nfl yards per reception leaders 2023 with at least 40 targets

George Pickens averaged the most yards per catch with 40+ targets in 2023, with 18.1 per reception.

	NAME	AVG	TRG	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	George Pickens G. Pickens	18.1	106	2023	PIT	17	63	1,140	67.1	5	18	3	6.0	1.1	0
2	Brandon Aiyuk B. Aiyuk	17.9	105	2023	SF	16	75	1,342	83.9	7	0	0		0.0	0
3	Amari Cooper A. Cooper	17.4	128	2023	CLE	15	72	1,250	83.3	5	0	0		0.0	0
4	Noah Brown N. Brown	17.2	55	2023	HOU	10	33	567	56.7	2	-1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
5	Justin Watson J. Watson	17.0	53	2023	KC	16	27	460	28.8	3	0	0		0.0	0
6	DK Metcalf	16.9	119	2023	SEA	16	66	1,114	69.6	8	0	0		0.0	0
7	Gabe Davis G. Davis	16.6	81	2023	BUF	17	45	746	43.9	7	-2	1	-2.0	-0.1	0
8	Jalin Hyatt J. Hyatt	16.2	40	2023	NYG	17	23	373	21.9	0	0	0		0.0	0
9	Nico Collins N. Collins	16.2	109	2023	HOU	15	80	1,297	86.5	8	7	1	7.0	0.5	0
10	Odell Beckham Jr. O. Beckham Jr.	16.1	64	2023	BAL	14	35	565	40.4	3	0	0		0.0	0
11	Alec Pierce A. Pierce	16.1	65	2023	IND	17	32	514	30.2	2	0	0		0.0	0
12	Mike Evans M. Evans	15.9	136	2023	TB	17	79	1,255	73.8	13	0	0		0.0	0
13	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	15.8	100	2023	MIN	10	68	1,074	107.4	5	-12	1	-12.0	-1.2	0
14	George Kittle G. Kittle	15.7	90	2023	SF	16	65	1,020	63.8	6	2	1	2.0	0.1	0
15	Khalil Shakir K. Shakir	15.7	45	2023	BUF	17	39	611	35.9	2	10	1	10.0	0.6	0
16	Rashid Shaheed R. Shaheed	15.6	75	2023	NO	15	46	719	47.9	5	37	7	5.3	2.5	0
17	Tee Higgins T. Higgins	15.6	76	2023	CIN	12	42	656	54.7	5	0	0		0.0	0
18	Darius Slayton D. Slayton	15.4	79	2023	NYG	17	50	770	45.3	4	0	0		0.0	0
19	Joshua Palmer J. Palmer	15.3	61	2023	LAC	10	38	581	58.1	2	6	1	6.0	0.6	0
20	Josh Reynolds J. Reynolds	15.2	64	2023	DET	17	40	608	35.8	5	0	0		0.0	0
21	Tyreek Hill T. Hill	15.1	171	2023	MIA	16	119	1,799	112.4	13	15	6	2.5	0.9	0
22	Tank Dell T. Dell	15.1	75	2023	HOU	11	47	709	64.5	7	51	11	4.6	4.6	0
23	Christian Watson C. Watson	15.1	53	2023	GB	9	28	422	46.9	5	11	4	2.8	1.2	0
24	Marquez Valdes-Scantling M. Valdes-Scantling	15.0	42	2023	KC	16	21	315	19.7	1	0	0		0.0	0
25	DJ Chark	15.0	66	2023	CAR	15	35	525	35.0	5	0	0		0.0	0

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