which nfl wr has the most receiving yards per route run in 2023

George Pickens averaged the most yards per reception by a wide receiver in 2023, with 18.1 per reception.

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  • Assumption:1.875+ REC/TG
  • Data note: Yards Per Reception, Receptions Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1George Pickens
G. Pickens
18.1
2023
17
63
106
1,140
67.1
5
18
3
6.0
1.1
0
2Brandon Aiyuk
B. Aiyuk
17.9
2023
16
75
105
1,342
83.9
7
0
0
0.0
0
3Amari Cooper
A. Cooper
17.4
2023
15
72
128
1,250
83.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
4Noah Brown
N. Brown
17.2
2023
10
33
55
567
56.7
2
-1
1
-1.0
-0.1
0
5DK Metcalf
DK Metcalf
16.9
2023
16
66
119
1,114
69.6
8
0
0
0.0
0
6Gabe Davis
G. Davis
16.6
2023
17
45
81
746
43.9
7
-2
1
-2.0
-0.1
0
7Nico Collins
N. Collins
16.2
2023
15
80
109
1,297
86.5
8
7
1
7.0
0.5
0
8Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
16.1
2023
14
35
64
565
40.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
9Alec Pierce
A. Pierce
16.1
2023
17
32
65
514
30.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
10Mike Evans
M. Evans
15.9
2023
17
79
136
1,255
73.8
13
0
0
0.0
0
11Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
15.8
2023
10
68
100
1,074
107.4
5
-12
1
-12.0
-1.2
0
12Khalil Shakir
K. Shakir
15.7
2023
17
39
45
611
35.9
2
10
1
10.0
0.6
0
13Rashid Shaheed
R. Shaheed
15.6
2023
15
46
75
719
47.9
5
37
7
5.3
2.5
0
14Tee Higgins
T. Higgins
15.6
2023
12
42
76
656
54.7
5
0
0
0.0
0
15Darius Slayton
D. Slayton
15.4
2023
17
50
79
770
45.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
16Joshua Palmer
J. Palmer
15.3
2023
10
38
61
581
58.1
2
6
1
6.0
0.6
0
17Josh Reynolds
J. Reynolds
15.2
2023
17
40
64
608
35.8
5
0
0
0.0
0
18Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
15.1
2023
16
119
171
1,799
112.4
13
15
6
2.5
0.9
0
19Tank Dell
T. Dell
15.1
2023
11
47
75
709
64.5
7
51
11
4.6
4.6
0
20DJ Chark
DJ Chark
15.0
2023
15
35
66
525
35.0
5
0
0
0.0
0
21Dontayvion Wicks
D. Wicks
14.9
2023
15
39
58
581
38.7
4
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
22Michael Wilson
M. Wilson
14.9
2023
13
38
58
565
43.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
23Deebo Samuel Sr.
D. Samuel Sr.
14.9
2023
15
60
89
892
59.5
7
225
37
6.1
15.0
5
24DJ Moore
DJ Moore
14.2
2023
17
96
136
1,364
80.2
8
21
4
5.3
1.2
1
25Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
14.2
2023
17
105
160
1,486
87.4
6
89
12
7.4
5.2
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18.0

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.750
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.500
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4
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.643
3
5
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.375
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.357
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6
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.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
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.857
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2
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.750
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.714
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.625
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.429
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.375
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.286
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.857
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.500
4
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.500
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.375
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6
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.857
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3
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.625
2
6
0
.250
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0
.143
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6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
4
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
5
2
0
.714
2
5
0
.286
2
6
0
.250
1
7
0
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2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
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