most receiving yards per game in a season by an nfl player since 1998

Since 1998, Calvin Johnson has averaged the most receiving yards per game in a season, with 122.8 per game in 2012.

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	NAME	REC YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Calvin Johnson C. Johnson	122.8	2012	DET	16	122	204	1,964	16.1	5	0	0		0.0	0
2	Josh Gordon J. Gordon	117.6	2013	CLE	14	87	159	1,646	18.9	9	88	5	17.6	6.3	0
3	Julio Jones J. Jones	116.9	2015	ATL	16	136	203	1,871	13.8	8	0	0		0.0	0
4	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	116.6	2026	SEA	5	37	50	583	15.8	7	16	1	16.0	3.2	0
5	Julio Jones J. Jones	116.0	2013	ATL	5	41	60	580	14.1	2	7	1	7.0	1.4	0
6	Antonio Brown A. Brown	114.6	2015	PIT	16	136	193	1,834	13.5	10	28	3	9.3	1.8	0
7	Cooper Kupp C. Kupp	114.5	2021	LAR	17	145	191	1,947	13.4	16	18	4	4.5	1.1	0
8	Tyreek Hill T. Hill	112.4	2023	MIA	16	119	171	1,799	15.1	13	15	6	2.5	0.9	0
9	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	112.3	2026	LAR	3	31	45	337	10.9	1	11	3	3.7	3.7	1
10	Antonio Brown A. Brown	109.5	2017	PIT	14	101	163	1,533	15.2	9	0	0		0.0	0
11	Terrell Owens T. Owens	109.0	2005	PHI	7	47	92	763	16.2	6	2	1	2.0	0.3	0
12	Odell Beckham Jr. O. Beckham Jr.	108.8	2014	NYG	12	91	130	1,305	14.3	12	35	7	5.0	2.9	0
13	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	107.8	2019	NO	16	149	185	1,725	11.6	9	-9	1	-9.0	-0.6	0
14	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	107.6	2002	IND	16	143	205	1,722	12.0	11	10	2	5.0	0.6	0
15	Chris Olave C. Olave	107.4	2026	NO	5	39	54	537	13.8	1	0	0		0.0	0
16	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	107.4	2023	MIN	10	68	100	1,074	15.8	5	-12	1	-12.0	-1.2	0
17	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	107.2	2025	LAR	16	129	166	1,715	13.3	10	105	10	10.5	6.6	1
18	Calvin Johnson C. Johnson	106.6	2013	DET	14	84	157	1,492	17.8	12	0	0		0.0	0
19	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	106.4	2022	MIN	17	128	184	1,809	14.1	8	24	4	6.0	1.4	1
20	Julio Jones J. Jones	106.2	2014	ATL	15	104	163	1,593	15.3	6	1	1	1.0	0.1	0
21	Antonio Brown A. Brown	106.1	2014	PIT	16	129	181	1,698	13.2	13	13	4	3.3	0.8	0
22	Torry Holt T. Holt	106.0	2003	STL	16	117	183	1,696	14.5	12	5	1	5.0	0.3	0
23	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	105.5	2025	SEA	17	119	163	1,793	15.1	10	36	7	5.1	2.1	0
24	Calvin Johnson C. Johnson	105.1	2011	DET	16	96	158	1,681	17.5	16	11	1	11.0	0.7	0
25	Julio Jones J. Jones	104.8	2018	ATL	16	113	170	1,677	14.8	8	12	2	6.0	0.8	0

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Vikings	5	0	1.000
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Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
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Rec TD Leaders

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29.5

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158.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Sack Leaders

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

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Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000