wide receivers highest yards per catch all time

Homer Jones has the most career yards per reception by a wide receiver, with 22.3 per catch.

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Assumption:200+ REC
Data note: Yards Per Reception, Receptions: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	AVG	REC	GP	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Homer Jones H. Jones	22.3	224	87	4,986	57.3	36	146	17	8.6	1.7	1
2	Buddy Dial B. Dial	20.8	261	98	5,436	55.5	44	14	4	3.5	0.1	0
3	Harlon Hill H. Hill	20.3	230	89	4,666	52.4	40	103	12	8.6	1.2	0
4	Flipper Anderson F. Anderson	20.1	267	114	5,357	47.0	28	23	3	7.7	0.2	0
5	Paul Warfield P. Warfield	20.1	427	157	8,565	54.6	85	204	22	9.3	1.3	0
6	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	20.0	371	132	7,414	56.2	71	68	24	2.8	0.5	2
7	Willie Gault W. Gault	19.9	333	170	6,635	39.0	44	154	21	7.3	0.9	0
8	Jimmy Orr J. Orr	19.8	400	149	7,914	53.1	66	122	15	8.1	0.8	0
9	Hugh Taylor H. Taylor	19.2	272	94	5,233	55.7	58	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
10	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	19.2	557	196	10,716	54.7	72	127	21	6.0	0.6	0
11	Wesley Walker W. Walker	19.0	438	154	8,306	53.9	71	35	6	5.8	0.2	0
12	Lance Alworth L. Alworth	18.9	542	136	10,266	75.5	85	129	24	5.4	0.9	2
13	Mel Gray M. Gray	18.9	351	145	6,644	45.8	45	154	15	10.3	1.1	1
14	Carroll Dale C. Dale	18.9	438	189	8,277	43.8	52	30	4	7.5	0.2	0
15	John Gilliam J. Gilliam	18.9	360	138	6,792	49.2	47	252	28	9.0	1.8	2
16	Roger Carr R. Carr	18.7	271	115	5,071	44.1	31	-8	1	-8.0	-0.1	0
17	Don Maynard D. Maynard	18.7	628	174	11,750	67.5	88	25	12	2.1	0.1	0
18	Gary Garrison G. Garrison	18.6	405	134	7,538	56.3	58	29	12	2.4	0.2	0
19	Max McGee M. McGee	18.4	345	148	6,346	42.9	50	121	12	10.1	0.8	0
20	Elroy Hirsch E. Hirsch	18.4	286	79	5,253	66.5	46	24	5	4.8	0.3	0
21	James Lofton J. Lofton	18.3	764	233	14,004	60.1	75	246	32	7.7	1.1	1
22	Ben Hawkins B. Hawkins	18.3	261	104	4,764	45.8	32	8	10	0.8	0.1	0
23	Haven Moses H. Moses	18.1	448	199	8,091	40.7	56	43	18	2.4	0.2	1
24	Carlos Carson C. Carson	18.1	353	126	6,372	50.6	33	62	12	5.2	0.5	0
25	Del Shofner D. Shofner	18.0	298	101	5,373	53.2	43	1	4	0.3	0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

957

Winston

RUSH

418

Skattebo

REC

605

Nabers

Team Rankings

PPG

23.3

13th

OPP PPG

23.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

116.7

15th

PASS YDS/G

243.1

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	NYG	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	JAX	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	NYG	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	SF	@	NYG	1:00 PM

Last Game

Giants

4 - 2 - 1

Final

Texans

2 - 5

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

18

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

111.7

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.6

28.1

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

134.8

134.1

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

130.3

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

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Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-7

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000