nfl most yards per reception by a player 1948

John Greene had the most yards per reception in 1948, with 23.8 per catch.

Interpreted as:
NFL most yards per reception with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a player 1948
NAME AVG SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 John Greene
J. Greene
23.8
1948
DET DET
12
25
595
49.6
5
0
0
0.0
0
2 Mal Kutner
M. Kutner
23.0
1948
CHC CHC
12
41
943
78.6
14
50
5
10.0
4.2
1
3 Hal Crisler
H. Crisler
18.2
1948
WAS WAS
11
33
599
54.5
6
0
0
0.0
0
4 Bob Mann
B. Mann
17.0
1948
DET DET
12
33
560
46.7
3
46
6
7.7
3.8
0
5 Red Hickey
R. Hickey
17.0
1948
LA LA
12
30
509
42.4
7
0
0
0.0
0
6 Pete Pihos
P. Pihos
16.7
1948
PHI PHI
12
46
766
63.8
11
-3
8
-0.4
-0.3
0
7 Clyde Goodnight
C. Goodnight
16.0
1948
GB GB
8
28
448
56.0
3
0
0
0.0
0
8 Val Jansante
V. Jansante
16.0
1948
PIT PIT
12
39
623
51.9
3
-3
1
-3.0
-0.3
0
9 Jack Ferrante
J. Ferrante
15.9
1948
PHI PHI
12
28
444
37.0
7
0
0
0.0
0
10 Dick Todd
D. Todd
14.9
1948
WAS WAS
12
37
550
45.8
6
201
57
3.5
16.8
1
11 Bill Swiacki
B. Swiacki
14.1
1948
NYG NYG
12
39
550
45.8
10
0
0
0.0
0
12 Ray Poole
R. Poole
14.1
1948
NYG NYG
12
35
492
41.0
3
0
0
0.0
0
13 Jim Keane
J. Keane
13.8
1948
CHB CHB
11
30
414
37.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
14 Tom Fears
T. Fears
13.7
1948
LA LA
12
51
698
58.2
4
8
2
4.0
0.7
0
15 Neill Armstrong
N. Armstrong
13.5
1948
PHI PHI
12
24
325
27.1
3
0
0
0.0
0
16 Bill Dewell
B. Dewell
13.4
1948
CHC CHC
11
33
442
40.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
17 Joe Margucci
J. Margucci
12.5
1948
DET DET
11
36
450
40.9
2
14
34
0.4
1.3
3
18 Joe Sulaitis
J. Sulaitis
11.5
1948
NYG NYG
12
26
298
24.8
1
18
5
3.6
1.5
1
19 Bosh Pritchard
B. Pritchard
9.3
1948
PHI PHI
12
27
252
21.0
2
517
117
4.4
43.1
4
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

34.3

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OPP PPG

22.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

139.0

6th

PASS YDS/G

232.3

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
Bears Bears
2
2
0
.500
Vikings Vikings
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
DET DET
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

3 - 1 - 0

34

Final

10

CLE Browns

1 - 3 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

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
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM