most yards per catch after 1980

Since 1981, Bobby Duckworth has averaged the most yards per reception, with 21.8 per reception.

Interpreted as:
most yards per catch with a minimum of 0.9375 receptions per team game by a player after 1980
NAMEAVGGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Bobby Duckworth
B. Duckworth
21.8
62
82
1,784
28.8
13
0
0
0.0
0
2Jim Smith
J. Smith
20.1
29
49
986
34.0
12
15
1
15.0
0.5
0
3Flipper Anderson
F. Anderson
20.1
114
267
5,357
47.0
28
23
3
7.7
0.2
0
4Rod Barksdale
R. Barksdale
20.0
28
30
599
21.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
5Willie Gault
W. Gault
19.9
170
333
6,635
39.0
44
154
21
7.3
0.9
0
6Willie Miller
W. Miller
19.7
22
25
493
22.4
1
5
1
5.0
0.2
0
7Reggie Rucker
R. Rucker
19.7
14
27
532
38.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
8Dokie Williams
D. Williams
19.4
74
148
2,866
38.7
25
27
3
9.0
0.4
0
9Isaiah Bond
I. Bond
19.3
14
16
41
309
22.1
0
25
4
6.3
1.8
0
10Tyrone Young
T. Young
18.9
32
36
682
21.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
11Freddie Scott
F. Scott
18.6
40
71
1,324
33.1
7
19
8
2.4
0.5
0
12Kelly Campbell
K. Campbell
18.6
37
57
108
1,062
28.7
8
86
14
6.1
2.3
0
13Byron Williams
B. Williams
18.6
37
59
1,097
29.6
3
18
2
9.0
0.5
0
14Chris Sanders
C. Sanders
18.6
97
177
127
3,285
33.9
17
-36
4
-9.0
-0.4
0
15James Lofton
J. Lofton
18.5
185
593
10,992
59.4
61
234
28
8.4
1.3
1
16Daryl Turner
D. Turner
18.5
59
101
1,872
31.7
36
0
0
0.0
0
17Calvin Muhammad
C. Muhammad
18.5
47
69
1,276
27.1
8
0
0
0.0
0
18Henry Ruggs III
H. Ruggs III
18.4
20
50
79
921
46.1
4
65
12
5.4
3.3
0
19Stephen Baker
S. Baker
18.3
90
141
2,587
28.7
21
21
2
10.5
0.2
0
20Alec Pierce
A. Pierce
18.3
62
153
284
2,802
45.2
15
0
0
0.0
0
21Jimmy Cefalo
J. Cefalo
18.3
42
64
1,172
27.9
6
0
0
0.0
0
22Anthony Armstrong
A. Armstrong
18.3
35
54
122
986
28.2
5
19
2
9.5
0.5
0
23Alvin Harper
A. Harper
18.2
102
191
2
3,473
34.0
21
15
1
15.0
0.1
0
24Carlos Carson
C. Carson
18.1
110
348
6,304
57.3
33
21
10
2.1
0.2
0
25Floyd Eddings
F. Eddings
18.1
13
28
506
38.9
0
15
3
5.0
1.2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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