nfl most yards per catch by a player 1996

Henry Ellard had the most yards per catch in 1996, with 19.5 per catch.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	19.5	1996	WAS	16	52	1,014	63.4	2	0	0		0.0	0
2	Chris Sanders C. Sanders	18.4	1996	HOU	16	48	882	55.1	4	0	0		0.0	0
3	Jake Reed J. Reed	18.3	1996	MIN	16	72	1,320	82.5	7	0	0		0.0	0
4	Don Beebe D. Beebe	17.9	1996	GB	16	39	699	43.7	4	0	0		0.0	0
5	Michael Haynes M. Haynes	17.9	1996	NO	16	44	786	49.1	4	0	0		0.0	0
6	Derrick Alexander D. Alexander	17.7	1996	BAL	15	62	1,099	73.3	9	0	3	0.0	0.0	0
7	Rob Moore R. Moore	17.5	1996	ARI	16	58	1,016	63.5	4	0	0		0.0	0
8	Joey Galloway J. Galloway	17.3	1996	SEA	16	57	987	61.7	7	127	15	8.5	7.9	0
9	Eddie Kennison E. Kennison	17.1	1996	STL	15	54	924	61.6	9	0	0		0.0	0
10	Charles Johnson C. Johnson	16.8	1996	PIT	16	60	1,008	63.0	3	0	0		0.0	0
11	Antonio Freeman A. Freeman	16.7	1996	GB	12	56	933	77.8	9	0	0		0.0	0
12	Quinn Early Q. Early	16.0	1996	BUF	16	50	798	49.9	4	39	3	13.0	2.4	0
13	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	15.9	1996	STL	16	84	1,338	83.6	7	4	1	4.0	0.3	0
14	David Dunn D. Dunn	15.9	1996	CIN	16	32	509	31.8	1	0	0		0.0	0
15	Michael Jackson M. Jackson	15.8	1996	BAL	16	76	1,201	75.1	14	0	0		0.0	0
16	Jeff Graham J. Graham	15.8	1996	NYJ	11	50	788	71.6	6	0	0		0.0	0
17	Andre Reed A. Reed	15.7	1996	BUF	16	66	1,036	64.8	6	22	8	2.8	1.4	0
18	Fred Barnett F. Barnett	15.6	1996	MIA	9	36	562	62.4	3	0	0		0.0	0
19	Shawn Jefferson S. Jefferson	15.4	1996	NE	15	50	771	51.4	4	6	1	6.0	0.4	0
20	Michael Irvin M. Irvin	15.0	1996	DAL	11	64	962	87.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
21	Jimmy Smith J. Smith	15.0	1996	JAX	16	83	1,244	77.8	7	0	0		0.0	0
22	Terrell Owens T. Owens	14.9	1996	SF	16	35	520	32.5	4	0	0		0.0	0
23	Michael Westbrook M. Westbrook	14.9	1996	WAS	11	34	505	45.9	1	2	2	1.0	0.2	0
24	Willie Jackson W. Jackson	14.7	1996	JAX	16	33	486	30.4	3	2	1	2.0	0.1	0
25	Darnay Scott D. Scott	14.4	1996	CIN	16	58	833	52.1	5	4	3	1.3	0.3	0

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