most yards per game for a wide receiver between 1970 to 2023

From 1970 through 2023, Justin Jefferson had the most receiving yards per game by a wide receiver, with 98.3 per game.

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	NAME	REC YDS/G	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	98.3	60	392	576	5,899	15.0	30	28	12	2.3	0.5	1
2	Jim Brim J. Brim	94.0	3	18		282	15.7	2	36	2	18.0	12.0	1
3	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	87.4	17	105	160	1,486	14.2	6	89	12	7.4	5.2	0
4	Calvin Johnson C. Johnson	86.1	135	731	1,315	11,619	15.9	83	167	19	8.8	1.2	1
5	Antonio Brown A. Brown	84.2	146	928	1,406	12,291	13.2	83	128	35	3.7	0.9	0
6	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	82.6	45	268	407	3,717	13.9	29	23	15	1.5	0.5	0
7	Julio Jones J. Jones	82.5	166	914	1,432	13,703	15.0	66	163	24	6.8	1.0	0
8	Al Williams A. Williams	82.3	3	12		247	20.6	1	11	1	11.0	3.7	0
9	Tyreek Hill T. Hill	81.8	124	717	1,049	10,139	14.1	76	766	106	7.2	6.2	7
10	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	79.1	83	565	743	6,569	11.6	36	-8	2	-4.0	-0.1	0
11	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	78.0	66	395	568	5,145	13.0	32	318	43	7.4	4.8	3
12	Torry Holt T. Holt	77.4	173	920	1,561	13,382	14.5	74	57	11	5.2	0.3	0
13	A.J. Brown	77.2	77	379	598	5,947	15.7	42	70	5	14.0	0.9	1
14	Cooper Kupp C. Kupp	76.8	92	567	791	7,066	12.5	51	129	24	5.4	1.4	1
15	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	76.7	190	1,102	1,431	14,580	13.2	128	28	10	2.8	0.1	0
16	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	76.3	162	928	1,505	12,355	13.3	78	21	6	3.5	0.1	0
17	Mike Evans M. Evans	75.8	154	762	1,322	11,680	15.3	94	10	1	10.0	0.1	0
18	Keenan Allen K. Allen	75.8	139	904	1,308	10,530	11.6	59	113	18	6.3	0.8	0
19	Jerry Rice J. Rice	75.6	303	1,549	709	22,895	14.8	197	645	87	7.4	2.1	10
20	Michael Irvin M. Irvin	74.9	159	750	19	11,904	15.9	65	6	6	1.0	0.0	0
21	Andre Johnson A. Johnson	73.5	193	1,062	1,743	14,185	13.4	70	54	23	2.3	0.3	0
22	Stefon Diggs S. Diggs	73.5	136	810	1,178	9,995	12.3	67	162	32	5.1	1.2	0
23	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	73.2	49	315	429	3,588	11.4	21	180	20	9.0	3.7	1
24	Terrell Owens T. Owens	72.8	219	1,078	1,604	15,934	14.8	153	251	39	6.4	1.1	3
25	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	72.6	112	595		8,134	13.7	65	72	23	3.1	0.6	0

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PASS

433

Murray

RUSH

297

Jones

REC

195

Hockenson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

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OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

106.8

17th

PASS YDS/G

177.3

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2026 Division Standings

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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM

Last Game

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0 - 4

Final

Vikings

4 - 0

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

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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

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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

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Johnson

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Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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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