nfl average yards after catch leaders 2021

Deebo Samuel averaged the most yards per reception in 2021, with 18.2 per catch.

Interpreted as:
NFL average yards after catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game leaders 2021
NAME AVG SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Deebo Samuel
D. Samuel
18.2
2021
SF SF
16
77
121
1,405
87.8
6
365
59
6.2
22.8
8
2 Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
18.0
2021
CIN CIN
17
81
128
1,455
85.6
13
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
3 Donovan Peoples-Jones
D. Peoples-Jones
17.6
2021
CLE CLE
14
34
58
597
42.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
4 Bryan Edwards
B. Edwards
16.8
2021
LV LV
16
34
59
571
35.7
3
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
5 Tyler Lockett
T. Lockett
16.1
2021
SEA SEA
16
73
107
1,175
73.4
8
9
2
4.5
0.6
0
6 Van Jefferson
V. Jefferson
16.0
2021
LAR LAR
17
50
89
802
47.2
6
20
2
10.0
1.2
0
7 Deonte Harty
D. Harty
15.8
2021
NO NO
13
36
59
570
43.8
3
41
5
8.2
3.2
0
8 A.J. Green
A.J. Green
15.7
2021
ARI ARI
16
54
92
848
53.0
3
0
0
0.0
0
9 Gabe Davis
G. Davis
15.7
2021
BUF BUF
16
35
63
549
34.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
10 Marquez Callaway
M. Callaway
15.2
2021
NO NO
17
46
84
698
41.1
6
0
0
0.0
0
11 Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
15.1
2021
ATL ATL
17
68
110
1,026
60.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
12 Mike Williams
M. Williams
15.1
2021
LAC LAC
16
76
129
1,146
71.6
9
0
0
0.0
0
13 Quez Watkins
Q. Watkins
15.0
2021
PHI PHI
17
43
62
647
38.1
1
3
1
3.0
0.2
0
14 Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
15.0
2021
MIN MIN
17
108
167
1,616
95.1
10
14
6
2.3
0.8
0
15 Emmanuel Sanders
E. Sanders
14.9
2021
BUF BUF
14
42
72
626
44.7
4
31
2
15.5
2.2
0
16 Dallas Goedert
D. Goedert
14.8
2021
PHI PHI
15
56
76
830
55.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
17 Brandon Aiyuk
B. Aiyuk
14.8
2021
SF SF
17
56
84
826
48.6
5
17
5
3.4
1.0
0
18 Tee Higgins
T. Higgins
14.7
2021
CIN CIN
14
74
110
1,091
77.9
6
0
0
0.0
0
19 Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
14.6
2021
TB TB
12
55
89
802
66.8
6
0
0
0.0
0
20 Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
14.6
2021
PIT PIT
15
59
105
860
57.3
2
96
14
6.9
6.4
0
21 Kendrick Bourne
K. Bourne
14.5
2021
NE NE
17
55
70
800
47.1
5
125
12
10.4
7.4
0
22 Corey Davis
C. Davis
14.5
2021
NYJ NYJ
9
34
59
492
54.7
4
0
0
0.0
0
23 DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
14.3
2021
PHI PHI
17
64
104
916
53.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
24 Kenny Golladay
K. Golladay
14.1
2021
NYG NYG
14
37
76
521
37.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Mike Evans
M. Evans
14.0
2021
TB TB
16
74
114
1,035
64.7
14
10
1
10.0
0.6
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

20.8

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OPP PPG

21.3

15th

RUSH YDS/G

82.2

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306.3

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2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
4
2
0
.667
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667
Cardinals Cardinals
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
ATL ATL
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

5 - 1 - 0

30

Final

19

SF 49ers

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM