nfl reciever with most yards per catch 1979

Stanley Morgan had the most yards per reception by a wide receiver in 1979, with 22.8 per catch.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	22.8	1979	NE	16	44	1,002	62.6	12	39	7	5.6	2.4	0
2	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	22.5	1979	NE	16	45	1,013	63.3	7	12	3	4.0	0.8	0
3	Frank Lewis F. Lewis	20.0	1979	BUF	15	54	1,082	72.1	2	-6	2	-3.0	-0.4	0
4	Lynn Swann L. Swann	19.7	1979	PIT	13	41	808	62.2	5	9	1	9.0	0.7	1
5	Duriel Harris D. Harris	19.0	1979	MIA	15	42	798	53.2	3	20	1	20.0	1.3	0
6	Isaac Curtis I. Curtis	18.9	1979	CIN	16	32	605	37.8	8	-11	2	-5.5	-0.7	0
7	Ken Burrough K. Burrough	18.8	1979	HOU	16	40	752	47.0	6	0	0		0.0	0
8	Steve Largent S. Largent	18.7	1979	SEA	15	66	1,237	82.5	9	0	0		0.0	0
9	Drew Pearson D. Pearson	18.7	1979	DAL	15	55	1,026	68.4	8	27	3	9.0	1.8	0
10	James Lofton J. Lofton	17.9	1979	GB	16	54	968	60.5	4	-1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
11	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	17.9	1979	SD	15	61	1,090	72.7	10	0	0		0.0	0
12	Preston Dennard P. Dennard	17.8	1979	LA	15	43	766	51.1	4	32	4	8.0	2.1	0
13	Isaac Hagins I. Hagins	17.7	1979	TB	16	39	692	43.3	3	0	0		0.0	0
14	Tony Hill T. Hill	17.7	1979	DAL	16	60	1,062	66.4	10	18	2	9.0	1.1	0
15	Nat Moore N. Moore	17.5	1979	MIA	16	48	840	52.5	6	22	3	7.3	1.4	0
16	Haven Moses H. Moses	17.5	1979	DEN	16	54	943	58.9	6	0	0		0.0	0
17	Reggie Rucker R. Rucker	17.4	1979	CLE	16	43	749	46.8	6	0	0		0.0	0
18	Jerry Butler J. Butler	17.4	1979	BUF	13	48	834	64.2	4	13	2	6.5	1.0	0
19	Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins	17.2	1979	ATL	16	50	858	53.6	3	0	0		0.0	0
20	Sammy White S. White	17.0	1979	MIN	15	42	715	47.7	4	6	1	6.0	0.4	0
21	John Stallworth J. Stallworth	16.9	1979	PIT	16	70	1,183	73.9	8	0	0		0.0	0
22	Lou Piccone L. Piccone	16.8	1979	BUF	16	33	556	34.8	2	0	0		0.0	0
23	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	16.8	1979	PHI	16	52	872	54.5	11	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
24	Derrick Gaffney D. Gaffney	16.7	1979	NYJ	16	32	534	33.4	1	0	0		0.0	0
25	Dave Logan D. Logan	16.6	1979	CLE	16	59	982	61.4	7	0	0		0.0	0

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