most average yards per catch in nfl history after 1970

Since 1971, Harrison Davis has the most yards per catch, with 24.0 per catch.

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	NAME	AVG	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Harrison Davis H. Davis	24.0	12	18		432	36.0	2	-7	2	-3.5	-0.6	0
2	Bobby Duckworth B. Duckworth	21.8	62	82		1,784	28.8	13	0	0		0.0	0
3	Denzel Boston D. Boston	20.3	6	17	34	345	57.5	3	0	0		0.0	0
4	John Spilis J. Spilis	20.1	14	14		281	20.1	1	0	0		0.0	0
5	Flipper Anderson F. Anderson	20.1	114	267		5,357	47.0	28	23	3	7.7	0.2	0
6	Rod Barksdale R. Barksdale	20.0	28	30		599	21.4	3	0	0		0.0	0
7	Willie Gault W. Gault	19.9	170	333		6,635	39.0	44	154	21	7.3	0.9	0
8	Ron Sellers R. Sellers	19.8	27	47		929	34.4	8	0	0		0.0	0
9	Dokie Williams D. Williams	19.4	74	148		2,866	38.7	25	27	3	9.0	0.4	0
10	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	19.3	55	85		1,637	29.8	12	24	7	3.4	0.4	0
11	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	19.2	196	557		10,716	54.7	72	127	21	6.0	0.6	0
12	Steve Odom S. Odom	19.2	81	84		1,613	19.9	11	205	16	12.8	2.5	1
13	Paul Warfield P. Warfield	19.1	75	184		3,516	46.9	35	158	16	9.9	2.1	0
14	Rickey Watts R. Watts	19.1	56	81		1,547	27.6	8	-23	3	-7.7	-0.4	0
15	John Gilliam J. Gilliam	19.1	96	239		4,559	47.5	33	152	20	7.6	1.6	1
16	Omar Cooper Jr. O. Cooper Jr.	19.0	2	7	8	133	66.5	1	0	0		0.0	0
17	Wesley Walker W. Walker	19.0	154	438		8,306	53.9	71	35	6	5.8	0.2	0
18	Tyrone Young T. Young	18.9	32	36		682	21.3	6	0	0		0.0	0
19	Mel Gray M. Gray	18.9	145	351		6,644	45.8	45	154	15	10.3	1.1	1
20	Roger Carr R. Carr	18.7	115	271		5,071	44.1	31	-8	1	-8.0	-0.1	0
21	Kelly Campbell K. Campbell	18.6	37	57	108	1,062	28.7	8	86	14	6.1	2.3	0
22	Jim Smith J. Smith	18.6	79	113		2,103	26.6	25	26	3	8.7	0.3	0
23	Byron Williams B. Williams	18.6	37	59		1,097	29.6	3	18	2	9.0	0.5	0
24	Chris Sanders C. Sanders	18.6	97	177	127	3,285	33.9	17	-36	4	-9.0	-0.4	0
25	Alec Pierce A. Pierce	18.6	66	162	303	3,006	45.5	17	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

1,141

Herbert

RUSH

289

Hampton

REC

225

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

15.0

30th

OPP PPG

25.2

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

119.0

11th

PASS YDS/G

190.2

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	.667
Raiders	3	3	.500
Chargers	0	6	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 6

Final

Chiefs

5 - 0

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Since 1971, Harrison Davis has the most yards per catch, with 24.0 per catch.

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