highest yards per catch in a single season 2000s

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Devery Henderson averaged the most yards per reception in a season, with 24.8 per reception in 2008.

Interpreted as:
highest yards per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a player in a single season 2000s
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Devery Henderson
D. Henderson
24.8
2008
16
32
56
793
49.6
3
33
4
8.3
2.1
0
2Devery Henderson
D. Henderson
23.3
2006
13
32
54
745
57.3
5
14
2
7.0
1.1
1
3Bernard Berrian
B. Berrian
20.1
2008
16
48
95
964
60.3
7
26
4
6.5
1.6
0
4Ashley Lelie
A. Lelie
20.1
2004
16
54
101
1,084
67.8
7
5
3
1.7
0.3
0
5Plaxico Burress
P. Burress
19.9
2004
11
35
60
698
63.5
5
0
0
0.0
0
6Torry Holt
T. Holt
19.9
2000
16
82
139
1,635
102.2
6
7
2
3.5
0.4
0
7Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
19.8
2003
15
34
83
672
44.8
2
22
4
5.5
1.5
0
8Albert Connell
A. Connell
19.5
2000
16
39
102
762
47.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
9Mike Wallace
M. Wallace
19.4
2009
16
39
72
756
47.3
6
48
5
9.6
3.0
0
10Justin Gage
J. Gage
19.1
2008
12
34
74
651
54.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
11Donte' Stallworth
D. Stallworth
19.1
2006
12
38
78
725
60.4
5
0
0
0.0
0
12Todd Pinkston
T. Pinkston
18.8
2004
16
36
63
676
42.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
13Randy Moss
R. Moss
18.7
2000
16
77
128
1,437
89.8
15
5
3
1.7
0.3
0
14DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
18.6
2009
15
62
116
1,156
77.1
9
137
11
12.5
9.1
1
15Santana Moss
S. Moss
18.6
2004
15
45
78
838
55.9
5
18
6
3.0
1.2
0
16Vincent Jackson
V. Jackson
18.6
2008
16
59
101
1,098
68.6
7
69
4
17.3
4.3
0
17Bryant Johnson
B. Johnson
18.5
2006
16
40
74
740
46.3
4
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
18Chris Chambers
C. Chambers
18.4
2001
16
48
90
883
55.2
7
-11
1
-11.0
-0.7
0
19Mohamed Massaquoi
M. Massaquoi
18.4
2009
16
34
95
624
39.0
3
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
20Joe Horn
J. Horn
18.4
2006
10
37
61
679
67.9
4
0
0
0.0
0
21Ashley Lelie
A. Lelie
18.3
2005
16
42
88
770
48.1
1
84
5
16.8
5.3
0
22Antonio Bryant
A. Bryant
18.3
2006
14
40
91
733
52.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
23Terry Glenn
T. Glenn
18.3
2005
16
62
118
1,136
71.0
7
-4
2
-2.0
-0.3
1
24Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
18.2
2008
14
78
129
1,421
101.5
6
40
5
8.0
2.9
0
25David Patten
D. Patten
18.2
2004
16
44
95
800
50.0
7
5
1
5.0
0.3
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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