most yards per reception by a wide receiver season

James McKnight has the most receiving yards per reception by a wide receiver in a season, with 73 in 1996.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Receiving Yards, Receptions: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDS/RECREC YDSRECSEASONTMGPTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1James McKnight
J. McKnight
73
73
1
1996
16
73.0
4.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Gene Schroeder
G. Schroeder
71
71
1
1954
5
71.0
14.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
3Tyrell Shavers
T. Shavers
69
69
1
2024
3
1
69.0
23.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
4Rocky Ryan
R. Ryan
66
66
1
1958
TOT
7
66.0
9.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Vince Dennery
V. Dennery
65
65
1
1941
9
65.0
7.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
6Donte' Stallworth
D. Stallworth
63
63
1
2012
1
2
63.0
63.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
7Marcus Easley
M. Easley
58
58
1
2015
13
3
58.0
4.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
8Bob Simms
B. Simms
58
58
1
1960
9
58.0
6.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Terry Anderson
T. Anderson
56
56
1
1978
TOT
14
56.0
4.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Randy Burks
R. Burks
55
55
1
1976
1
55.0
55.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Alex Urban
A. Urban
55
55
1
1945
1
55.0
55.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Ricardo Lockette
R. Lockette
52.5
105
2
2011
2
4
52.5
52.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
13Teddy Williams
T. Williams
51
51
1
2013
3
1
51.0
17.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Eddie Berlin
E. Berlin
50
50
1
2003
14
2
50.0
3.6
1
0
0
0.0
0
15Tay Martin
T. Martin
49
49
1
2024
1
2
49.0
49.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
16Bob Shaw
B. Shaw
49
49
1
1970
4
49.0
12.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Shelton Gibson
S. Gibson
48
48
1
2018
15
3
48.0
3.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Johnny Spirida
J. Spirida
47.5
95
2
1939
9
47.5
10.6
0
5
2
2.5
0.6
0
19Leonte Carroo
L. Carroo
47
94
2
2018
9
4
47.0
10.4
1
14
1
14.0
1.6
0
20Sam Graddy
S. Graddy
47
47
1
1990
16
47.0
2.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
21Glen Young
G. Young
47
47
1
1984
2
47.0
23.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Clifton McNeil
C. McNeil
47
94
2
1966
14
47.0
6.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
23Dick Compton
D. Compton
46.67
140
3
1965
3
46.7
46.7
2
2
1
2.0
0.7
0
24Matthew Slater
M. Slater
46
46
1
2011
16
3
46.0
2.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Michael Strachan
M. Strachan
45
45
1
2023
4
3
45.0
11.3
0
0
0
0.0
0

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