least rec yards ever in a season

John Adams has the fewest receiving yards in a season, with -20 yards in 1960.

Interpreted as:
least rec yards by a player ever in a season
NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1John Adams
J. Adams
-20
1960
12
2
-10.0
-1.7
0
114
23
5.0
9.5
0
2Jamie Caleb
J. Caleb
-18
1960
12
5
-3.6
-1.5
0
60
8
7.5
5.0
1
3Blaine Gabbert
B. Gabbert
-16
2016
6
1
1
-16.0
-2.7
0
173
40
4.3
28.8
2
4George Blanda
G. Blanda
-16
1961
14
1
-16.0
-1.1
0
12
7
1.7
0.9
0
5Parker Hall
P. Hall
-16
1939
11
1
-16.0
-1.5
0
458
120
3.8
41.6
2
6Christian Ponder
C. Ponder
-15
2012
16
1
1
-15.0
-0.9
0
253
60
4.2
15.8
2
7Merwin Hodel
M. Hodel
-15
1953
2
2
-7.5
-7.5
0
11
5
2.2
5.5
0
8Brock Osweiler
B. Osweiler
-14
2016
15
1
1
-14.0
-0.9
0
131
30
4.4
8.7
2
9Michael Vick
M. Vick
-14
2005
15
1
1
-14.0
-0.9
0
597
102
5.9
39.8
6
10Shane Matthews
S. Matthews
-13
2002
8
1
1
-13.0
-1.6
0
31
12
2.6
3.9
0
11Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
-13
1989
11
1
-13.0
-1.2
0
302
38
7.9
27.5
0
12Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
-13
1974
14
1
-13.0
-0.9
0
320
47
6.8
22.9
3
13John Hadl
J. Hadl
-13
1966
14
2
-6.5
-0.9
0
95
38
2.5
6.8
2
14Bob O'Neil
B. O'Neil
-13
1961
14
1
-13.0
-0.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
-12
1962
14
0
-0.9
0
361
41
8.8
25.8
2
16Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
-11
2018
16
1
1
-11.0
-0.7
0
376
67
5.6
23.5
0
17Ereck Flowers
E. Flowers
-11
2015
15
1
1
-11.0
-0.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Anthony Mitchell
A. Mitchell
-11
2001
16
1
1
-11.0
-0.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Kerry Collins
K. Collins
-11
1998
TOT
11
1
-11.0
-1.0
0
153
30
5.1
13.9
1
20Reggie Singletary
R. Singletary
-11
1987
12
1
-11.0
-0.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Mike Schnitker
M. Schnitker
-11
1971
13
1
-11.0
-0.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Tobin Rote
T. Rote
-11
1964
14
1
-11.0
-0.8
0
-12
10
-1.2
-0.9
0
23Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
-10
2025
14
1
1
-10.0
-0.7
0
422
64
6.6
30.1
5
24David Wells
D. Wells
-10
2023
5
2
2
-5.0
-2.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
-10
2022
17
2
2
-5.0
-0.6
0
147
54
2.7
8.6
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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