nfl most yards per reception by a player 1949

Elbie Nickel had the most yards per catch in 1949, with 24.3 per reception.

Interpreted as:
NFL most yards per reception with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a player 1949
NAME AVG SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Elbie Nickel
E. Nickel
24.3
1949
PIT PIT
12
26
633
52.8
3
0
0
0.0
0
2 Ken Kavanaugh
K. Kavanaugh
22.6
1949
CHB CHB
12
29
655
54.6
9
0
0
0.0
0
3 Gene Roberts
G. Roberts
20.3
1949
NYG NYG
12
35
711
59.3
8
634
152
4.2
52.8
9
4 Bob Shaw
B. Shaw
18.4
1949
LA LA
11
29
535
48.6
6
0
0
0.0
0
5 Ted Cook
T. Cook
17.7
1949
GB GB
11
25
442
40.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
6 Hugh Taylor
H. Taylor
17.4
1949
WAS WAS
12
45
781
65.1
9
0
0
0.0
0
7 Mal Kutner
M. Kutner
15.5
1949
CHC CHC
12
30
465
38.8
5
10
5
2.0
0.8
0
8 Bob Mann
B. Mann
15.4
1949
DET DET
12
66
1,014
84.5
4
0
0
0.0
0
9 Val Jansante
V. Jansante
15.3
1949
PIT PIT
12
29
445
37.1
4
0
0
0.0
0
10 Jack Ferrante
J. Ferrante
14.9
1949
PHI PHI
12
34
508
42.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
11 Hal Crisler
H. Crisler
14.9
1949
WAS WAS
11
26
388
35.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
12 John Hoffman
J. Hoffman
14.9
1949
CHB CHB
12
25
373
31.1
2
216
53
4.1
18.0
1
13 Jim Keane
J. Keane
14.8
1949
CHB CHB
12
47
696
58.0
6
0
0
0.0
0
14 Pete Pihos
P. Pihos
14.2
1949
PHI PHI
11
34
484
44.0
4
0
0
0.0
0
15 Bill Swiacki
B. Swiacki
13.9
1949
NYG NYG
12
47
652
54.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
16 Ralph Heywood
R. Heywood
13.5
1949
NYB NYB
12
37
499
41.6
3
-6
3
-2.0
-0.5
0
17 Tom Fears
T. Fears
13.2
1949
LA LA
12
77
1,013
84.4
9
-3
1
-3.0
-0.3
0
18 John Greene
J. Greene
12.9
1949
DET DET
12
42
542
45.2
7
0
0
0.0
0
19 Charley Trippi
C. Trippi
12.1
1949
CHC CHC
12
34
412
34.3
6
553
112
4.9
46.1
3
20 Neill Armstrong
N. Armstrong
11.3
1949
PHI PHI
12
24
271
22.6
5
0
0
0.0
0
21 Ray Poole
R. Poole
11.1
1949
NYG NYG
12
25
277
23.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
22 Bill Chipley
B. Chipley
11.1
1949
NYB NYB
12
57
631
52.6
2
0
0
0.0
0
23 Eddie Saenz
E. Saenz
10.9
1949
WAS WAS
12
23
251
20.9
0
170
53
3.2
14.2
0
24 Bill Dudley
B. Dudley
7.0
1949
DET DET
12
27
190
15.8
2
402
125
3.2
33.5
3
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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