most yards per reception in a season since 1966

Since 1966, Mark Malone has the most receiving yards per reception in a season, with 90 in 1981.

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	NAME	YDS/REC	REC YDS	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Mark Malone M. Malone	90	90	1	1981	PIT	8		90.0	11.3	1	68	16	4.3	8.5	2
2	Chris Hope C. Hope	81	81	1	2003	PIT	16	1	81.0	5.1	1	0	0		0.0	0
3	James McKnight J. McKnight	73	73	1	1996	SEA	16		73.0	4.6	0	0	0		0.0	0
4	Tyrell Shavers T. Shavers	69	69	1	2024	BUF	3	1	69.0	23.0	1	0	0		0.0	0
5	Dane Cruikshank D. Cruikshank	66	66	1	2018	TEN	12	1	66.0	5.5	1	0	0		0.0	0
6	Moe Williams M. Williams	64	64	1	1998	MIN	12		64.0	5.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
7	Donte' Stallworth D. Stallworth	63	63	1	2012	NE	1	2	63.0	63.0	1	0	0		0.0	0
8	Jim Jackson J. Jackson	63	63	1	1966	SF	10		63.0	6.3	1	7	4	1.8	0.7	0
9	Marcus Easley M. Easley	58	58	1	2015	BUF	13	3	58.0	4.5	1	0	0		0.0	0
10	John Mallory J. Mallory	58	58	1	1968	PHI	14		58.0	4.1	1	0	0		0.0	0
11	Dan Herron D. Herron	57	57	1	2013	IND	6	1	57.0	9.5	0	33	5	6.6	5.5	0
12	Brian Dawkins B. Dawkins	57	57	1	2002	PHI	16	1	57.0	3.6	1	0	0		0.0	0
13	Terry Anderson T. Anderson	56	56	1	1978	TOT	14		56.0	4.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Randy Burks R. Burks	55	55	1	1976	CHI	1		55.0	55.0	1	0	0		0.0	0
15	John Mosier J. Mosier	53	53	1	1972	BAL	14		53.0	3.8	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Ricardo Lockette R. Lockette	52.5	105	2	2011	SEA	2	4	52.5	52.5	1	0	0		0.0	0
17	Teddy Williams T. Williams	51	51	1	2013	ARI	3	1	51.0	17.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
18	Eddie Berlin E. Berlin	50	50	1	2003	TEN	14	2	50.0	3.6	1	0	0		0.0	0
19	Tay Martin T. Martin	49	49	1	2024	TEN	1	2	49.0	49.0	1	0	0		0.0	0
20	Bob Shaw B. Shaw	49	49	1	1970	NO	4		49.0	12.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Shelton Gibson S. Gibson	48	48	1	2018	PHI	15	3	48.0	3.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	John Booty J. Booty	48	48	1	1995	TB	7		48.0	6.9	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Leonte Carroo L. Carroo	47	94	2	2018	MIA	9	4	47.0	10.4	1	14	1	14.0	1.6	0
24	Sam Graddy S. Graddy	47	47	1	1990	RAI	16		47.0	2.9	1	0	0		0.0	0
25	Glen Young G. Young	47	47	1	1984	CLE	2		47.0	23.5	0	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

1,234

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RUSH

410

Warren

REC

230

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Team Rankings

PPG

22.2

17th

OPP PPG

21.8

11th

RUSH YDS/G

101.2

19th

PASS YDS/G

246.8

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	3	2	.600
Browns	3	2	.600
Bengals	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM

Last Game

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2 - 3

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

6

Watson

5

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

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Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

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15.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

48.4

Kittle

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Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

McPherson

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Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

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

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	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
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM

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