Between the 2000 and 2023 seasons, Calvin Johnson had the most yards per catch with 100+ receptions in a season, with 16.1 per catch in 2012.
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highest yards per catch by a player in a single season 2000 to 2023 with at least 100 catches| NAME | AVG | REC | SEASON | TM | GP | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Johnson | 16.1 | 122 | 2012 |  DET | 16 | 204 | 1,964 | 122.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | R. Smith | 16.0 | 100 | 2000 |  DEN | 16 | 173 | 1,602 | 100.1 | 8 | 99 | 6 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 3 |  | A. Johnson | 15.5 | 101 | 2009 |  HOU | 16 | 171 | 1,569 | 98.1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 4 |  | J. Jones | 15.3 | 104 | 2014 |  ATL | 15 | 163 | 1,593 | 106.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 5 |  | A. Brown | 15.2 | 101 | 2017 |  PIT | 14 | 163 | 1,533 | 109.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | S. Smith Sr. | 15.2 | 103 | 2005 |  CAR | 16 | 150 | 1,563 | 97.7 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 7 |  | D. Adams | 15.2 | 100 | 2022 |  LV | 17 | 180 | 1,516 | 89.2 | 14 | -1 | 3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 8 |  | T. Hill | 15.1 | 119 | 2023 |  MIA | 16 | 171 | 1,799 | 112.4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 9 |  | J. Jefferson | 15.0 | 108 | 2021 |  MIN | 17 | 167 | 1,616 | 95.1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 10 | | J. Jones | 14.8 | 113 | 2018 | ATL | 16 | 170 | 1,677 | 104.8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 11 |  | R. Moss | 14.7 | 111 | 2003 | MIN | 16 | 172 | 1,632 | 102.0 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 12 |  | D. Thomas | 14.6 | 111 | 2014 | DEN | 16 | 184 | 1,619 | 101.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | R. Wayne | 14.5 | 104 | 2007 |  IND | 16 | 156 | 1,510 | 94.4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 14 | | T. Holt | 14.5 | 117 | 2003 |  STL | 16 | 183 | 1,696 | 106.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 15 | | T. Hill | 14.4 | 119 | 2022 | MIA | 17 | 170 | 1,710 | 100.6 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 16 | | A. Johnson | 14.3 | 112 | 2012 | HOU | 16 | 163 | 1,598 | 99.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | P. Nacua | 14.2 | 105 | 2023 |  LAR | 17 | 160 | 1,486 | 87.4 | 6 | 89 | 12 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 18 | | J. Jefferson | 14.1 | 128 | 2022 | MIN | 17 | 184 | 1,809 | 106.4 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 19 |  | L. Fitzgerald | 14.1 | 100 | 2007 |  ARI | 15 | 167 | 1,409 | 93.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | M. Harrison | 14.0 | 109 | 2001 | IND | 16 | 164 | 1,524 | 95.3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 21 |  | E. Sanders | 13.9 | 101 | 2014 | DEN | 16 | 141 | 1,404 | 87.8 | 9 | 44 | 8 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 22 | | M. Harrison | 13.9 | 102 | 2000 | IND | 16 | 169 | 1,413 | 88.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | B. Marshall | 13.8 | 109 | 2015 |  NYJ | 16 | 173 | 1,502 | 93.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | J. Jones | 13.8 | 136 | 2015 | ATL | 16 | 203 | 1,871 | 116.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | A. Boldin | 13.7 | 102 | 2005 | ARI | 14 | 171 | 1,402 | 100.1 | 7 | 45 | 12 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.
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