most average yards per catch with a minimum of 641 receptions by a player in nfl history

James Lofton has averaged the most career yards per reception when making 641+ catches, with 18.3 per catch.

NAMEAVGRECGPTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1James Lofton
J. Lofton
18.3
764
233
14,004
60.1
75
246
32
7.7
1.1
1
2DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
17.6
641
183
1,144
11,263
61.5
58
463
72
6.4
2.5
4
3Henry Ellard
H. Ellard
16.9
814
228
13,777
60.4
65
50
19
2.6
0.2
0
4Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
16.2
750
239
12,146
50.8
65
22
8
2.8
0.1
0
5Steve Largent
S. Largent
16.0
819
200
13,089
65.4
100
83
17
4.9
0.4
1
6Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
15.9
731
135
1,315
11,619
86.1
83
167
19
8.8
1.2
1
7Michael Irvin
M. Irvin
15.9
750
159
19
11,904
74.9
65
6
6
1.0
0.0
0
8Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
15.6
701
198
910
10,950
55.3
77
496
63
7.9
2.5
1
9Randy Moss
R. Moss
15.6
982
218
1,616
15,292
70.1
156
159
25
6.4
0.7
0
10Gary Clark
G. Clark
15.5
699
167
10,856
65.0
65
54
11
4.9
0.3
0
11Mike Evans
M. Evans
15.1
856
173
1,476
12,956
74.9
106
10
1
10.0
0.1
0
12Irving Fryar
I. Fryar
15.0
851
255
122
12,785
50.1
84
242
44
5.5
0.9
1
13Julio Jones
J. Jones
15.0
914
166
1,432
13,703
82.5
66
163
24
6.8
1.0
0
14Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
14.9
1,024
223
1,210
15,208
68.2
91
139
25
5.6
0.6
0
15Terrell Owens
T. Owens
14.8
1,078
219
1,604
15,934
72.8
153
251
39
6.4
1.1
3
16Jerry Rice
J. Rice
14.8
1,549
303
709
22,895
75.6
197
645
87
7.4
2.1
10
17Torry Holt
T. Holt
14.5
920
173
1,561
13,382
77.4
74
57
11
5.2
0.3
0
18A.J. Green
A.J. Green
14.5
727
158
1,268
10,514
66.5
70
93
11
8.5
0.6
0
19Chad Johnson
C. Johnson
14.4
766
166
1,372
11,059
66.6
67
175
24
7.3
1.1
0
20Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
14.3
1,031
219
1,745
14,731
67.3
81
387
57
6.8
1.8
2
21Jimmy Smith
J. Smith
14.3
862
178
1,012
12,287
69.0
67
-1
2
-0.5
0.0
0
22Amani Toomer
A. Toomer
14.2
668
190
1,145
9,497
50.0
54
110
12
9.2
0.6
1
23Amari Cooper
A. Cooper
14.1
711
154
1,163
10,033
65.1
64
41
14
2.9
0.3
0
24Santana Moss
S. Moss
14.0
732
197
1,268
10,283
52.2
66
287
51
5.6
1.5
0
25Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
14.0
649
165
9,110
55.2
79
1,488
442
3.4
9.0
11
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