Wes Chandler has averaged the most receiving yards per game by a wide receiver in a season, with 129.0 per game in 1982.
Interpreted as:
most receiving yard average receiving yards per game in NFL season by wr| NAME | REC YDS/G | AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Chandler | 129.0 | 21.1 | 1982 |  SD | 8 | 49 | 1,032 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 2 | | C. Hennigan | 124.7 | 21.3 | 1961 |  HOU | 14 | 82 | 1,746 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | E. Hirsch | 124.6 | 22.7 | 1951 |  LA | 12 | 66 | 1,495 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | C. Johnson | 122.8 | 16.1 | 2012 |  DET | 16 | 122 | 204 | 1,964 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | J. Benton | 118.6 | 23.7 | 1945 |  CLE | 9 | 45 | 1,067 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | J. Gordon | 117.6 | 18.9 | 2013 |  CLE | 14 | 87 | 159 | 1,646 | 9 | 88 | 5 | 17.6 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 7 |  | J. Jones | 116.9 | 13.8 | 2015 |  ATL | 16 | 136 | 203 | 1,871 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Jones | 116.0 | 14.1 | 2013 | ATL | 5 | 41 | 60 | 580 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 9 |  | J. Rice | 115.5 | 15.1 | 1995 |  SF | 16 | 122 | 1,848 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | A. Brown | 114.6 | 13.5 | 2015 |  PIT | 16 | 136 | 193 | 1,834 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 11 |  | C. Kupp | 114.5 | 13.4 | 2021 |  LAR | 17 | 145 | 191 | 1,947 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 12 | | L. Alworth | 114.4 | 23.2 | 1965 | SD | 14 | 69 | 1,602 | 14 | -12 | 3 | -4.0 | -0.9 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | T. Hill | 112.4 | 15.1 | 2023 |  MIA | 16 | 119 | 171 | 1,799 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 14 | | A. Allen | 112.3 | 25.9 | 1987 |  WAS | 3 | 13 | 337 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | I. Bruce | 111.3 | 15.0 | 1995 |  STL | 16 | 119 | 1,781 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | P. Nacua | 111.0 | 11.5 | 2025 | LAR | 3 | 29 | 35 | 333 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 1 |
| 17 | | C. Hennigan | 110.4 | 15.3 | 1964 | HOU | 14 | 101 | 1,546 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | D. Hutson | 110.1 | 16.4 | 1942 |  GB | 11 | 74 | 1,211 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| 19 | | A. Brown | 109.5 | 15.2 | 2017 | PIT | 14 | 101 | 163 | 1,533 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | T. Owens | 109.0 | 16.2 | 2005 |  PHI | 7 | 47 | 92 | 763 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 21 |  | O. Beckham Jr. | 108.8 | 14.3 | 2014 |  NYG | 12 | 91 | 130 | 1,305 | 12 | 35 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 22 | | R. Berry | 108.2 | 17.5 | 1960 |  BAL | 12 | 74 | 1,298 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | M. Thomas | 107.8 | 11.6 | 2019 |  NO | 16 | 149 | 185 | 1,725 | 9 | -9 | 1 | -9.0 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 24 |  | M. Harrison | 107.6 | 12.0 | 2002 |  IND | 16 | 143 | 205 | 1,722 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 25 |  | J. Jefferson | 107.4 | 15.8 | 2023 |  MIN | 10 | 68 | 100 | 1,074 | 5 | -12 | 1 | -12.0 | -1.2 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.
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