most yards per game for a wide receiver between 1970 to 1976

From 1970 through 1976, Warren Wells had the most receiving yards per game by a wide receiver, with 66.8 per game.

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	NAME	REC YDS/G	GP	REC	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Warren Wells W. Wells	66.8	14	43	935	21.7	11	34	3	11.3	2.4	0
2	Sammy White S. White	64.7	14	51	906	17.8	10	-10	5	-2.0	-0.7	0
3	Isaac Curtis I. Curtis	56.7	56	160	3,176	19.9	32	71	19	3.7	1.3	0
4	Drew Pearson D. Pearson	55.4	56	188	3,103	16.5	18	37	6	6.2	0.7	0
5	Gene Washington G. Washington	55.4	96	288	5,315	18.5	51	3	4	0.8	0.0	0
6	Randy Burks R. Burks	55.0	1	1	55	55.0	1	0	0		0.0	0
7	John Gilliam J. Gilliam	54.9	98	273	5,378	19.7	37	220	25	8.8	2.2	2
8	Charley Taylor C. Taylor	54.4	72	281	3,919	13.9	37	48	6	8.0	0.7	0
9	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	54.1	98	302	5,302	17.6	42	123	19	6.5	1.3	0
10	Nat Moore N. Moore	53.8	36	110	1,935	17.6	10	121	15	8.1	3.4	0
11	Paul Warfield P. Warfield	53.6	74	194	3,968	20.5	39	169	17	9.9	2.3	0
12	Gary Garrison G. Garrison	53.3	79	222	4,212	19.0	35	31	10	3.1	0.4	0
13	Otis Taylor O. Taylor	52.9	66	206	3,489	16.9	22	43	14	3.1	0.7	1
14	Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins	52.8	28	79	1,477	18.7	12	0	0		0.0	0
15	Roger Carr R. Carr	52.2	39	87	2,034	23.4	13	0	0		0.0	0
16	Fred Biletnikoff F. Biletnikoff	52.0	94	340	4,890	14.4	43	0	0		0.0	0
17	Steve Largent S. Largent	50.4	14	54	705	13.1	4	-14	4	-3.5	-1.0	0
18	Cliff Branch C. Branch	49.7	69	179	3,427	19.1	37	35	6	5.8	0.5	0
19	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	49.2	65	234	3,195	13.7	29	42	6	7.0	0.6	0
20	Coleman Zeno C. Zeno	48.5	2	5	97	19.4	0	10	2	5.0	5.0	0
21	Mel Gray M. Gray	48.5	72	173	3,491	20.2	33	62	3	20.7	0.9	0
22	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	47.8	82	207	3,922	18.9	25	34	7	4.9	0.4	0
23	James Scott J. Scott	46.5	11	26	512	19.7	6	-4	2	-2.0	-0.4	0
24	Ken Burrough K. Burrough	45.1	92	247	4,151	16.8	26	64	10	6.4	0.7	1
25	Danny Abramowicz D. Abramowicz	44.3	69	192	3,060	15.9	19	7	1	7.0	0.1	0

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291

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REC

312

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PPG

26.4

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OPP PPG

25.8

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

82.0

27th

PASS YDS/G

263.4

8th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	2	.600
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LV	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SEA	@	LV	4:05 PM

Last Game

Raiders

3 - 2

Final

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3 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

1,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

537

Olave

507

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

12

Cousins

11

Purdy

11

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

108.6

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

16.0

18.3

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

392.4

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

181.0

173.2

162.3

153.5

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.5

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

16.0

15.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

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Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

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Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
Lions	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	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	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

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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	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
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