nfl player most yards per reception including playoffs since 1920 minimum 277 receptions

Since 1920, Willie Gault has averaged the most yards per catch in the regular-season and playoffs when making 277+ receptions, with 20.1 per reception.

NAMEAVGRECGPTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Willie Gault
W. Gault
20.1
354
182
7,132
39.2
47
154
21
7.3
0.8
0
2Paul Warfield
P. Warfield
20.0
485
175
9,686
55.3
90
235
27
8.7
1.3
0
3Jimmy Orr
J. Orr
19.7
409
155
8,056
52.0
66
122
15
8.1
0.8
0
4Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
19.7
402
147
7,906
53.8
73
84
25
3.4
0.6
2
5Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
19.4
294
148
5,703
38.5
53
729
148
4.9
4.9
4
6Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
19.2
575
203
11,018
54.3
75
125
22
5.7
0.6
0
7Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
18.9
558
143
10,558
73.8
88
129
24
5.4
0.9
2
8Wesley Walker
W. Walker
18.9
465
161
8,792
54.6
74
35
6
5.8
0.2
0
9Mel Gray
M. Gray
18.9
359
147
6,773
46.1
46
154
15
10.3
1.0
1
10Carroll Dale
C. Dale
18.9
469
200
8,842
44.2
55
30
4
7.5
0.2
0
11Frank Clarke
F. Clarke
18.8
296
145
5,552
38.3
51
231
34
6.8
1.6
1
12Don Maynard
D. Maynard
18.7
640
191
11,970
62.7
90
70
24
2.9
0.4
0
13Gary Garrison
G. Garrison
18.6
405
134
7,538
56.3
58
29
12
2.4
0.2
0
14John Gilliam
J. Gilliam
18.5
396
158
7,317
46.3
53
309
36
8.6
2.0
2
15Del Shofner
D. Shofner
18.4
357
128
6,580
51.4
51
1
4
0.3
0.0
0
16Max McGee
M. McGee
18.4
357
156
6,579
42.2
54
156
13
12.0
1.0
0
17Elbert Dubenion
E. Dubenion
18.4
302
106
5,544
52.3
37
335
47
7.1
3.2
3
18James Lofton
J. Lofton
18.3
805
246
14,763
60.0
83
301
35
8.6
1.2
2
19Haven Moses
H. Moses
18.2
461
204
8,405
41.2
58
33
19
1.7
0.2
1
20Lance Rentzel
L. Rentzel
18.2
279
121
5,068
41.9
40
196
26
7.5
1.6
2
21Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
18.1
359
109
6,508
59.7
53
317
76
4.2
2.9
1
22Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
18.1
603
222
10,920
49.2
81
181
33
5.5
0.8
0
23Carlos Carson
C. Carson
18.1
355
127
6,415
50.5
33
62
12
5.2
0.5
0
24Gene Washington
G. Washington
18.0
401
145
7,231
49.9
61
23
6
3.8
0.2
0
25Otis Taylor
O. Taylor
17.8
437
137
7,787
56.8
59
161
30
5.4
1.2
3
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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