nfl single season receiving yards by an individual record

John Adams had -20 yards on receptions in 1960.

NAMEREC YDSRECSEASONTMW%GPREC RECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1John Adams
J. Adams
-20
5-6-1
1960
.458
12
2
-10.0
-1.7
0
114
23
5.0
9.5
0
2Ken Adamson
K. Adamson
0
4-9-1
1960
.321
14
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Ben Agajanian
B. Agajanian
0
10-4
1960
.714
14
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Dalva Allen
D. Allen
0
10-4
1960
.714
14
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Don Allen
D. Allen
34
1-7-1
1960
.167
9
5
6.8
3.8
0
18
30
0.6
2.0
1
6Buddy Alliston
B. Alliston
0
1-0
1960
1.000
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
56
6-4
1960
.600
10
7
8.0
5.6
0
263
80
3.3
26.3
3
8Bill Anderson
B. Anderson
488
1-9-2
1960
.167
12
38
12.8
40.7
3
6
1
6.0
0.5
0
9Ralph Anderson
R. Anderson
614
5-4
1960
.556
9
44
14.0
68.2
5
0
0
0.0
0
10Ray Armstrong
R. Armstrong
0
6-8
1960
.429
14
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
226
4-7-1
1960
.375
12
29
7.8
18.8
2
436
104
4.2
36.3
2
12Doug Asad
D. Asad
197
5-6
1960
.455
11
14
14.1
17.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
13Jack Atchason
J. Atchason
48
1-1
1960
TOT
.500
2
5
9.6
24.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
14Billy Atkins
B. Atkins
0
5-8-1
1960
.393
14
0
0.0
0
47
2
23.5
3.4
0
15Doug Atkins
D. Atkins
0
5-6-1
1960
.458
12
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16John Aveni
J. Aveni
0
5-6-1
1960
.458
12
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Gene Babb
G. Babb
140
0-8-1
1960
.056
9
13
10.8
15.6
1
115
39
2.9
12.8
0
18Dave Baker
D. Baker
0
7-5
1960
.583
12
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19John Baker
J. Baker
0
4-7-1
1960
.375
12
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Larry Baker
L. Baker
0
0-1
1960
.000
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Sam Baker
S. Baker
0
8-3-1
1960
.708
12
0
0.0
0
-11
1
-11.0
-0.9
0
22Tony Banfield
T. Banfield
0
1-1
1960
.500
2
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Billy Ray Barnes
B. Ray Barnes
132
10-2
1960
.833
12
19
6.9
11.0
2
315
117
2.7
26.3
4
24Erich Barnes
E. Barnes
0
5-6-1
1960
.458
12
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Larry Barnes
L. Barnes
0
6-8
1960
.429
14
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
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14
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7
0
.588
8
9
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12
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8
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3
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11
6
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.647
6
11
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.353
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14
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.176
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9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
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.529
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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14
3
0
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12
5
0
.706
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12
5
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.706
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14
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.176