lowest yards per reception ever

Emmitt Smith has the fewest career yards per reception, with 6.3 per catch.

Interpreted as:
lowest yards per reception with a minimum of 200 receptions by a player ever
NAMEAVGRECGPTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
6.3
515
226
130
3,224
14.3
11
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
2Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
6.4
210
142
285
1,339
9.4
5
8,474
2,095
4.0
59.7
65
3Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
6.4
214
122
97
1,369
11.2
5
5,199
1,375
3.8
42.6
23
4Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
6.4
210
122
290
1,351
11.1
1
3,890
820
4.7
31.9
19
5Thomas Jones
T. Jones
6.6
308
180
410
2,023
11.2
3
10,591
2,678
4.0
58.8
68
6Mack Strong
M. Strong
6.7
218
201
241
1,456
7.2
10
909
230
4.0
4.5
5
7Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
6.7
214
110
274
1,434
13.0
4
4,923
1,120
4.4
44.8
29
8Latavius Murray
L. Murray
6.8
239
151
301
1,620
10.7
2
6,552
1,560
4.2
43.4
59
9Fred Willis
F. Willis
6.8
203
77
1,380
17.9
5
2,831
780
3.6
36.8
18
10Curtis Martin
C. Martin
6.9
484
168
409
3,329
19.8
10
14,101
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
11Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
6.9
270
152
1,860
12.2
5
7,378
1,844
4.0
48.5
51
12Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
7.0
303
156
376
2,125
13.6
10
8,111
1,817
4.5
52.0
65
13Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
7.1
250
112
326
1,763
15.7
5
5,782
1,264
4.6
51.6
33
14DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
7.1
307
99
376
2,165
21.9
6
7,174
1,604
4.5
72.5
49
15Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
7.1
215
123
316
1,520
12.4
12
9,453
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
16Rachaad White
R. White
7.1
205
67
230
1,450
21.6
11
2,656
677
3.9
39.6
14
17Chris Warren
C. Warren
7.1
273
162
89
1,935
11.9
5
7,696
1,791
4.3
47.5
52
18Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
7.1
312
81
388
2,219
27.4
7
4,518
1,144
3.9
55.8
34
19Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
7.2
219
154
285
1,567
10.2
11
2,054
508
4.0
13.3
9
20Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
7.2
200
192
100
1,449
7.5
3
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
21Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
7.3
307
130
424
2,255
17.3
9
9,651
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
22Tony Richardson
T. Richardson
7.3
210
234
271
1,543
6.6
9
1,727
429
4.0
7.4
15
23Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
7.4
234
97
310
1,720
17.7
5
6,096
1,429
4.3
62.8
49
24Jacquizz Rodgers
J. Rodgers
7.4
216
110
263
1,590
14.5
5
2,067
545
3.8
18.8
9
25Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
7.4
368
135
483
2,718
20.1
14
9,130
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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12
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8
9
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8
9
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.471
8
9
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.471
6
11
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.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
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12
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12
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