Deebo Samuel had the most receiving yards per target by a wide receiver with 75+ targets in 2021, with 11.61.
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2021 NFL wr receiving yards per target leaders, minimum 75 targets| NAME | YDS/TRG | TRG | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Samuel | 11.61 | 121 | 1,405 | 2021 |  SF | 16 | 77 | 18.2 | 87.8 | 6 | 365 | 59 | 6.2 | 22.8 | 8 |
| 2 |  | J. Chase | 11.37 | 128 | 1,455 | 2021 |  CIN | 17 | 81 | 18.0 | 85.6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 3 |  | T. Lockett | 10.98 | 107 | 1,175 | 2021 |  SEA | 16 | 73 | 16.1 | 73.4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 4 |  | C. Kupp | 10.19 | 191 | 1,947 | 2021 |  LAR | 17 | 145 | 13.4 | 114.5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 5 |  | T. Higgins | 9.92 | 110 | 1,091 | 2021 | CIN | 14 | 74 | 14.7 | 77.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | B. Aiyuk | 9.83 | 84 | 826 | 2021 | SF | 17 | 56 | 14.8 | 48.6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 7 |  | J. Jefferson | 9.68 | 167 | 1,616 | 2021 |  MIN | 17 | 108 | 15.0 | 95.1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 8 |  | C. Kirk | 9.53 | 103 | 982 | 2021 |  ARI | 17 | 77 | 12.8 | 57.8 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 9 |  | A.J. Green | 9.22 | 92 | 848 | 2021 | ARI | 16 | 54 | 15.7 | 53.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | D. Adams | 9.19 | 169 | 1,553 | 2021 |  GB | 16 | 123 | 12.6 | 97.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | C. Lamb | 9.18 | 120 | 1,102 | 2021 |  DAL | 16 | 79 | 13.9 | 68.9 | 6 | 76 | 9 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 12 |  | M. Evans | 9.08 | 114 | 1,035 | 2021 |  TB | 16 | 74 | 14.0 | 64.7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 13 |  | V. Jefferson | 9.01 | 89 | 802 | 2021 | LAR | 17 | 50 | 16.0 | 47.2 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 14 |  | M. Williams | 8.88 | 129 | 1,146 | 2021 |  LAC | 16 | 76 | 15.1 | 71.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | T. Boyd | 8.81 | 94 | 828 | 2021 | CIN | 16 | 67 | 12.4 | 51.8 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 16 |  | D. Smith | 8.81 | 104 | 916 | 2021 |  PHI | 17 | 64 | 14.3 | 53.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | C. Godwin Jr. | 8.69 | 127 | 1,103 | 2021 | TB | 14 | 98 | 11.3 | 78.8 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 18 |  | T. Patrick | 8.64 | 85 | 734 | 2021 |  DEN | 16 | 53 | 13.8 | 45.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | M. Pittman Jr. | 8.39 | 129 | 1,082 | 2021 |  IND | 17 | 88 | 12.3 | 63.6 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 20 |  | M. Hardman | 8.35 | 83 | 693 | 2021 |  KC | 17 | 59 | 11.7 | 40.8 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 21 |  | A. Cooper | 8.32 | 104 | 865 | 2021 | DAL | 15 | 68 | 12.7 | 57.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | M. Callaway | 8.31 | 84 | 698 | 2021 |  NO | 17 | 46 | 15.2 | 41.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | A.J. Brown | 8.28 | 105 | 869 | 2021 |  TEN | 13 | 63 | 13.8 | 66.8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 24 | | R. Gage Jr. | 8.19 | 94 | 770 | 2021 |  ATL | 14 | 66 | 11.7 | 55.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | C. Claypool | 8.19 | 105 | 860 | 2021 |  PIT | 15 | 59 | 14.6 | 57.3 | 2 | 96 | 14 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 0 |
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