nfl highest receiving average for a player in 2005

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

Interpreted as:
NFL highest receiving average with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game for a player in 2005
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Ashley Lelie
A. Lelie
18.3
2005
16
42
88
770
48.1
1
84
5
16.8
5.3
0
2Terry Glenn
T. Glenn
18.3
2005
16
62
118
1,136
71.0
7
-4
2
-2.0
-0.3
1
3Santana Moss
S. Moss
17.7
2005
16
84
134
1,483
92.7
9
-3
3
-1.0
-0.2
0
4Marty Booker
M. Booker
17.6
2005
15
39
86
686
45.7
3
0
0
0.0
0
5Randy Moss
R. Moss
16.8
2005
16
60
124
1,005
62.8
8
0
0
0.0
0
6Marcus Robinson
M. Robinson
16.6
2005
15
31
57
515
34.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
7Ernest Wilford
E. Wilford
16.6
2005
16
41
74
681
42.6
7
0
0
0.0
0
8Justin McCareins
J. McCareins
16.6
2005
16
43
102
713
44.6
2
8
1
8.0
0.5
0
9Terrell Owens
T. Owens
16.2
2005
7
47
92
763
109.0
6
2
1
2.0
0.3
0
10Eddie Kennison
E. Kennison
16.2
2005
16
68
108
1,102
68.9
5
43
7
6.1
2.7
0
11Braylon Edwards
B. Edwards
16.0
2005
10
32
59
512
51.2
3
0
0
0.0
0
12Plaxico Burress
P. Burress
16.0
2005
16
76
166
1,214
75.9
7
0
0
0.0
0
13Antwaan Randle El
A. Randle El
15.9
2005
16
35
70
558
34.9
1
73
12
6.1
4.6
0
14Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
15.5
2005
16
83
152
1,287
80.4
10
4
2
2.0
0.3
0
15Lee Evans
L. Evans
15.5
2005
16
48
92
743
46.4
7
38
4
9.5
2.4
0
16Brandon Lloyd
B. Lloyd
15.3
2005
16
48
109
733
45.8
5
0
0
0.0
0
17Roy Williams
R. Williams
15.3
2005
13
45
94
687
52.8
8
0
0
0.0
0
18Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
15.2
2005
16
103
150
1,563
97.7
12
25
4
6.3
1.6
1
19Doug Gabriel
D. Gabriel
15.0
2005
14
37
72
554
39.6
3
5
1
5.0
0.4
0
20Samie Parker
S. Parker
14.8
2005
12
36
58
533
44.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
21Chad Johnson
C. Johnson
14.8
2005
16
97
155
1,432
89.5
9
33
5
6.6
2.1
0
22Antonio Bryant
A. Bryant
14.6
2005
16
69
123
1,009
63.1
4
3
1
3.0
0.2
0
23Jimmy Smith
J. Smith
14.6
2005
16
70
128
1,023
63.9
6
0
0
0.0
0
24Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
14.6
2005
11
36
71
525
47.7
3
0
0
0.0
0
25Az-Zahir Hakim
A. Hakim
14.4
2005
12
34
58
489
40.8
2
0
0
0.0
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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