the highest yards per catch in nfl history since 1950

Since 1950, Carroll Hardy has averaged the most yards per catch, with 28.2 per reception.

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0.9375+ REC/TG

	NAME	AVG	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Carroll Hardy C. Hardy	28.2	10	12		338	33.8	4	37	15	2.5	3.7	0
2	Harrison Davis H. Davis	24.0	12	18		432	36.0	2	-7	2	-3.5	-0.6	0
3	Lowell Perry L. Perry	23.9	6	14		334	55.7	2	37	2	18.5	6.2	0
4	Warren Wells W. Wells	23.1	65	158		3,655	56.2	42	103	9	11.4	1.6	1
5	Homer Jones H. Jones	22.3	87	224		4,986	57.3	36	146	17	8.6	1.7	1
6	Denzel Boston D. Boston	21.8	4	13	22	284	71.0	2	0	0		0.0	0
7	Bobby Duckworth B. Duckworth	21.8	62	82		1,784	28.8	13	0	0		0.0	0
8	Cloyce Box C. Box	21.0	47	114		2,389	50.8	28	20	1	20.0	0.4	0
9	Buddy Dial B. Dial	20.8	98	261		5,436	55.5	44	14	4	3.5	0.1	0
10	Art Weiner A. Weiner	20.6	12	35		722	60.2	6	0	0		0.0	0
11	Bob Boyd B. Boyd	20.5	79	176		3,611	45.7	28	-9	2	-4.5	-0.1	0
12	Harlon Hill H. Hill	20.2	103	233		4,717	45.8	40	103	12	8.6	1.0	0
13	Bob Shaw B. Shaw	20.2	12	48		971	80.9	12	0	0		0.0	0
14	Flipper Anderson F. Anderson	20.1	114	267		5,357	47.0	28	23	3	7.7	0.2	0
15	Paul Warfield P. Warfield	20.1	157	427		8,565	54.6	85	204	22	9.3	1.3	0
16	Bill Groman B. Groman	20.0	66	174		3,481	52.7	36	2	1	2.0	0.0	1
17	Luther Hayes L. Hayes	20.0	14	14		280	20.0	3	0	0		0.0	0
18	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	20.0	132	371		7,414	56.2	71	68	24	2.8	0.5	2
19	Rod Barksdale R. Barksdale	20.0	28	30		599	21.4	3	0	0		0.0	0
20	Willie Gault W. Gault	19.9	170	333		6,635	39.0	44	154	21	7.3	0.9	0
21	Hugh Taylor H. Taylor	19.9	60	181		3,600	60.0	40	0	0		0.0	0
22	Al Baldwin A. Baldwin	19.8	12	28		555	46.3	3	0	0		0.0	0
23	Jimmy Orr J. Orr	19.8	149	400		7,914	53.1	66	122	15	8.1	0.8	0
24	Ray Renfro R. Renfro	19.6	142	281		5,508	38.8	50	682	137	5.0	4.8	4
25	Ron Sellers R. Sellers	19.5	52	112		2,184	42.0	18	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

1,007

Purdy

RUSH

218

McCaffrey

REC

244

Kittle

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PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

16.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	4	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	.750
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

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2 - 2

Final

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4 - 0

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

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1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

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Robinson

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

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Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

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Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

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7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

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Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

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PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Johnson

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Shrader

52

Reichard

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4-0

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000