nfl most yards per reception by a player 1962

Frank Clarke had the most yards per catch in 1962, with 22.2 per catch.

Interpreted as:
NFL most yards per reception with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a player 1962
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Frank Clarke
F. Clarke
22.2
1962
12
47
1,043
86.9
14
0
0
0.0
0
2Jim Colclough
J. Colclough
21.7
1962
14
40
868
62.0
10
14
1
14.0
1.0
0
3Del Shofner
D. Shofner
21.4
1962
13
53
1,133
87.2
12
4
1
4.0
0.3
0
4Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
20.6
1962
14
31
638
45.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
5Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
20.4
1962
14
39
796
56.9
7
18
2
9.0
1.3
1
6Carroll Dale
C. Dale
20.1
1962
14
29
584
41.7
3
0
0
0.0
0
7Bo Roberson
B. Roberson
20.1
1962
14
29
583
41.6
3
270
89
3.0
19.3
3
8Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
19.8
1962
14
58
1,146
81.9
10
0
0
0.0
0
9Buddy Dial
B. Dial
19.6
1962
14
50
981
70.1
6
0
0
0.0
0
10Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
19.5
1962
8
30
584
73.0
3
0
0
0.0
0
11Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
19.2
1962
14
72
1,384
98.9
11
5
1
5.0
0.4
0
12Bob Scarpitto
B. Scarpitto
19.1
1962
14
35
667
47.6
6
0
0
0.0
0
13Gail Cogdill
G. Cogdill
18.7
1962
14
53
991
70.8
7
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
14Don Maynard
D. Maynard
18.6
1962
14
56
1,041
74.4
8
0
0
0.0
0
15Jimmy Johnson
J. Johnson
18.4
1962
12
34
627
52.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
16Sonny Randle
S. Randle
18.4
1962
14
63
1,158
82.7
7
0
0
0.0
0
17Dobie Craig
D. Craig
18.2
1962
14
27
492
35.1
4
8
1
8.0
0.6
0
18Tony Romeo
T. Romeo
17.9
1962
14
34
608
43.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
19Jimmy Orr
J. Orr
17.7
1962
14
55
974
69.6
11
14
1
14.0
1.0
0
20Art Powell
A. Powell
17.7
1962
14
64
1,130
80.7
8
0
0
0.0
0
21Dave Kocourek
D. Kocourek
17.6
1962
14
39
688
49.1
4
0
0
0.0
0
22Bob McLeod
B. McLeod
17.5
1962
14
33
578
41.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
23Willard Dewveall
W. Dewveall
17.5
1962
14
33
576
41.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
24Glenn Bass
G. Bass
17.3
1962
14
32
555
39.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
25Elbert Dubenion
E. Dubenion
17.3
1962
14
33
571
40.8
5
40
7
5.7
2.9
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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12
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4
13
0
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9
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