nfl receiving yards leaders single season nfc

Calvin Johnson has the most receiving yards in the NFC in a season, with 1,964 yards in 2012.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
1,964
2012
16
122
204
16.1
122.8
5
0
0
0.0
0
2Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
1,947
2021
17
145
191
13.4
114.5
16
18
4
4.5
1.1
0
3Julio Jones
J. Jones
1,871
2015
16
136
203
13.8
116.9
8
0
0
0.0
0
4Jerry Rice
J. Rice
1,848
1995
16
122
15.1
115.5
15
36
5
7.2
2.3
1
5Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
1,809
2022
17
128
184
14.1
106.4
8
24
4
6.0
1.4
1
6Jaxon Smith-Njigba
J. Smith-Njigba
1,793
2025
17
119
163
15.1
105.5
10
36
7
5.1
2.1
0
7Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
1,781
1995
16
119
15.0
111.3
13
17
3
5.7
1.1
0
8CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
1,749
2023
17
135
181
13.0
102.9
12
113
14
8.1
6.6
2
9Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
1,725
2019
16
149
185
11.6
107.8
9
-9
1
-9.0
-0.6
0
10Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
1,715
2025
16
129
166
13.3
107.2
10
105
10
10.5
6.6
1
11Torry Holt
T. Holt
1,696
2003
16
117
183
14.5
106.0
12
5
1
5.0
0.3
0
12Herman Moore
H. Moore
1,686
1995
16
123
13.7
105.4
14
0
0
0.0
0
13Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
1,681
2011
16
96
158
17.5
105.1
16
11
1
11.0
0.7
0
14Julio Jones
J. Jones
1,677
2018
16
113
170
14.8
104.8
8
12
2
6.0
0.8
0
15Torry Holt
T. Holt
1,635
2000
16
82
139
19.9
102.2
6
7
2
3.5
0.4
0
16Randy Moss
R. Moss
1,632
2003
16
111
172
14.7
102.0
17
18
6
3.0
1.1
0
17Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
1,616
2021
17
108
167
15.0
95.1
10
14
6
2.3
0.8
0
18Michael Irvin
M. Irvin
1,603
1995
16
111
14.4
100.2
10
0
0
0.0
0
19David Boston
D. Boston
1,598
2001
16
98
175
16.3
99.9
8
35
5
7.0
2.2
0
20Julio Jones
J. Jones
1,593
2014
15
104
163
15.3
106.2
6
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
21Rob Moore
R. Moore
1,584
1997
16
97
16.3
99.0
8
0
0
0.0
0
22Jerry Rice
J. Rice
1,570
1986
16
86
18.3
98.1
15
72
10
7.2
4.5
1
23Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
1,563
2005
16
103
150
15.2
97.7
12
25
4
6.3
1.6
1
24Roy Green
R. Green
1,555
1984
16
78
19.9
97.2
12
-10
1
-10.0
-0.6
0
25Davante Adams
D. Adams
1,553
2021
16
123
169
12.6
97.1
11
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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