nfl most receiving yards per game leaders 1975 to 1985

Between the 1975 and 1985 seasons, James Lofton had the most receiving yards per game, with 72.9 per game.

NAME REC YDS/G GP REC TRG REC YDS AVG REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 James Lofton
J. Lofton
72.9
121
466
8,816
18.9
45
245
31
7.9
2.0
1
2 Cris Collinsworth
C. Collinsworth
70.8
70
311
4,953
15.9
25
1
5
0.2
0.0
0
3 Mike Quick
M. Quick
70.3
55
213
3,864
18.1
34
-5
1
-5.0
-0.1
0
4 Steve Largent
S. Largent
68.9
146
624
10,059
16.1
78
53
14
3.8
0.4
1
5 Mark Duper
M. Duper
68.8
43
157
2,959
18.8
21
0
0
0.0
0
6 Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
67.8
81
424
5,494
13.0
37
0
0
0.0
0
7 Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
66.5
30
104
1,994
19.2
21
87
5
17.4
2.9
2
8 Art Monk
A. Monk
65.3
84
393
5,482
13.9
24
66
20
3.3
0.8
0
9 Wes Chandler
W. Chandler
63.1
118
460
7,442
16.2
50
84
16
5.3
0.7
0
10 Eddie Brown
E. Brown
58.9
16
53
942
17.8
8
129
14
9.2
8.1
0
11 Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
58.2
163
589
9,489
16.1
50
-12
1
-12.0
-0.1
0
12 Wesley Walker
W. Walker
58.2
111
346
6,460
18.7
51
23
5
4.6
0.2
0
13 Jerry Rice
J. Rice
57.9
16
49
927
18.9
3
26
6
4.3
1.6
1
14 John Stallworth
J. Stallworth
57.9
129
446
7,467
16.7
59
120
8
15.0
0.9
1
15 Gary Clark
G. Clark
57.9
16
72
926
12.9
5
10
2
5.0
0.6
0
16 Tony Hill
T. Hill
57.7
125
430
7,218
16.8
48
84
14
6.0
0.7
0
17 Alfred Jenkins
A. Jenkins
57.0
110
360
6,267
17.4
40
7
2
3.5
0.1
0
18 Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
56.3
128
351
7,201
20.5
47
133
20
6.7
1.0
0
19 John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
56.0
102
351
5,714
16.3
47
61
6
10.2
0.6
0
20 Ahmad Rashad
A. Rashad
56.0
98
400
5,489
13.7
34
8
1
8.0
0.1
0
21 Mark Clayton
M. Clayton
55.5
45
149
2,499
16.8
23
54
6
9.0
1.2
0
22 Randy Burks
R. Burks
55.0
1
1
55
55.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
23 Charlie Brown
C. Brown
54.9
46
152
2,527
16.6
21
53
4
13.3
1.2
0
24 Kevin House
K. House
54.3
87
275
4,722
17.2
31
36
5
7.2
0.4
0
25 Dwight Clark
D. Clark
54.0
105
421
5,666
13.5
41
50
6
8.3
0.5
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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