most receiving yards per game in a single season since 1973

Since 1973, Wes Chandler has averaged the most receiving yards per game in a season, with 129.0 per game in 1982.

Interpreted as:
most receiving yards per game by a player in a single season since 1973
NAMEREC YDS/GSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Wes Chandler
W. Chandler
129.0
1982
8
49
1,032
21.1
9
32
5
6.4
4.0
0
2Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
122.8
2012
16
122
204
1,964
16.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
3Josh Gordon
J. Gordon
117.6
2013
14
87
159
1,646
18.9
9
88
5
17.6
6.3
0
4Julio Jones
J. Jones
116.9
2015
16
136
203
1,871
13.8
8
0
0
0.0
0
5Julio Jones
J. Jones
116.0
2013
5
41
60
580
14.1
2
7
1
7.0
1.4
0
6Jerry Rice
J. Rice
115.5
1995
16
122
1,848
15.1
15
36
5
7.2
2.3
1
7Antonio Brown
A. Brown
114.6
2015
16
136
193
1,834
13.5
10
28
3
9.3
1.8
0
8Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
114.5
2021
17
145
191
1,947
13.4
16
18
4
4.5
1.1
0
9Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
112.4
2023
16
119
171
1,799
15.1
13
15
6
2.5
0.9
0
10Anthony Allen
A. Allen
112.3
1987
3
13
337
25.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
11Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
111.3
1995
16
119
1,781
15.0
13
17
3
5.7
1.1
0
12Antonio Brown
A. Brown
109.5
2017
14
101
163
1,533
15.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
13Terrell Owens
T. Owens
109.0
2005
7
47
92
763
16.2
6
2
1
2.0
0.3
0
14Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
108.8
2014
12
91
130
1,305
14.3
12
35
7
5.0
2.9
0
15Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
107.8
2019
16
149
185
1,725
11.6
9
-9
1
-9.0
-0.6
0
16Marvin Harrison
M. Harrison
107.6
2002
16
143
205
1,722
12.0
11
10
2
5.0
0.6
0
17Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
107.4
2023
10
68
100
1,074
15.8
5
-12
1
-12.0
-1.2
0
18Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
107.2
2025
16
129
166
1,715
13.3
10
105
10
10.5
6.6
1
19Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
106.6
2013
14
84
157
1,492
17.8
12
0
0
0.0
0
20Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
106.4
2022
17
128
184
1,809
14.1
8
24
4
6.0
1.4
1
21Julio Jones
J. Jones
106.2
2014
15
104
163
1,593
15.3
6
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
22Antonio Brown
A. Brown
106.1
2014
16
129
181
1,698
13.2
13
13
4
3.3
0.8
0
23Torry Holt
T. Holt
106.0
2003
16
117
183
1,696
14.5
12
5
1
5.0
0.3
0
24Jaxon Smith-Njigba
J. Smith-Njigba
105.5
2025
17
119
163
1,793
15.1
10
36
7
5.1
2.1
0
25Herman Moore
H. Moore
105.4
1995
16
123
1,686
13.7
14
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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