nfl highest receiving average for a player in 2005

Ashley Lelie averaged the most yards per catch in 2005, with 18.3 per catch.

Interpreted as:
NFL highest receiving average with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game for a player in 2005
NAME AVG SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Ashley Lelie
A. Lelie
18.3
2005
DEN DEN
16
42
88
770
48.1
1
84
5
16.8
5.3
0
2 Terry Glenn
T. Glenn
18.3
2005
DAL DAL
16
62
118
1,136
71.0
7
-4
2
-2.0
-0.3
1
3 Santana Moss
S. Moss
17.7
2005
WAS WAS
16
84
134
1,483
92.7
9
-3
3
-1.0
-0.2
0
4 Marty Booker
M. Booker
17.6
2005
MIA MIA
15
39
86
686
45.7
3
0
0
0.0
0
5 Randy Moss
R. Moss
16.8
2005
OAK OAK
16
60
124
1,005
62.8
8
0
0
0.0
0
6 Marcus Robinson
M. Robinson
16.6
2005
MIN MIN
15
31
57
515
34.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
7 Ernest Wilford
E. Wilford
16.6
2005
JAX JAX
16
41
74
681
42.6
7
0
0
0.0
0
8 Justin McCareins
J. McCareins
16.6
2005
NYJ NYJ
16
43
102
713
44.6
2
8
1
8.0
0.5
0
9 Terrell Owens
T. Owens
16.2
2005
PHI PHI
7
47
92
763
109.0
6
2
1
2.0
0.3
0
10 Eddie Kennison
E. Kennison
16.2
2005
KC KC
16
68
108
1,102
68.9
5
43
7
6.1
2.7
0
11 Braylon Edwards
B. Edwards
16.0
2005
CLE CLE
10
32
59
512
51.2
3
0
0
0.0
0
12 Plaxico Burress
P. Burress
16.0
2005
NYG NYG
16
76
166
1,214
75.9
7
0
0
0.0
0
13 Antwaan Randle El
A. Randle El
15.9
2005
PIT PIT
16
35
70
558
34.9
1
73
12
6.1
4.6
0
14 Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
15.5
2005
TB TB
16
83
152
1,287
80.4
10
4
2
2.0
0.3
0
15 Lee Evans
L. Evans
15.5
2005
BUF BUF
16
48
92
743
46.4
7
38
4
9.5
2.4
0
16 Brandon Lloyd
B. Lloyd
15.3
2005
SF SF
16
48
109
733
45.8
5
0
0
0.0
0
17 Roy Williams
R. Williams
15.3
2005
DET DET
13
45
94
687
52.8
8
0
0
0.0
0
18 Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
15.2
2005
CAR CAR
16
103
150
1,563
97.7
12
25
4
6.3
1.6
1
19 Doug Gabriel
D. Gabriel
15.0
2005
OAK OAK
14
37
72
554
39.6
3
5
1
5.0
0.4
0
20 Samie Parker
S. Parker
14.8
2005
KC KC
12
36
58
533
44.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
21 Chad Johnson
C. Johnson
14.8
2005
CIN CIN
16
97
155
1,432
89.5
9
33
5
6.6
2.1
0
22 Antonio Bryant
A. Bryant
14.6
2005
CLE CLE
16
69
123
1,009
63.1
4
3
1
3.0
0.2
0
23 Jimmy Smith
J. Smith
14.6
2005
JAX JAX
16
70
128
1,023
63.9
6
0
0
0.0
0
24 Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
14.6
2005
STL STL
11
36
71
525
47.7
3
0
0
0.0
0
25 Az-Zahir Hakim
A. Hakim
14.4
2005
NO NO
12
34
58
489
40.8
2
0
0
0.0
0
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1
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1
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Sun
9/21
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Mon
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CIN CIN
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DEN DEN
8:15 PM
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10/5
DEN DEN
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PHI PHI
1:00 PM
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10/12
DEN DEN
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NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
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10/19
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4:05 PM
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1.000
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1
1
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.500
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0
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1.000
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1
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.500
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0
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1
0
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0
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1.000
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0
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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
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23-20
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Thu
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TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
LV LV
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1:00 PM