highest career yard per reception after 1980

Since 1981, Bobby Duckworth has the most yards per reception, with 21.8 per catch.

Interpreted as:

highest career yard per reception with a minimum of 0.9375 receptions per team game by a player after 1980

	NAME	AVG	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Bobby Duckworth B. Duckworth	21.8	62	82		1,784	28.8	13	0	0		0.0	0
2	Jim Smith J. Smith	20.1	29	49		986	34.0	12	15	1	15.0	0.5	0
3	Flipper Anderson F. Anderson	20.1	114	267		5,357	47.0	28	23	3	7.7	0.2	0
4	Rod Barksdale R. Barksdale	20.0	28	30		599	21.4	3	0	0		0.0	0
5	Willie Gault W. Gault	19.9	170	333		6,635	39.0	44	154	21	7.3	0.9	0
6	Willie Miller W. Miller	19.7	22	25		493	22.4	1	5	1	5.0	0.2	0
7	Reggie Rucker R. Rucker	19.7	14	27		532	38.0	1	0	0		0.0	0
8	Dokie Williams D. Williams	19.4	74	148		2,866	38.7	25	27	3	9.0	0.4	0
9	Keon Coleman K. Coleman	19.0	9	22	36	417	46.3	3	0	0		0.0	0
10	Tyrone Young T. Young	18.9	32	36		682	21.3	6	0	0		0.0	0
11	Freddie Scott F. Scott	18.6	40	71		1,324	33.1	7	19	8	2.4	0.5	0
12	Kelly Campbell K. Campbell	18.6	37	57	108	1,062	28.7	8	86	14	6.1	2.3	0
13	Byron Williams B. Williams	18.6	37	59		1,097	29.6	3	18	2	9.0	0.5	0
14	Chris Sanders C. Sanders	18.6	97	177	127	3,285	33.9	17	-36	4	-9.0	-0.4	0
15	James Lofton J. Lofton	18.5	185	593		10,992	59.4	61	234	28	8.4	1.3	1
16	Daryl Turner D. Turner	18.5	59	101		1,872	31.7	36	0	0		0.0	0
17	Calvin Muhammad C. Muhammad	18.5	47	69		1,276	27.1	8	0	0		0.0	0
18	Henry Ruggs III H. Ruggs III	18.4	20	50	79	921	46.1	4	65	12	5.4	3.3	0
19	Stephen Baker S. Baker	18.3	90	141		2,587	28.7	21	21	2	10.5	0.2	0
20	Jimmy Cefalo J. Cefalo	18.3	42	64		1,172	27.9	6	0	0		0.0	0
21	Anthony Armstrong A. Armstrong	18.3	35	54	122	986	28.2	5	19	2	9.5	0.5	0
22	Alvin Harper A. Harper	18.2	102	191	2	3,473	34.0	21	15	1	15.0	0.1	0
23	Carlos Carson C. Carson	18.1	110	348		6,304	57.3	33	21	10	2.1	0.2	0
24	Floyd Eddings F. Eddings	18.1	13	28		506	38.9	0	15	3	5.0	1.2	0
25	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	18.1	134	413		7,460	55.7	46	31	7	4.4	0.2	0

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

1,319

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Pass TD Leaders

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Burrow

29

Jackson

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

116.3

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Sack Leaders

12.5

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NFL 2024 Rankings

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30.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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Rush Yards Rankings

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144.7

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Eagles	11	2	0	.846
Commanders	8	5	0	.615
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	12	1	0	.923
Vikings	11	2	0	.846
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	6	0	.538
Falcons	6	7	0	.462
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	8	5	0	.615
Rams	7	6	0	.538

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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Dolphins	6	7	0	.462
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	10	3	0	.769
Ravens	8	5	0	.615
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	8	5	0	.615
Colts	6	7	0	.462
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	12	1	0	.923
Chargers	8	5	0	.615