Calvin Johnson has the most yards on receptions by a player 27 or younger in a season, with 1,964 yards in 2012.
Interpreted as:
most receiving yards by a player through age 27 season| NAME | REC YDS | Age | 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 | 27 | 2012 | 16 | 122 | 204 | 16.1 | 122.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | J. Jones | 1,871 | 26 | 2015 | 16 | 136 | 203 | 13.8 | 116.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | A. Brown | 1,834 | 27 | 2015 | 16 | 136 | 193 | 13.5 | 114.6 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | J. Jefferson | 1,809 | 23 | 2022 | 17 | 128 | 184 | 14.1 | 106.4 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1 | |
| 5 |  | J. Smith-Njigba | 1,793 | 23 | 2025 | 17 | 119 | 163 | 15.1 | 105.5 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | I. Bruce | 1,781 | 23 | 1995 | 16 | 119 | 15.0 | 111.3 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | C. Lamb | 1,749 | 24 | 2023 | 17 | 135 | 181 | 13.0 | 102.9 | 12 | 113 | 14 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 2 | |
| 8 |  | C. Hennigan | 1,746 | 26 | 1961 | 14 | 82 | 21.3 | 124.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 9 |  | M. Thomas | 1,725 | 26 | 2019 | 16 | 149 | 185 | 11.6 | 107.8 | 9 | -9 | 1 | -9.0 | -0.6 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | P. Nacua | 1,715 | 24 | 2025 | 16 | 129 | 166 | 13.3 | 107.2 | 10 | 105 | 10 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 11 |  | J. Chase | 1,708 | 24 | 2024 | 17 | 127 | 175 | 13.4 | 100.5 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| 12 | | A. Brown | 1,698 | 26 | 2014 | 16 | 129 | 181 | 13.2 | 106.1 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 13 | | T. Holt | 1,696 | 27 | 2003 | 16 | 117 | 183 | 14.5 | 106.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 14 | | H. Moore | 1,686 | 26 | 1995 | 16 | 123 | 13.7 | 105.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | C. Johnson | 1,681 | 26 | 2011 | 16 | 96 | 158 | 17.5 | 105.1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | M. Harrison | 1,663 | 27 | 1999 | 16 | 115 | 193 | 14.5 | 103.9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | J. Gordon | 1,646 | 22 | 2013 | 14 | 87 | 159 | 18.9 | 117.6 | 9 | 88 | 5 | 17.6 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| 18 | | T. Holt | 1,635 | 24 | 2000 | 16 | 82 | 139 | 19.9 | 102.2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | R. Moss | 1,632 | 26 | 2003 | 16 | 111 | 172 | 14.7 | 102.0 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | D. Thomas | 1,619 | 27 | 2014 | 16 | 111 | 184 | 14.6 | 101.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | J. Jefferson | 1,616 | 22 | 2021 | 17 | 108 | 167 | 15.0 | 95.1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 22 | | L. Alworth | 1,602 | 25 | 1965 | 14 | 69 | 23.2 | 114.4 | 14 | -12 | 3 | -4.0 | -0.9 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | D. Boston | 1,598 | 23 | 2001 | 16 | 98 | 175 | 16.3 | 99.9 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| 24 | | J. Jones | 1,593 | 25 | 2014 | 15 | 104 | 163 | 15.3 | 106.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | A. Johnson | 1,575 | 27 | 2008 | 16 | 115 | 171 | 13.7 | 98.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
STLStatMuse 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 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 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 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |