Calvin Johnson had the most yards on receptions by a player in his 6th season, with 1,964 yards in 2012.
| NAME | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Johnson | 1,964 | 2012 |  DET | 16 | 122 | 204 | 16.1 | 122.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | A. Brown | 1,834 | 2015 |  PIT | 16 | 136 | 193 | 13.5 | 114.6 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 3 |  | J. Smith | 1,636 | 1999 |  JAX | 16 | 116 | 177 | 14.1 | 102.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | R. Moss | 1,632 | 2003 |  MIN | 16 | 111 | 172 | 14.7 | 102.0 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 5 | | R. Smith | 1,602 | 2000 |  DEN | 16 | 100 | 173 | 16.0 | 100.1 | 8 | 99 | 6 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 6 |  | A. Johnson | 1,575 | 2008 |  HOU | 16 | 115 | 171 | 13.7 | 98.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | D. Hopkins | 1,572 | 2018 | HOU | 16 | 115 | 163 | 13.7 | 98.3 | 11 | -7 | 1 | -7.0 | -0.4 | 0 |
| 8 | | R. Green | 1,555 | 1984 |  STL | 16 | 78 | 19.9 | 97.2 | 12 | -10 | 1 | -10.0 | -0.6 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | S. Diggs | 1,535 | 2020 |  BUF | 16 | 127 | 166 | 12.1 | 95.9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 10 |  | M. Harrison | 1,524 | 2001 |  IND | 16 | 109 | 164 | 14.0 | 95.3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 11 |  | J. Rice | 1,502 | 1990 |  SF | 16 | 100 | 15.0 | 93.9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | B. Mitchell | 1,436 | 1963 |  WAS | 14 | 69 | 20.8 | 102.6 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| 13 | | H. Ellard | 1,414 | 1988 |  RAM | 16 | 86 | 16.4 | 88.4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | T. Owens | 1,412 | 2001 | SF | 16 | 93 | 155 | 15.2 | 88.3 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 15 |  | J. Jones | 1,409 | 2016 |  ATL | 14 | 83 | 129 | 17.0 | 100.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | R. White | 1,389 | 2010 | ATL | 16 | 115 | 179 | 12.1 | 86.8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 17 | | T. Holt | 1,372 | 2004 |  STL | 16 | 94 | 136 | 14.6 | 85.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | C. Johnson | 1,369 | 2006 |  CIN | 16 | 87 | 152 | 15.7 | 85.6 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 19 |  | DJ Moore | 1,364 | 2023 |  CHI | 17 | 96 | 136 | 14.2 | 80.2 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 20 | | A. Powell | 1,361 | 1964 |  OAK | 14 | 76 | 17.9 | 97.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | W. Welker | 1,348 | 2009 |  NE | 14 | 123 | 162 | 11.0 | 96.3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 22 |  | P. Garcon | 1,346 | 2013 | WAS | 16 | 113 | 181 | 11.9 | 84.1 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 23 |  | T. Kelce | 1,336 | 2018 |  KC | 16 | 103 | 150 | 13.0 | 83.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | D. Jackson | 1,332 | 2013 |  PHI | 16 | 82 | 125 | 16.2 | 83.3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 25 |  | M. Irvin | 1,330 | 1993 |  DAL | 16 | 88 | 15.1 | 83.1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0 | |
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