highest yards per catch in a single season

Don Currivan has averaged the most yards per catch in a season, with 32.6 per catch in 1947.

Interpreted as:
highest yards per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a player in a single season
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Don Currivan
D. Currivan
32.6
1947
BOS
12
24
782
65.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
2Jimmy Orr
J. Orr
27.6
1958
PIT PIT
12
33
910
75.8
7
8
1
8.0
0.7
0
3Elbert Dubenion
E. Dubenion
27.1
1964
BUF BUF
14
42
1,139
81.4
10
20
1
20.0
1.4
0
4Frank Liebel
F. Liebel
27.0
1945
NYG NYG
10
22
593
59.3
10
0
0
0.0
0
5Warren Wells
W. Wells
26.8
1969
OAK OAK
14
47
1,260
90.0
14
24
3
8.0
1.7
0
6Jack Snow
J. Snow
26.3
1967
LA LA
14
28
735
52.5
8
0
0
0.0
0
7Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
26.1
1970
DAL DAL
13
34
889
68.4
10
34
4
8.5
2.6
1
8Ron Sellers
R. Sellers
26.1
1969
BOS BOS
12
27
705
58.8
6
0
0
0.0
0
9Flipper Anderson
F. Anderson
26.0
1989
RAM RAM
16
44
1,146
71.6
5
-1
1
-1.0
-0.1
0
10Mervyn Fernandez
M. Fernandez
26.0
1988
RAI RAI
16
31
805
50.3
4
9
1
9.0
0.6
0
11Roger Carr
R. Carr
25.9
1976
BAL BAL
14
43
1,112
79.4
11
0
0
0.0
0
12Jimmy Orr
J. Orr
25.6
1968
BAL BAL
13
29
743
57.2
6
0
0
0.0
0
13Ken Kavanaugh
K. Kavanaugh
25.6
1947
CHB CHB
12
32
818
68.2
13
0
0
0.0
0
14Paul Warfield
P. Warfield
25.1
1970
MIA MIA
11
28
703
63.9
6
13
2
6.5
1.2
0
15Harlon Hill
H. Hill
25.0
1954
CHB CHB
12
45
1,124
93.7
12
0
0
0.0
0
16Don Hutson
D. Hutson
24.9
1939
GB GB
11
34
846
76.9
6
26
5
5.2
2.4
0
17Alvin Harper
A. Harper
24.9
1994
DAL DAL
16
33
821
51.3
8
0
0
0.0
0
18Devery Henderson
D. Henderson
24.8
2008
NO NO
16
32
56
793
49.6
3
33
4
8.3
2.1
0
19Homer Jones
H. Jones
24.7
1967
NYG NYG
14
49
1,209
86.4
13
60
5
12.0
4.3
1
20Wesley Walker
W. Walker
24.4
1978
NYJ NYJ
16
48
1,169
73.1
8
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
21Elbie Nickel
E. Nickel
24.3
1949
PIT PIT
12
26
633
52.8
3
0
0
0.0
0
22Buddy Dial
B. Dial
24.3
1960
PIT PIT
12
40
972
81.0
9
8
1
8.0
0.7
0
23Anthony Carter
A. Carter
24.3
1987
MIN MIN
12
38
922
76.8
7
0
0
0.0
0
24Cliff Branch
C. Branch
24.2
1976
OAK OAK
14
46
1,111
79.4
12
12
3
4.0
0.9
0
25Roy Jefferson
R. Jefferson
24.1
1966
PIT PIT
14
32
772
55.1
4
36
2
18.0
2.6
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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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

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