nfl most yards per reception by a player 1953

Bob Boyd had the most yards per reception in 1953, with 22.8 per reception.

Interpreted as:
NFL most yards per reception with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a player 1953
NAME AVG SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Bob Boyd
B. Boyd
22.8
1953
LA LA
12
24
548
45.7
4
0
0
0.0
0
2 Hugh Taylor
H. Taylor
20.1
1953
WAS WAS
12
35
703
58.6
8
0
0
0.0
0
3 Pete Brewster
P. Brewster
19.8
1953
CLE CLE
12
32
632
52.7
4
0
0
0.0
0
4 Leon Hart
L. Hart
18.9
1953
DET DET
12
25
472
39.3
7
2
1
2.0
0.2
0
5 Billy Howton
B. Howton
18.5
1953
GB GB
8
25
463
57.9
4
0
0
0.0
0
6 Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
18.5
1953
CLE CLE
12
39
722
60.2
4
352
60
5.9
29.3
4
7 Bobby Walston
B. Walston
18.3
1953
PHI PHI
12
41
750
62.5
5
0
0
0.0
0
8 Dante Lavelli
D. Lavelli
17.4
1953
CLE CLE
12
45
783
65.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
9 Kyle Rote
K. Rote
16.9
1953
NYG NYG
9
26
440
48.9
5
213
63
3.4
23.7
1
10 Doak Walker
D. Walker
16.7
1953
DET DET
12
30
502
41.8
3
337
66
5.1
28.1
2
11 Pete Pihos
P. Pihos
16.7
1953
PHI PHI
12
63
1,049
87.4
10
0
0
0.0
0
12 Billy Wilson
B. Wilson
16.5
1953
SF SF
12
51
840
70.0
10
0
0
0.0
0
13 Jim Dooley
J. Dooley
15.9
1953
CHB CHB
12
53
841
70.1
4
0
0
0.0
0
14 Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
15.8
1953
SF SF
12
30
474
39.5
2
503
112
4.5
41.9
3
15 Dub Jones
D. Jones
15.5
1953
CLE CLE
12
24
373
31.1
0
28
31
0.9
2.3
0
16 Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
15.4
1953
LA LA
12
61
941
78.4
4
-6
1
-6.0
-0.5
0
17 Gordie Soltau
G. Soltau
14.4
1953
SF SF
12
43
620
51.7
6
0
0
0.0
0
18 Bob Mann
B. Mann
14.2
1953
GB GB
10
23
327
32.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
19 Gern Nagler
G. Nagler
14.2
1953
CHC CHC
11
43
610
55.5
6
0
0
0.0
0
20 Jerry Williams
J. Williams
14.1
1953
PHI PHI
12
31
438
36.5
1
345
61
5.7
28.8
3
21 Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
12.8
1953
PIT PIT
12
27
346
28.8
4
260
65
4.0
21.7
2
22 Bill McColl
B. McColl
12.6
1953
CHB CHB
12
36
453
37.8
4
0
0
0.0
0
23 Bob Hoernschemeyer
B. Hoernschemeyer
12.3
1953
DET DET
12
23
282
23.5
2
482
101
4.8
40.2
7
24 Don Stonesifer
D. Stonesifer
12.2
1953
CHC CHC
12
56
684
57.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
25 John Hoffman
J. Hoffman
12.2
1953
CHB CHB
12
28
341
28.4
1
95
32
3.0
7.9
3
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.800
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