nfl yards per catch leaders since 2000

Since 2000, Luther Burden III has averaged the most yards per catch, with 20.6 per catch.

Interpreted as:
NFL yards per catch with a minimum of 0.9375 receptions per team game leaders since 2000
NAME AVG GP REC TRG REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Luther Burden III
L. Burden III
20.6
3
5
6
103
34.3
1
7
1
7.0
2.3
0
2 Yancey Thigpen
Y. Thigpen
19.3
12
15
26
289
24.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
3 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
D. Thornton Jr.
18.8
3
5
12
94
31.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
4 Albert Connell
A. Connell
18.7
27
51
130
953
35.3
5
6
1
6.0
0.2
0
5 Kelly Campbell
K. Campbell
18.6
37
57
108
1,062
28.7
8
86
14
6.1
2.3
0
6 Henry Ruggs III
H. Ruggs III
18.4
20
50
79
921
46.1
4
65
12
5.4
3.3
0
7 Anthony Armstrong
A. Armstrong
18.3
35
54
122
986
28.2
5
19
2
9.5
0.5
0
8 Devery Henderson
D. Henderson
17.9
124
245
442
4,377
35.3
20
119
18
6.6
1.0
1
9 Alec Pierce
A. Pierce
17.7
52
119
225
2,102
40.4
11
0
0
0.0
0
10 DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
17.6
183
641
1,144
11,263
61.5
58
463
72
6.4
2.5
4
11 Marquez Valdes-Scantling
M. Valdes-Scantling
17.4
109
206
416
3,575
32.8
20
52
10
5.2
0.5
0
12 J.J. Nelson
J.J. Nelson
17.4
58
85
186
1,475
25.4
11
120
12
10.0
2.1
1
13 Malcom Floyd
M. Floyd
17.3
121
321
571
5,550
45.9
34
0
0
0.0
0
14 Ashley Lelie
A. Lelie
17.3
107
217
462
3,749
35.0
15
172
20
8.6
1.6
0
15 Jameson Williams
J. Williams
17.3
36
91
154
1,570
43.6
11
133
16
8.3
3.7
2
16 Josh Gordon
J. Gordon
17.0
77
252
476
4,284
55.6
21
89
6
14.8
1.2
0
17 Christian Watson
C. Watson
16.9
38
98
172
1,653
43.5
14
114
15
7.6
3.0
2
18 Vincent Jackson
V. Jackson
16.8
155
540
1,036
9,080
58.6
57
161
15
10.7
1.0
0
19 Danario Alexander
D. Alexander
16.8
28
83
159
1,395
49.8
10
0
0
0.0
0
20 Derrick Alexander
D. Alexander
16.8
37
119
251
1,995
53.9
14
61
5
12.2
1.6
0
21 Johnny Knox
J. Knox
16.6
45
133
249
2,214
49.2
12
2
1
2.0
0.0
0
22 Chris Givens
C. Givens
16.6
60
107
237
1,779
29.7
5
42
11
3.8
0.7
0
23 Keon Coleman
K. Coleman
16.6
16
43
75
714
44.6
5
9
1
9.0
0.6
0
24 Elijah Arroyo
E. Arroyo
16.4
4
5
9
82
20.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Robert Meachem
R. Meachem
16.4
103
178
293
2,914
28.3
27
127
18
7.1
1.2
1
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TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Lions Lions
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
Bears Bears
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
CHI CHI
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CHI CHI
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

1 - 2 - 0

31

Final

14

DAL Cowboys

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM