nfl reciever with most yards per catch 1980

Stanley Morgan had the most yards per catch by a wide receiver in 1980, with 22.0 per reception.

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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	22.0	1980	NE	16	45	991	61.9	6	36	4	9.0	2.3	0
2	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	21.1	1980	NE	16	35	737	46.1	5	37	5	7.4	2.3	0
3	Cliff Branch C. Branch	19.5	1980	OAK	16	44	858	53.6	7	1	1	1.0	0.1	0
4	James Scott J. Scott	19.3	1980	CHI	15	36	696	46.4	3	0	0		0.0	0
5	Jim Smith J. Smith	19.2	1980	PIT	12	37	711	59.3	9	-1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
6	Ike Harris I. Harris	18.7	1980	NO	16	37	692	43.3	6	0	0		0.0	0
7	Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins	17.8	1980	ATL	16	58	1,035	64.7	6	0	0		0.0	0
8	Haven Moses H. Moses	17.7	1980	DEN	15	38	674	44.9	4	0	0		0.0	0
9	Mel Gray M. Gray	17.7	1980	STL	16	40	709	44.3	3	-3	1	-3.0	-0.2	0
10	Duriel Harris D. Harris	17.7	1980	MIA	12	33	583	48.6	2	0	0		0.0	0
11	Billy Waddy B. Waddy	17.6	1980	LA	15	38	670	44.7	5	-1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
12	Tony Hill T. Hill	17.6	1980	DAL	16	60	1,055	65.9	8	27	4	6.8	1.7	0
13	Charlie Smith C. Smith	17.6	1980	PHI	16	47	825	51.6	3	33	5	6.6	2.1	0
14	James Lofton J. Lofton	17.3	1980	GB	16	71	1,226	76.6	4	0	0		0.0	0
15	Henry Marshall H. Marshall	17.0	1980	KC	16	47	799	49.9	6	22	3	7.3	1.4	0
16	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	17.0	1980	PHI	16	48	815	50.9	9	0	0		0.0	0
17	Ray Butler R. Butler	16.9	1980	BAL	16	34	574	35.9	2	0	0		0.0	0
18	Sammy White S. White	16.7	1980	MIN	16	53	887	55.4	5	65	4	16.3	4.1	0
19	Preston Dennard P. Dennard	16.6	1980	LA	16	36	596	37.3	6	20	2	10.0	1.3	0
20	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	16.3	1980	SD	16	82	1,340	83.8	13	16	1	16.0	1.0	0
21	Frank Lewis F. Lewis	16.2	1980	BUF	15	40	648	43.2	6	0	0		0.0	0
22	Lynn Swann L. Swann	16.1	1980	PIT	13	44	710	54.6	7	-4	1	-4.0	-0.3	0
23	Steve Largent S. Largent	16.1	1980	SEA	16	66	1,064	66.5	6	2	1	2.0	0.1	0
24	Dave Logan D. Logan	16.1	1980	CLE	16	51	822	51.4	4	0	0		0.0	0
25	Bob Chandler B. Chandler	16.0	1980	OAK	16	49	786	49.1	10	0	0		0.0	0

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