nfl most yards per reception by a player 1951

Elroy Hirsch had the most yards per reception in 1951, with 22.7 per reception.

Interpreted as:
NFL most yards per reception with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a player 1951
NAME AVG SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
22.7
1951
LA LA
12
66
1,495
124.6
17
3
1
3.0
0.3
0
2 Dorne Dibble
D. Dibble
20.4
1951
DET DET
12
30
613
51.1
6
0
0
0.0
0
3 Gene Schroeder
G. Schroeder
19.2
1951
CHB CHB
12
24
461
38.4
3
4
1
4.0
0.3
0
4 Dub Jones
D. Jones
19.0
1951
CLE CLE
12
30
570
47.5
5
492
104
4.7
41.0
7
5 Mac Speedie
M. Speedie
17.3
1951
CLE CLE
10
34
589
58.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
6 Don Paul
D. Paul
17.3
1951
CHC CHC
12
23
398
33.2
3
247
37
6.7
20.6
3
7 Bobby Walston
B. Walston
16.5
1951
PHI PHI
12
31
512
42.7
8
0
0
0.0
0
8 Tom Fears
T. Fears
16.5
1951
LA LA
7
32
528
75.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
9 Buddy Young
B. Young
16.4
1951
NYY NYY
12
31
508
42.3
3
165
46
3.6
13.8
1
10 Elbie Nickel
E. Nickel
16.0
1951
PIT PIT
12
28
447
37.3
3
0
0
0.0
0
11 Lynn Chandnois
L. Chandnois
15.7
1951
PIT PIT
12
28
440
36.7
4
332
108
3.1
27.7
2
12 Leon Hart
L. Hart
15.5
1951
DET DET
12
35
544
45.3
12
-6
4
-1.5
-0.5
0
13 Joe Scott
J. Scott
15.5
1951
NYG NYG
12
23
356
29.7
2
367
94
3.9
30.6
1
14 Pete Pihos
P. Pihos
15.3
1951
PHI PHI
12
35
536
44.7
5
0
0
0.0
0
15 Hugh Taylor
H. Taylor
15.3
1951
WAS WAS
12
29
444
37.0
3
0
0
0.0
0
16 Dan Garza
D. Garza
15.2
1951
NYY NYY
11
31
470
42.7
4
0
0
0.0
0
17 John Hoffman
J. Hoffman
14.1
1951
CHB CHB
12
28
394
32.8
2
-3
1
-3.0
-0.3
0
18 Gordie Soltau
G. Soltau
14.0
1951
SF SF
12
59
826
68.8
7
-4
1
-4.0
-0.3
0
19 Fran Polsfoot
F. Polsfoot
14.0
1951
CHC CHC
12
57
796
66.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
20 Bob Mann
B. Mann
13.9
1951
GB GB
11
50
696
63.3
8
9
2
4.5
0.8
0
21 Dante Lavelli
D. Lavelli
13.6
1951
CLE CLE
12
43
586
48.8
6
0
0
0.0
0
22 Henry Minarik
H. Minarik
13.1
1951
PIT PIT
11
35
459
41.7
1
0
0
0.0
0
23 Dan Edwards
D. Edwards
13.1
1951
NYY NYY
10
39
509
50.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
24 Gene Brito
G. Brito
13.0
1951
WAS WAS
12
24
313
26.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Don Stonesifer
D. Stonesifer
12.7
1951
CHC CHC
12
27
343
28.6
2
0
0
0.0
0
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