Since 1990, Deion Sanders has the most yards on receptions by a defensive back in a season, with 475 yards in 1996.
| NAME | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Sanders | 475 | 1996 |  DAL | 16 | 36 | 13.2 | 29.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | D. Hester | 299 | 2007 |  CHI | 16 | 20 | 39 | 15.0 | 18.7 | 2 | -10 | 7 | -1.4 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 3 |  | D. Sanders | 106 | 1993 |  ATL | 11 | 6 | 17.7 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | D. Sanders | 100 | 1998 | DAL | 11 | 7 | 14.3 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | D. Carter | 89 | 1996 |  KC | 14 | 6 | 14.8 | 6.4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 6 | | C. Hope | 81 | 2003 |  PIT | 16 | 1 | 1 | 81.0 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | M. Jones | 78 | 2022 |  NE | 15 | 4 | 4 | 19.5 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | C. Bailey | 78 | 2000 |  WAS | 16 | 3 | 5 | 26.0 | 4.9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 9 | | T. Hughes | 68 | 1997 | CHI | 14 | 8 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 10 | | D. Cruikshank | 66 | 2018 |  TEN | 12 | 1 | 1 | 66.0 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | B. Dawkins | 57 | 2002 |  PHI | 16 | 1 | 1 | 57.0 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | T. Jones | 55 | 2013 |  OAK | 16 | 2 | 3 | 27.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 13 |  | P. Peterson | 54 | 2013 |  ARI | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 14 | | J. Booty | 48 | 1995 |  TB | 7 | 1 | 48.0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | M. Coleman | 45 | 2000 |  NYJ | 16 | 1 | 2 | 45.0 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | D. Sanders | 45 | 1992 | ATL | 13 | 3 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 1 | -4 | 1 | -4.0 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| 17 | | D. Porter | 44 | 2000 |  BUF | 16 | 1 | 1 | 44.0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | M. Prior | 40 | 1990 |  IND | 16 | 1 | 40.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | D. Robinson | 36 | 2000 | TB | 16 | 1 | 1 | 36.0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | E. Patterson | 34 | 1991 | RAI | 16 | 1 | 34.0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | R. Mundy | 33 | 2011 | PIT | 16 | 1 | 1 | 33.0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | K. Dorsey | 31 | 2023 |  DET | 13 | 1 | 1 | 31.0 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | M. Williams | 31 | 2017 | TOT | 15 | 1 | 1 | 31.0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | Q. Dunbar | 31 | 2016 | WAS | 14 | 1 | 1 | 31.0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | A. Jones | 31 | 2006 | TEN | 15 | 2 | 2 | 15.5 | 2.1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.
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