who has the lowest yards per reception in nfl history

Emmitt Smith has the fewest career yards per reception, with 6.3 per reception.

Interpreted as:
Who has the lowest yards per reception with a minimum of 200 receptions in NFL history?
NAMEAVGRECGPTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
6.3
515
226
130
3,224
14.3
11
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
2Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
6.4
210
142
285
1,339
9.4
5
8,474
2,095
4.0
59.7
65
3Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
6.4
214
122
97
1,369
11.2
5
5,199
1,375
3.8
42.6
23
4Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
6.4
210
122
290
1,351
11.1
1
3,890
820
4.7
31.9
19
5Thomas Jones
T. Jones
6.6
308
180
410
2,023
11.2
3
10,591
2,678
4.0
58.8
68
6Mack Strong
M. Strong
6.7
218
201
241
1,456
7.2
10
909
230
4.0
4.5
5
7Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
6.8
208
106
268
1,409
13.3
4
4,792
1,087
4.4
45.2
27
8Latavius Murray
L. Murray
6.8
239
151
301
1,620
10.7
2
6,552
1,560
4.2
43.4
59
9Fred Willis
F. Willis
6.8
203
77
1,380
17.9
5
2,831
780
3.6
36.8
18
10Curtis Martin
C. Martin
6.9
484
168
409
3,329
19.8
10
14,101
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
11Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
6.9
270
152
1,860
12.2
5
7,378
1,844
4.0
48.5
51
12Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
7.0
303
156
376
2,125
13.6
10
8,111
1,817
4.5
52.0
65
13DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
7.1
307
99
376
2,165
21.9
6
7,174
1,604
4.5
72.5
49
14Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
7.1
215
123
316
1,520
12.4
12
9,453
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
15Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
7.1
244
108
319
1,728
16.0
5
5,443
1,197
4.5
50.4
32
16Chris Warren
C. Warren
7.1
273
162
89
1,935
11.9
5
7,696
1,791
4.3
47.5
52
17Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
7.1
312
81
388
2,219
27.4
7
4,518
1,144
3.9
55.8
34
18Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
7.2
210
150
276
1,503
10.0
11
2,038
503
4.1
13.6
9
19Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
7.2
200
192
100
1,449
7.5
3
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
20Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
7.3
307
130
424
2,255
17.3
9
9,651
2,163
4.5
74.2
55
21Tony Richardson
T. Richardson
7.3
210
234
271
1,543
6.6
9
1,727
429
4.0
7.4
15
22Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
7.4
234
97
310
1,720
17.7
5
6,096
1,429
4.3
62.8
49
23Jacquizz Rodgers
J. Rodgers
7.4
216
110
263
1,590
14.5
5
2,067
545
3.8
18.8
9
24Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
7.4
368
135
483
2,718
20.1
14
9,130
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
25Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
7.4
356
102
482
2,637
25.9
16
7,956
1,744
4.6
78.0
52
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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