most average yards per catch in nfl history since 1970

Since 1970, Harrison Davis has averaged the most yards per reception, with 24.0 per reception.

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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	Denzel Boston D. Boston	21.8	4	13	22	284	71.0	2	0	0		0.0	0
3	Bobby Duckworth B. Duckworth	21.8	62	82		1,784	28.8	13	0	0		0.0	0
4	Warren Wells W. Wells	21.7	14	43		935	66.8	11	34	3	11.3	2.4	0
5	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	21.2	68	119		2,526	37.1	22	58	11	5.3	0.9	1
6	Flipper Anderson F. Anderson	20.1	114	267		5,357	47.0	28	23	3	7.7	0.2	0
7	Rod Barksdale R. Barksdale	20.0	28	30		599	21.4	3	0	0		0.0	0
8	Willie Gault W. Gault	19.9	170	333		6,635	39.0	44	154	21	7.3	0.9	0
9	Paul Warfield P. Warfield	19.9	86	212		4,219	49.1	41	171	18	9.5	2.0	0
10	John Gilliam J. Gilliam	19.4	110	284		5,511	50.1	38	220	25	8.8	2.0	2
11	Dokie Williams D. Williams	19.4	74	148		2,866	38.7	25	27	3	9.0	0.4	0
12	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	19.2	196	557		10,716	54.7	72	127	21	6.0	0.6	0
13	Steve Odom S. Odom	19.2	81	84		1,613	19.9	11	205	16	12.8	2.5	1
14	Rickey Watts R. Watts	19.1	56	81		1,547	27.6	8	-23	3	-7.7	-0.4	0
15	Wesley Walker W. Walker	19.0	154	438		8,306	53.9	71	35	6	5.8	0.2	0
16	Tyrone Young T. Young	18.9	32	36		682	21.3	6	0	0		0.0	0
17	Mel Gray M. Gray	18.9	145	351		6,644	45.8	45	154	15	10.3	1.1	1
18	Gary Garrison G. Garrison	18.9	82	223		4,217	51.4	35	31	10	3.1	0.4	0
19	Roger Carr R. Carr	18.7	115	271		5,071	44.1	31	-8	1	-8.0	-0.1	0
20	Kelly Campbell K. Campbell	18.6	37	57	108	1,062	28.7	8	86	14	6.1	2.3	0
21	Jim Smith J. Smith	18.6	79	113		2,103	26.6	25	26	3	8.7	0.3	0
22	Byron Williams B. Williams	18.6	37	59		1,097	29.6	3	18	2	9.0	0.5	0
23	Chris Sanders C. Sanders	18.6	97	177	127	3,285	33.9	17	-36	4	-9.0	-0.4	0
24	Alec Pierce A. Pierce	18.6	66	162	303	3,006	45.5	17	0	0		0.0	0
25	Daryl Turner D. Turner	18.5	59	101		1,872	31.7	36	0	0		0.0	0

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816

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RUSH

238

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REC

209

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Team Rankings

PPG

16.8

29th

OPP PPG

26.5

24th

RUSH YDS/G

121.5

10th

PASS YDS/G

204.0

23rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM

Last Game

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0 - 4

Final

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3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

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Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

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Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

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Sack Leaders

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

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91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Fantasy K Rankings

54

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52

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48

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Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	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)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
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