Since 2010, Calvin Johnson has the most yards on receptions in the NFC in a 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 |  | C. Kupp | 1,947 | 2021 |  LAR | 17 | 145 | 191 | 13.4 | 114.5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 3 |  | J. Jones | 1,871 | 2015 |  ATL | 16 | 136 | 203 | 13.8 | 116.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | J. Jefferson | 1,809 | 2022 |  MIN | 17 | 128 | 184 | 14.1 | 106.4 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 5 |  | C. Lamb | 1,749 | 2023 |  DAL | 17 | 135 | 181 | 13.0 | 102.9 | 12 | 113 | 14 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 6 |  | M. Thomas | 1,725 | 2019 |  NO | 16 | 149 | 185 | 11.6 | 107.8 | 9 | -9 | 1 | -9.0 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 7 | | C. Johnson | 1,681 | 2011 | DET | 16 | 96 | 158 | 17.5 | 105.1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 8 | | J. Jones | 1,677 | 2018 | ATL | 16 | 113 | 170 | 14.8 | 104.8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 9 | | J. Jefferson | 1,616 | 2021 | MIN | 17 | 108 | 167 | 15.0 | 95.1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 10 | | J. Jones | 1,593 | 2014 | ATL | 15 | 104 | 163 | 15.3 | 106.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 11 |  | D. Adams | 1,553 | 2021 |  GB | 16 | 123 | 169 | 12.6 | 97.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | V. Cruz | 1,536 | 2011 |  NYG | 16 | 82 | 131 | 18.7 | 96.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 13 | | J. Jefferson | 1,533 | 2024 | MIN | 17 | 103 | 154 | 14.9 | 90.2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 14 |  | M. Evans | 1,524 | 2018 |  TB | 16 | 86 | 138 | 17.7 | 95.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | J. Nelson | 1,519 | 2014 | GB | 16 | 98 | 151 | 15.5 | 94.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | A. St. Brown | 1,515 | 2023 | DET | 16 | 119 | 164 | 12.7 | 94.7 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 17 |  | B. Marshall | 1,508 | 2012 |  CHI | 16 | 118 | 194 | 12.8 | 94.3 | 11 | -2 | 1 | -2.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 18 |  | A.J. Brown | 1,496 | 2022 |  PHI | 17 | 88 | 145 | 17.0 | 88.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | C. Johnson | 1,492 | 2013 | DET | 14 | 84 | 157 | 17.8 | 106.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | P. Nacua | 1,486 | 2023 | LAR | 17 | 105 | 160 | 14.2 | 87.4 | 6 | 89 | 12 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 21 | | A.J. Brown | 1,456 | 2023 | PHI | 17 | 106 | 158 | 13.7 | 85.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | O. Beckham Jr. | 1,450 | 2015 | NYG | 15 | 96 | 158 | 15.1 | 96.7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 23 | | J. Jones | 1,444 | 2017 | ATL | 16 | 88 | 148 | 16.4 | 90.3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 15.0 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 24 |  | J. Smith-Njigba | 1,428 | 2025 |  SEA | 13 | 89 | 121 | 16.0 | 109.8 | 9 | 36 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 25 |  | A. Jeffery | 1,421 | 2013 | CHI | 16 | 89 | 150 | 16.0 | 88.8 | 7 | 105 | 16 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.
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