.8
0.5
2
7 Willie Gault
W. Gault
19.9
333
170
6,635
39.0
44
154
21
7.3
0.9
0
8 Jimmy Orr
J. Orr
19.8
400
149
7,914
53.1
66
122
15
8.1
0.8
0
9 Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
19.6
281
142
5,508
38.8
50
682
137
5.0
4.8
4
10 Hugh Taylor
H. Taylor
19.2
272
94
5,233
55.7
58
7
1
7.0
0.1
0
11 Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
19.2
557
196
10,716
54.7
72
127
21
6.0
0.6
0
12 Wesley Walker
W. Walker
19.0
438
154
8,306
53.9
71
35
6
5.8
0.2
0
13 Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
18.9
542
136
10,266
75.5
85
129
24
5.4
0.9
2
14 Mel Gray
M. Gray
18.9
351
145
6,644
45.8
45
154
15
10.3
1.1
1
15 Carroll Dale
C. Dale
18.9
438
189
8,277
43.8
52
30
4
7.5
0.2
0
16 Roger Carr
R. Carr
18.7
271
115
5,071
44.1
31
-8
1
-8.0
-0.1
0
17 Don Maynard
D. Maynard
18.7
633
186
11,834
63.6
88
70
24
2.9
0.4
0
18 Frank Clarke
F. Clarke
18.6
291
140
5,426
38.8
50
231
32
7.2
1.7
1
19 Gary Garrison
G. Garrison
18.6
405
134
7,538
56.3
58
29
12
2.4
0.2
0
20 Del Shofner
D. Shofner
18.5
349
125
6,470
51.8
51
1
4
0.3
0.0
0
21 John Gilliam
J. Gilliam
18.5
382
151
7,056
46.7
48
293
35
8.4
1.9
2
22 Max McGee
M. McGee
18.4
345
148
6,346
42.9
50
121
12
10.1
0.8
0
23 Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
18.4
343
103
6,299
61.2
53
317
74
4.3
3.1
1
24 James Lofton
J. Lofton
18.3
764
233
14,004
60.1
75
246
32
7.7
1.1
1
25 Ben Hawkins
B. Hawkins
18.3
261
104
4,764
45.8
32
8
10
0.8
0.1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
7
6
0
.538
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
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Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
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Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/8
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27-20
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12/7
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@
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17-19
Sat
12/7
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@
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13-38
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12/7
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@
LAR LAR
42-44
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12/7
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@
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Sun
12/22
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MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
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LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM