highest yards per catch in a season from 1923 to 2023

Between the 1923 and 2023 seasons, Don Currivan averaged the most yards per catch in a season, with 32.6 per reception in 1947.

Interpreted as:

highest yards per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a player in a season from 1923 to 2023

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Don Currivan D. Currivan	32.6	1947	BOS	12	24		782	65.2	9	0	0		0.0	0
2	Jimmy Orr J. Orr	27.6	1958	PIT	12	33		910	75.8	7	8	1	8.0	0.7	0
3	Elbert Dubenion E. Dubenion	27.1	1964	BUF	14	42		1,139	81.4	10	20	1	20.0	1.4	0
4	Frank Liebel F. Liebel	27.0	1945	NYG	10	22		593	59.3	10	0	0		0.0	0
5	Warren Wells W. Wells	26.8	1969	OAK	14	47		1,260	90.0	14	24	3	8.0	1.7	0
6	Jack Snow J. Snow	26.3	1967	LA	14	28		735	52.5	8	0	0		0.0	0
7	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	26.1	1970	DAL	13	34		889	68.4	10	34	4	8.5	2.6	1
8	Ron Sellers R. Sellers	26.1	1969	BOS	12	27		705	58.8	6	0	0		0.0	0
9	Flipper Anderson F. Anderson	26.0	1989	RAM	16	44		1,146	71.6	5	-1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
10	Mervyn Fernandez M. Fernandez	26.0	1988	RAI	16	31		805	50.3	4	9	1	9.0	0.6	0
11	Roger Carr R. Carr	25.9	1976	BAL	14	43		1,112	79.4	11	0	0		0.0	0
12	Jimmy Orr J. Orr	25.6	1968	BAL	13	29		743	57.2	6	0	0		0.0	0
13	Ken Kavanaugh K. Kavanaugh	25.6	1947	CHB	12	32		818	68.2	13	0	0		0.0	0
14	Paul Warfield P. Warfield	25.1	1970	MIA	11	28		703	63.9	6	13	2	6.5	1.2	0
15	Harlon Hill H. Hill	25.0	1954	CHB	12	45		1,124	93.7	12	0	0		0.0	0
16	Don Hutson D. Hutson	24.9	1939	GB	11	34		846	76.9	6	26	5	5.2	2.4	0
17	Alvin Harper A. Harper	24.9	1994	DAL	16	33		821	51.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
18	Devery Henderson D. Henderson	24.8	2008	NO	16	32	56	793	49.6	3	33	4	8.3	2.1	0
19	Homer Jones H. Jones	24.7	1967	NYG	14	49		1,209	86.4	13	60	5	12.0	4.3	1
20	Wesley Walker W. Walker	24.4	1978	NYJ	16	48		1,169	73.1	8	-3	1	-3.0	-0.2	0
21	Elbie Nickel E. Nickel	24.3	1949	PIT	12	26		633	52.8	3	0	0		0.0	0
22	Buddy Dial B. Dial	24.3	1960	PIT	12	40		972	81.0	9	8	1	8.0	0.7	0
23	Anthony Carter A. Carter	24.3	1987	MIN	12	38		922	76.8	7	0	0		0.0	0
24	Cliff Branch C. Branch	24.2	1976	OAK	14	46		1,111	79.4	12	12	3	4.0	0.9	0
25	Roy Jefferson R. Jefferson	24.1	1966	PIT	14	32		772	55.1	4	36	2	18.0	2.6	0

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QB Rating Leaders

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Total Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Sack Leaders

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Rams - x	11	3	0	.786
Seahawks	11	3	0	.786
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214