who led the nfl in receiving in 2011

Calvin Johnson had the most receiving yards in 2011, with 1,681 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
1,681
2011
16
96
158
17.5
105.1
16
11
1
11.0
0.7
0
2Wes Welker
W. Welker
1,569
2011
16
122
173
12.9
98.1
9
30
4
7.5
1.9
0
3Victor Cruz
V. Cruz
1,536
2011
16
82
131
18.7
96.0
9
3
1
3.0
0.2
0
4Larry Fitzgerald
L. Fitzgerald
1,411
2011
16
80
154
17.6
88.2
8
0
0
0.0
0
5Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
1,394
2011
16
79
129
17.6
87.1
7
56
6
9.3
3.5
0
6Rob Gronkowski
R. Gronkowski
1,327
2011
16
90
124
14.7
82.9
17
2
1
2.0
0.1
1
7Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
1,310
2011
16
99
149
13.2
81.9
11
0
0
0.0
0
8Roddy White
R. White
1,296
2011
16
100
180
13.0
81.0
8
0
0
0.0
0
9Jordy Nelson
J. Nelson
1,263
2011
16
68
96
18.6
78.9
15
0
0
0.0
0
10Brandon Marshall
B. Marshall
1,214
2011
16
81
142
15.0
75.9
6
13
1
13.0
0.8
0
11Mike Wallace
M. Wallace
1,193
2011
16
72
113
16.6
74.6
8
57
5
11.4
3.6
0
12Hakeem Nicks
H. Nicks
1,192
2011
15
76
133
15.7
79.5
7
0
0
0.0
0
13Dwayne Bowe
D. Bowe
1,159
2011
16
81
141
14.3
72.4
5
12
1
12.0
0.8
0
14Marques Colston
M. Colston
1,143
2011
14
80
107
14.3
81.6
8
0
0
0.0
0
15Antonio Brown
A. Brown
1,108
2011
16
69
124
16.1
69.3
2
41
7
5.9
2.6
0
16Vincent Jackson
V. Jackson
1,106
2011
16
60
115
18.4
69.1
9
51
3
17.0
3.2
0
17A.J. Green
A.J. Green
1,057
2011
15
65
115
16.3
70.5
7
53
5
10.6
3.5
0
18Nate Washington
N. Washington
1,023
2011
16
74
121
13.8
63.9
7
5
2
2.5
0.3
1
19Steve Johnson
S. Johnson
1,004
2011
16
76
134
13.2
62.8
7
0
0
0.0
0
20Darrius Heyward-Bey
D. Heyward-Bey
975
2011
15
64
115
15.2
65.0
4
0
0
0.0
0
21Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
967
2011
16
87
122
11.1
60.4
6
345
52
6.6
21.6
2
22Brandon Lloyd
B. Lloyd
966
2011
TOT
15
70
148
13.8
64.4
5
0
0
0.0
0
23DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
961
2011
15
58
104
16.6
64.1
4
41
7
5.9
2.7
0
24Reggie Wayne
R. Wayne
960
2011
16
75
131
12.8
60.0
4
0
0
0.0
0
25Julio Jones
J. Jones
959
2011
13
54
95
17.8
73.8
8
56
6
9.3
4.3
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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