Deebo Samuel Sr. averaged the most yards per reception by a wide receiver in 2021, with 18.2 per catch.
| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
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| 1 |  | D. Samuel Sr. | 18.2 | 2021 | 16 | 77 | 121 | 1,405 | 87.8 | 6 | 365 | 59 | 6.2 | 22.8 | 8 | |
| 2 |  | J. Chase | 18.0 | 2021 | 17 | 81 | 128 | 1,455 | 85.6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | D. Peoples-Jones | 17.6 | 2021 | 14 | 34 | 58 | 597 | 42.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | B. Edwards | 16.8 | 2021 | 16 | 34 | 59 | 571 | 35.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | T. Lockett | 16.1 | 2021 | 16 | 73 | 107 | 1,175 | 73.4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | V. Jefferson | 16.0 | 2021 | 17 | 50 | 89 | 802 | 47.2 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| 7 | | D. Harty | 15.8 | 2021 | 13 | 36 | 59 | 570 | 43.8 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | A.J. Green | 15.7 | 2021 | 16 | 54 | 92 | 848 | 53.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | G. Davis | 15.7 | 2021 | 16 | 35 | 63 | 549 | 34.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | M. Callaway | 15.2 | 2021 | 17 | 46 | 84 | 698 | 41.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | M. Williams | 15.1 | 2021 | 16 | 76 | 129 | 1,146 | 71.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | Q. Watkins | 15.0 | 2021 | 17 | 43 | 62 | 647 | 38.1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | J. Jefferson | 15.0 | 2021 | 17 | 108 | 167 | 1,616 | 95.1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | E. Sanders | 14.9 | 2021 | 14 | 42 | 72 | 626 | 44.7 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 15.5 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | B. Aiyuk | 14.8 | 2021 | 17 | 56 | 84 | 826 | 48.6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | T. Higgins | 14.7 | 2021 | 14 | 74 | 110 | 1,091 | 77.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | C. Claypool | 14.6 | 2021 | 15 | 59 | 105 | 860 | 57.3 | 2 | 96 | 14 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| 18 | | K. Bourne | 14.5 | 2021 | 17 | 55 | 70 | 800 | 47.1 | 5 | 125 | 12 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | C. Davis | 14.5 | 2021 | 9 | 34 | 59 | 492 | 54.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 |  | D. Smith | 14.3 | 2021 | 17 | 64 | 104 | 916 | 53.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | K. Golladay | 14.1 | 2021 | 14 | 37 | 76 | 521 | 37.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | M. Evans | 14.0 | 2021 | 16 | 74 | 114 | 1,035 | 64.7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | C. Lamb | 13.9 | 2021 | 16 | 79 | 120 | 1,102 | 68.9 | 6 | 76 | 9 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 24 | | T. Patrick | 13.8 | 2021 | 16 | 53 | 85 | 734 | 45.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 25 |  | A.J. Brown | 13.8 | 2021 | 13 | 63 | 105 | 869 | 66.8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Panthers| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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