highest yards per catch ever in a season since 1975

Since 1975, Flipper Anderson has the most yards per reception in a season, with 26.0 per reception in 1989.

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  • Assumption:1.875+ REC/TG
  • Data note: Yards Per Reception, Receptions Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Flipper Anderson
F. Anderson
26.0
1989
16
44
1,146
71.6
5
-1
1
-1.0
-0.1
0
2Mervyn Fernandez
M. Fernandez
26.0
1988
16
31
805
50.3
4
9
1
9.0
0.6
0
3Roger Carr
R. Carr
25.9
1976
14
43
1,112
79.4
11
0
0
0.0
0
4Alvin Harper
A. Harper
24.9
1994
16
33
821
51.3
8
0
0
0.0
0
5Devery Henderson
D. Henderson
24.8
2008
16
32
56
793
49.6
3
33
4
8.3
2.1
0
6Wesley Walker
W. Walker
24.4
1978
16
48
1,169
73.1
8
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
7Anthony Carter
A. Carter
24.3
1987
12
38
922
76.8
7
0
0
0.0
0
8Cliff Branch
C. Branch
24.2
1976
14
46
1,111
79.4
12
12
3
4.0
0.9
0
9Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
24.1
1978
16
34
820
51.3
5
11
2
5.5
0.7
0
10Eddie Brown
E. Brown
24.0
1988
16
53
1,273
79.6
9
-5
1
-5.0
-0.3
0
11Chris Sanders
C. Sanders
23.5
1995
16
35
823
51.4
9
-19
2
-9.5
-1.2
0
12Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
23.4
1981
13
44
1,029
79.2
6
21
2
10.5
1.6
0
13James Jett
J. Jett
23.4
1993
16
33
771
48.2
3
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
14Devery Henderson
D. Henderson
23.3
2006
13
32
54
745
57.3
5
14
2
7.0
1.1
1
15Ron Jessie
R. Jessie
22.9
1976
14
34
779
55.6
6
37
4
9.3
2.6
0
16Chris Burkett
C. Burkett
22.9
1986
14
34
778
55.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
17Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
22.8
1979
16
44
1,002
62.6
12
39
7
5.6
2.4
0
18Jim Smith
J. Smith
22.8
1982
8
17
387
48.4
4
0
0
0.0
0
19Shawn Jefferson
S. Jefferson
22.7
1998
16
34
771
48.2
2
15
1
15.0
0.9
0
20Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
22.5
1979
16
45
1,013
63.3
7
12
3
4.0
0.8
0
21DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
22.5
2010
14
47
96
1,056
75.4
6
104
16
6.5
7.4
1
22Michael Haynes
M. Haynes
22.4
1991
16
50
1,122
70.1
11
0
0
0.0
0
23James Lofton
J. Lofton
22.4
1983
16
58
1,300
81.3
8
36
9
4.0
2.3
0
24Alec Pierce
A. Pierce
22.3
2024
16
37
69
824
51.5
7
0
0
0.0
0
25Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
22.0
1980
16
45
991
61.9
6
36
4
9.0
2.3
0

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