nfl most yards per reception by a player 2021

Kevin White had the most receiving yards per reception in 2021, with 38.

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	NAME	YDS/REC	REC YDS	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Kevin White K. White	38	38	1	2021	NO	6	5	38.0	6.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
2	Andre Roberts A. Roberts	35	35	1	2021	TOT	16	2	35.0	2.2	0	19	3	6.3	1.2	0
3	Seth Williams S. Williams	34	34	1	2021	DEN	2	1	34.0	17.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
4	Ihmir Smith-Marsette I. Smith-Marsette	23.2	116	5	2021	MIN	8	6	23.2	14.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
5	DeSean Jackson D. Jackson	22.7	454	20	2021	TOT	16	34	22.7	28.4	2	4	1	4.0	0.3	0
6	DJ Chark	22	154	7	2021	JAX	4	22	22.0	38.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
7	Cyril Grayson C. Grayson	21.2	212	10	2021	TB	5	12	21.2	42.4	2	14	1	14.0	2.8	0
8	Wayne Gallman W. Gallman	21	21	1	2021	TOT	8	3	21.0	2.6	0	104	28	3.7	13.0	0
9	Garrett Bradbury G. Bradbury	21	21	1	2021	MIN	13	1	21.0	1.6	0	0	0		0.0	0
10	Trent Taylor T. Taylor	20.5	41	2	2021	CIN	4	3	20.5	10.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
11	John Ross J. Ross	20.36	224	11	2021	NYG	10	20	20.4	22.4	1	16	1	16.0	1.6	0
12	Nick Bawden N. Bawden	20	20	1	2021	NYJ	9	1	20.0	2.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
13	Henry Ruggs III H. Ruggs III	19.54	469	24	2021	LV	7	36	19.5	67.0	2	16	3	5.3	2.3	0
14	Lil'Jordan Humphrey L. Humphrey	19.15	249	13	2021	NO	10	18	19.2	24.9	2	0	0		0.0	0
15	Jason Moore J. Moore	18.67	56	3	2021	LAC	2	4	18.7	28.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Alex Erickson A. Erickson	18.33	55	3	2021	CAR	17	4	18.3	3.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Deebo Samuel Sr. D. Samuel Sr.	18.25	1,405	77	2021	SF	16	121	18.2	87.8	6	365	59	6.2	22.8	8
18	J.J. Arcega-Whiteside	18	36	2	2021	PHI	16	5	18.0	2.3	0	0	0		0.0	0
19	Kenny Yeboah K. Yeboah	18	36	2	2021	NYJ	9	3	18.0	4.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
20	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	17.96	1,455	81	2021	CIN	17	128	18.0	85.6	13	21	7	3.0	1.2	0
21	Marcus Johnson M. Johnson	17.78	160	9	2021	TEN	7	19	17.8	22.9	0	-2	2	-1.0	-0.3	0
22	Donovan Peoples-Jones D. Peoples-Jones	17.56	597	34	2021	CLE	14	58	17.6	42.6	3	0	0		0.0	0
23	Shi Smith S. Smith	17.33	104	6	2021	CAR	6	11	17.3	17.3	0	-3	1	-3.0	-0.5	0
24	Davion Davis D. Davis	17	17	1	2021	HOU	2	3	17.0	8.5	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	Trenton Irwin T. Irwin	17	34	2	2021	CIN	7	5	17.0	4.9	0	0	0		0.0	0

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RUSH

153

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REC

580

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Team Rankings

PPG

25.3

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OPP PPG

29.7

31st

RUSH YDS/G

97.3

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PASS YDS/G

240.5

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	3	2	.600
Falcons	2	4	.333
Saints	2	4	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	NO	@	CIN	1:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 4

Final

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3 - 2 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

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Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

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14

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

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118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

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18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

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Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

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17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

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Reichard

65

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5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
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Kevin White had the most receiving yards per reception in 2021, with 38.

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