Calvin Johnson has averaged the most yards per reception with 90+ receptions in a season, with 17.5 per reception in 2011.
| NAME | AVG | REC | SEASON | TM | GP | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Johnson | 17.5 | 96 | 2011 |  DET | 16 | 158 | 1,681 | 105.1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2 |  | M. Irvin | 16.4 | 93 | 1991 |  DAL | 16 | 1,523 | 95.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | R. Moore | 16.3 | 97 | 1997 |  ARI | 16 | 1,584 | 99.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | D. Boston | 16.3 | 98 | 2001 | ARI | 16 | 175 | 1,598 | 99.9 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 5 | | C. Johnson | 16.1 | 122 | 2012 | DET | 16 | 204 | 1,964 | 122.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | R. Smith | 16.0 | 100 | 2000 |  DEN | 16 | 173 | 1,602 | 100.1 | 8 | 99 | 6 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 7 |  | T.Y. Hilton | 15.9 | 91 | 2016 |  IND | 16 | 155 | 1,448 | 90.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | S. Sharpe | 15.8 | 90 | 1989 |  GB | 16 | 1,423 | 88.9 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | D. Thomas | 15.5 | 92 | 2013 | DEN | 16 | 142 | 1,430 | 89.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | A. Johnson | 15.5 | 101 | 2009 |  HOU | 16 | 171 | 1,569 | 98.1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 11 |  | J. Nelson | 15.5 | 98 | 2014 | GB | 16 | 151 | 1,519 | 94.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | C. Johnson | 15.5 | 93 | 2007 |  CIN | 16 | 161 | 1,440 | 90.0 | 8 | 47 | 6 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 13 |  | J. Rice | 15.3 | 98 | 1993 |  SF | 16 | 1,503 | 93.9 | 15 | 69 | 3 | 23.0 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| 14 |  | J. Jones | 15.3 | 104 | 2014 |  ATL | 15 | 163 | 1,593 | 106.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 15 | | C. Hennigan | 15.3 | 101 | 1964 |  HOU | 14 | 1,546 | 110.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | C. Ridley | 15.3 | 90 | 2020 | ATL | 15 | 143 | 1,374 | 91.6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 17 | | D. Thomas | 15.3 | 94 | 2012 | DEN | 16 | 141 | 1,434 | 89.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | R. Moss | 15.2 | 98 | 2007 |  NE | 16 | 160 | 1,493 | 93.3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | T. Owens | 15.2 | 93 | 2001 | SF | 16 | 155 | 1,412 | 88.3 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 20 |  | A. Brown | 15.2 | 101 | 2017 |  PIT | 14 | 163 | 1,533 | 109.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | S. Smith Sr. | 15.2 | 103 | 2005 |  CAR | 16 | 150 | 1,563 | 97.7 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 22 |  | D. Adams | 15.2 | 100 | 2022 |  LV | 17 | 180 | 1,516 | 89.2 | 14 | -1 | 3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 23 | | J. Rice | 15.1 | 122 | 1995 | SF | 16 | 1,848 | 115.5 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| 24 |  | T. Hill | 15.1 | 119 | 2023 |  MIA | 16 | 171 | 1,799 | 112.4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 25 | | M. Muhammad | 15.1 | 93 | 2004 | CAR | 16 | 160 | 1,405 | 87.8 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.
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