most yards per catch season with at least 120 receptions

Calvin Johnson has averaged the most yards per reception in a season when he has 120+ catches, with 16.1 per reception in 2012.

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	NAME	AVG	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Calvin Johnson C. Johnson	16.1	122	2012	DET	16	204	1,964	122.8	5	0	0		0.0	0
2	Jerry Rice J. Rice	15.1	122	1995	SF	16		1,848	115.5	15	36	5	7.2	2.3	1
3	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	14.1	128	2022	MIN	17	184	1,809	106.4	8	24	4	6.0	1.4	1
4	Julio Jones J. Jones	13.8	136	2015	ATL	16	203	1,871	116.9	8	0	0		0.0	0
5	Herman Moore H. Moore	13.7	123	1995	DET	16		1,686	105.4	14	0	0		0.0	0
6	Antonio Brown A. Brown	13.5	136	2015	PIT	16	193	1,834	114.6	10	28	3	9.3	1.8	0
7	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	13.4	127	2024	CIN	17	175	1,708	100.5	17	32	3	10.7	1.9	0
8	Cooper Kupp C. Kupp	13.4	145	2021	LAR	17	191	1,947	114.5	16	18	4	4.5	1.1	0
9	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	13.3	129	2025	LAR	16	166	1,715	107.2	10	105	10	10.5	6.6	1
10	Antonio Brown A. Brown	13.2	129	2014	PIT	16	181	1,698	106.1	13	13	4	3.3	0.8	0
11	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	13.0	135	2023	DAL	17	181	1,749	102.9	12	113	14	8.1	6.6	2
12	Wes Welker W. Welker	12.9	122	2011	NE	16	173	1,569	98.1	9	30	4	7.5	1.9	0
13	Davante Adams D. Adams	12.6	123	2021	GB	16	169	1,553	97.1	11	0	0		0.0	0
14	Stefon Diggs S. Diggs	12.1	127	2020	BUF	16	166	1,535	95.9	8	1	1	1.0	0.1	0
15	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	12.0	143	2002	IND	16	205	1,722	107.6	11	10	2	5.0	0.6	0
16	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	11.6	149	2019	NO	16	185	1,725	107.8	9	-9	1	-9.0	-0.6	0
17	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	11.3	125	2025	CIN	16	185	1,412	88.3	8	14	3	4.7	0.9	0
18	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	11.2	125	2018	NO	16	147	1,405	87.8	9	0	0		0.0	0
19	Cris Carter C. Carter	11.2	122	1995	MIN	16		1,371	85.7	17	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
20	Wes Welker W. Welker	11.0	123	2009	NE	14	162	1,348	96.3	4	36	5	7.2	2.6	0
21	Cris Carter C. Carter	10.3	122	1994	MIN	16		1,256	78.5	7	0	0		0.0	0
22	Trey McBride T. McBride	9.8	126	2025	ARI	17	169	1,239	72.9	11	0	0		0.0	0

StatMuse has season-level data for receptions and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

4th

OPP PPG

31.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM

Calvin Johnson has averaged the most yards per reception in a season when he has 120+ catches, with 16.1 per reception in 2012.

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