Calvin Johnson has the most yards on receptions by an inactive or retired player in his last season, with 1,214 yards in 2015.
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most receiving yards by a player in their final season| 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 | 1,214 | 2015 | 16 | 88 | 149 | 13.8 | 75.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | S. Sharpe | 1,119 | 1994 | 16 | 94 | 11.9 | 69.9 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | R. Langhorne | 1,038 | 1993 | 16 | 85 | 12.2 | 64.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | J. Smith | 1,023 | 2005 | 16 | 70 | 128 | 14.6 | 63.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | B. Grant | 997 | 1952 | 12 | 56 | 17.8 | 83.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 6 |  | T. Owens | 983 | 2010 | 14 | 72 | 139 | 13.7 | 70.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | B. Shaw | 971 | 1950 | 12 | 48 | 20.2 | 80.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | W. Wells | 935 | 1970 | 14 | 43 | 21.7 | 66.8 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | M. Speedie | 911 | 1952 | 12 | 62 | 14.7 | 75.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | J. Jones | 890 | 2015 | 16 | 50 | 99 | 17.8 | 55.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | P. Pihos | 864 | 1955 | 12 | 62 | 13.9 | 72.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 12 |  | T. Gonzalez | 859 | 2013 | 16 | 83 | 121 | 10.3 | 53.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | R. Ismail | 834 | 2001 | 14 | 53 | 93 | 15.7 | 59.6 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| 14 | | D. Hutson | 834 | 1945 | 10 | 47 | 17.7 | 83.4 | 9 | 60 | 8 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 1 | ||
| 15 | | E. Brown | 827 | 1991 | 13 | 59 | 14.0 | 63.6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | K. Johnson | 815 | 2006 | 16 | 70 | 128 | 11.6 | 50.9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 1 | |
| 17 | | J. Graham | 811 | 2001 | 14 | 52 | 110 | 15.6 | 57.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | K. Rote | 805 | 1961 | 14 | 53 | 15.2 | 57.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 19 |  | R. Gronkowski | 802 | 2021 | 12 | 55 | 89 | 14.6 | 66.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | S. Smith Sr. | 799 | 2016 | 14 | 70 | 101 | 11.4 | 57.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | R. Randle | 797 | 2015 | 16 | 57 | 90 | 14.0 | 49.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | R. Wayne | 779 | 2014 | 15 | 64 | 116 | 12.2 | 51.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | S. Sharpe | 770 | 2003 | 15 | 62 | 94 | 12.4 | 51.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | T. Hill | 770 | 1986 | 16 | 49 | 15.7 | 48.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | M. Duper | 762 | 1992 | 16 | 44 | 17.3 | 47.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
CHCStatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.
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 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
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 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
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 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
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 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
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 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
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 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
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 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |