nfl reciever with most yards per catch 1986

Chris Burkett had the most yards per reception by a wide receiver in 1986, with 22.9 per reception.

Interpreted as:
NFL reciever with most yards per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game 1986
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Chris Burkett
C. Burkett
22.9
1986
14
34
778
55.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
2Wesley Walker
W. Walker
20.7
1986
16
49
1,016
63.5
12
0
0
0.0
0
3Walter Stanley
W. Stanley
20.7
1986
16
35
723
45.2
2
19
1
19.0
1.2
0
4Dokie Williams
D. Williams
19.6
1986
15
43
843
56.2
8
27
3
9.0
1.8
0
5Mark Duper
M. Duper
19.6
1986
16
67
1,313
82.1
11
-10
1
-10.0
-0.6
0
6Willie Gault
W. Gault
19.5
1986
16
42
818
51.1
5
79
8
9.9
4.9
0
7Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
19.4
1986
16
38
738
46.1
1
6
2
3.0
0.4
0
8Mark Clayton
M. Clayton
19.2
1986
15
60
1,150
76.7
10
33
2
16.5
2.2
0
9Jeff Chadwick
J. Chadwick
18.8
1986
15
53
995
66.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
10Leo Lewis
L. Lewis
18.8
1986
16
32
600
37.5
2
-16
3
-5.3
-1.0
0
11Jerry Rice
J. Rice
18.3
1986
16
86
1,570
98.1
15
72
10
7.2
4.5
1
12Eric Martin
E. Martin
18.2
1986
16
37
675
42.2
5
0
0
0.0
0
13Mike Sherrard
M. Sherrard
18.1
1986
16
41
744
46.5
5
11
2
5.5
0.7
0
14Anthony Carter
A. Carter
18.1
1986
12
38
686
57.2
7
12
1
12.0
1.0
0
15Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
17.8
1986
16
84
1,491
93.2
10
0
0
0.0
0
16Ernest Givins
E. Givins
17.4
1986
15
61
1,062
70.8
3
148
9
16.4
9.9
1
17Bill Brooks
B. Brooks
17.4
1986
16
65
1,131
70.7
8
5
4
1.3
0.3
0
18Reggie Langhorne
R. Langhorne
17.4
1986
16
39
678
42.4
1
-11
1
-11.0
-0.7
0
19Bobby Johnson
B. Johnson
17.2
1986
16
31
534
33.4
5
28
2
14.0
1.8
0
20Irving Fryar
I. Fryar
17.1
1986
14
43
737
52.6
6
80
4
20.0
5.7
0
21Drew Hill
D. Hill
17.1
1986
16
65
1,112
69.5
5
0
0
0.0
0
22Gary Clark
G. Clark
17.1
1986
15
74
1,265
84.3
7
0
0
0.0
0
23Kenny Jackson
K. Jackson
16.9
1986
16
30
506
31.6
6
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
24Eddie Brown
E. Brown
16.6
1986
16
58
964
60.3
4
32
8
4.0
2.0
0
25Byron Franklin
B. Franklin
16.6
1986
14
33
547
39.1
2
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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