Between October 3, 2005 and October 3, 2025, Calvin Johnson has the most yards on receptions in a season, with 1,964 yards in 2012.
| NAME | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Johnson | 1,964 | 2012 |  DET | 16 | 122 | 204 | 16.1 | 122.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | C. Kupp | 1,947 | 2021 |  LAR | 17 | 145 | 191 | 13.4 | 114.5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 3 |  | J. Jones | 1,871 | 2015 |  ATL | 16 | 136 | 203 | 13.8 | 116.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | A. Brown | 1,834 | 2015 |  PIT | 16 | 136 | 193 | 13.5 | 114.6 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 5 |  | J. Jefferson | 1,809 | 2022 |  MIN | 17 | 128 | 184 | 14.1 | 106.4 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 6 |  | T. Hill | 1,799 | 2023 |  MIA | 16 | 119 | 171 | 15.1 | 112.4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 7 |  | C. Lamb | 1,749 | 2023 |  DAL | 17 | 135 | 181 | 13.0 | 102.9 | 12 | 113 | 14 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 8 |  | M. Thomas | 1,725 | 2019 |  NO | 16 | 149 | 185 | 11.6 | 107.8 | 9 | -9 | 1 | -9.0 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 9 | | T. Hill | 1,710 | 2022 | MIA | 17 | 119 | 170 | 14.4 | 100.6 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 10 |  | J. Chase | 1,708 | 2024 |  CIN | 17 | 127 | 175 | 13.4 | 100.5 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 11 | | A. Brown | 1,698 | 2014 | PIT | 16 | 129 | 181 | 13.2 | 106.1 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 12 | | C. Johnson | 1,681 | 2011 | DET | 16 | 96 | 158 | 17.5 | 105.1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 13 | | J. Jones | 1,677 | 2018 | ATL | 16 | 113 | 170 | 14.8 | 104.8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 14 |  | J. Gordon | 1,646 | 2013 |  CLE | 14 | 87 | 159 | 18.9 | 117.6 | 9 | 88 | 5 | 17.6 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 15 |  | D. Thomas | 1,619 | 2014 |  DEN | 16 | 111 | 184 | 14.6 | 101.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | J. Jefferson | 1,616 | 2021 | MIN | 17 | 108 | 167 | 15.0 | 95.1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 17 |  | A. Johnson | 1,598 | 2012 |  HOU | 16 | 112 | 163 | 14.3 | 99.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | J. Jones | 1,593 | 2014 | ATL | 15 | 104 | 163 | 15.3 | 106.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 19 | | A. Johnson | 1,575 | 2008 | HOU | 16 | 115 | 171 | 13.7 | 98.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | D. Hopkins | 1,572 | 2018 | HOU | 16 | 115 | 163 | 13.7 | 98.3 | 11 | -7 | 1 | -7.0 | -0.4 | 0 |
| 21 |  | W. Welker | 1,569 | 2011 |  NE | 16 | 122 | 173 | 12.9 | 98.1 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 22 | | A. Johnson | 1,569 | 2009 | HOU | 16 | 101 | 171 | 15.5 | 98.1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 23 |  | D. Adams | 1,553 | 2021 |  GB | 16 | 123 | 169 | 12.6 | 97.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | V. Cruz | 1,536 | 2011 |  NYG | 16 | 82 | 131 | 18.7 | 96.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 25 |  | S. Diggs | 1,535 | 2020 |  BUF | 16 | 127 | 166 | 12.1 | 95.9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
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