highest yards per catch in a single season with at least 47 receptions

Warren Wells has averaged the most yards per catch with 47+ receptions in a season, with 26.8 per reception in 1969.

Interpreted as:
highest yards per catch by a player in a single season with at least 47 receptions
NAMEAVGRECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Warren Wells
W. Wells
26.8
47
1969
14
1,260
90.0
14
24
3
8.0
1.7
0
2Homer Jones
H. Jones
24.7
49
1967
14
1,209
86.4
13
60
5
12.0
4.3
1
3Wesley Walker
W. Walker
24.4
48
1978
16
1,169
73.1
8
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
4Eddie Brown
E. Brown
24.0
53
1988
16
1,273
79.6
9
-5
1
-5.0
-0.3
0
5Harlon Hill
H. Hill
24.0
47
1956
12
1,128
94.0
11
24
2
12.0
2.0
0
6Bill Groman
B. Groman
23.5
50
1961
14
1,175
83.9
17
2
1
2.0
0.1
1
7Billy Howton
B. Howton
23.2
53
1952
12
1,231
102.6
13
0
0
0.0
0
8Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
23.2
69
1965
14
1,602
114.4
14
-12
3
-4.0
-0.9
0
9Bob Boyd
B. Boyd
22.9
53
1954
12
1,212
101.0
6
0
0
0.0
0
10Don Maynard
D. Maynard
22.8
57
1968
13
1,297
99.8
10
0
0
0.0
0
11Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
22.7
66
1951
12
1,495
124.6
17
3
1
3.0
0.3
0
12DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
22.5
47
2010
14
96
1,056
75.4
6
104
16
6.5
7.4
1
13Michael Haynes
M. Haynes
22.4
50
1991
16
1,122
70.1
11
0
0
0.0
0
14James Lofton
J. Lofton
22.4
58
1983
16
1,300
81.3
8
36
9
4.0
2.3
0
15Otis Taylor
O. Taylor
22.4
58
1966
14
1,297
92.6
8
33
2
16.5
2.4
0
16Frank Clarke
F. Clarke
22.2
47
1962
12
1,043
86.9
14
0
0
0.0
0
17John Gilliam
J. Gilliam
22.0
47
1972
14
1,035
73.9
7
14
8
1.8
1.0
0
18James Lofton
J. Lofton
22.0
62
1984
16
1,361
85.1
7
82
10
8.2
5.1
0
19Homer Jones
H. Jones
21.8
48
1966
14
1,044
74.6
8
43
5
8.6
3.1
0
20Billy Howton
B. Howton
21.6
55
1956
12
1,188
99.0
12
0
0
0.0
0
21Buddy Dial
B. Dial
21.6
60
1963
14
1,295
92.5
9
0
0
0.0
0
22Jackie Smith
J. Smith
21.5
56
1967
14
1,205
86.1
9
86
9
9.6
6.1
0
23Flipper Anderson
F. Anderson
21.5
51
1990
16
1,097
68.6
4
13
1
13.0
0.8
0
24Del Shofner
D. Shofner
21.5
51
1958
12
1,097
91.4
8
0
0
0.0
0
25Warren Wells
W. Wells
21.5
53
1968
14
1,137
81.2
11
38
2
19.0
2.7
1
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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