Don Currivan has averaged the most yards per reception by a wide receiver in a season, with 32.6 per catch in 1947.
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most yards per receptions with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game for a wr in a season| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Currivan | 32.6 | 1947 | 12 | 24 | 782 | 65.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | | J. Orr | 27.6 | 1958 | 12 | 33 | 910 | 75.8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | E. Dubenion | 27.1 | 1964 | 14 | 42 | 1,139 | 81.4 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 | 1.4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | F. Liebel | 27.0 | 1945 | 10 | 22 | 593 | 59.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | W. Wells | 26.8 | 1969 | 14 | 47 | 1,260 | 90.0 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | J. Snow | 26.3 | 1967 | 14 | 28 | 735 | 52.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | B. Hayes | 26.1 | 1970 | 13 | 34 | 889 | 68.4 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 1 | ||
| 8 | | R. Sellers | 26.1 | 1969 | 12 | 27 | 705 | 58.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 9 |  | F. Anderson | 26.0 | 1989 | 16 | 44 | 1,146 | 71.6 | 5 | -1 | 1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | M. Fernandez | 26.0 | 1988 | 16 | 31 | 805 | 50.3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | R. Carr | 25.9 | 1976 | 14 | 43 | 1,112 | 79.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | J. Orr | 25.6 | 1968 | 13 | 29 | 743 | 57.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | K. Kavanaugh | 25.6 | 1947 | 12 | 32 | 818 | 68.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | P. Warfield | 25.1 | 1970 | 11 | 28 | 703 | 63.9 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | H. Hill | 25.0 | 1954 | 12 | 45 | 1,124 | 93.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | D. Hutson | 24.9 | 1939 | 11 | 34 | 846 | 76.9 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | A. Harper | 24.9 | 1994 | 16 | 33 | 821 | 51.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | D. Henderson | 24.8 | 2008 | 16 | 32 | 56 | 793 | 49.6 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| 19 | | H. Jones | 24.7 | 1967 | 14 | 49 | 1,209 | 86.4 | 13 | 60 | 5 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | W. Walker | 24.4 | 1978 | 16 | 48 | 1,169 | 73.1 | 8 | -3 | 1 | -3.0 | -0.2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | E. Nickel | 24.3 | 1949 | 12 | 26 | 633 | 52.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | B. Dial | 24.3 | 1960 | 12 | 40 | 972 | 81.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | A. Carter | 24.3 | 1987 | 12 | 38 | 922 | 76.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | C. Branch | 24.2 | 1976 | 14 | 46 | 1,111 | 79.4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | R. Jefferson | 24.1 | 1966 | 14 | 32 | 772 | 55.1 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 18.0 | 2.6 | 0 | ||
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