highest yards per reception in a season, minimum 40 receptions

Elbert Dubenion has averaged the most yards per reception with 40+ receptions in a season, with 27.1 per catch in 1964.

Interpreted as:

highest yards per reception by a player in a season, minimum 40 receptions

	NAME	AVG	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Elbert Dubenion E. Dubenion	27.1	42	1964	BUF	14	1,139	81.4	10	20	1	20.0	1.4	0
2	Warren Wells W. Wells	26.8	47	1969	OAK	14	1,260	90.0	14	24	3	8.0	1.7	0
3	Flipper Anderson F. Anderson	26.0	44	1989	RAM	16	1,146	71.6	5	-1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
4	Roger Carr R. Carr	25.9	43	1976	BAL	14	1,112	79.4	11	0	0		0.0	0
5	Harlon Hill H. Hill	25.0	45	1954	CHB	12	1,124	93.7	12	0	0		0.0	0
6	Homer Jones H. Jones	24.7	49	1967	NYG	14	1,209	86.4	13	60	5	12.0	4.3	1
7	Wesley Walker W. Walker	24.4	48	1978	NYJ	16	1,169	73.1	8	-3	1	-3.0	-0.2	0
8	Buddy Dial B. Dial	24.3	40	1960	PIT	12	972	81.0	9	8	1	8.0	0.7	0
9	Cliff Branch C. Branch	24.2	46	1976	OAK	14	1,111	79.4	12	12	3	4.0	0.9	0
10	Eddie Brown E. Brown	24.0	53	1988	CIN	16	1,273	79.6	9	-5	1	-5.0	-0.3	0
11	Harlon Hill H. Hill	24.0	47	1956	CHB	12	1,128	94.0	11	24	2	12.0	2.0	0
12	Jim Benton J. Benton	23.7	45	1945	CLE	9	1,067	118.6	8	0	0		0.0	0
13	Bill Groman B. Groman	23.5	50	1961	HOU	14	1,175	83.9	17	2	1	2.0	0.1	1
14	Homer Jones H. Jones	23.5	45	1968	NYG	14	1,057	75.5	7	18	3	6.0	1.3	0
15	Hugh Taylor H. Taylor	23.4	41	1952	WAS	12	961	80.1	12	0	0		0.0	0
16	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	23.4	44	1981	NE	13	1,029	79.2	6	21	2	10.5	1.6	0
17	Billy Howton B. Howton	23.2	53	1952	GB	12	1,231	102.6	13	0	0		0.0	0
18	Lance Alworth L. Alworth	23.2	69	1965	SD	14	1,602	114.4	14	-12	3	-4.0	-0.9	0
19	Paul Warfield P. Warfield	23.2	43	1971	MIA	14	996	71.1	11	115	9	12.8	8.2	0
20	Mal Kutner M. Kutner	23.0	41	1948	CHC	12	943	78.6	14	50	5	10.0	4.2	1
21	Bob Boyd B. Boyd	22.9	53	1954	LA	12	1,212	101.0	6	0	0		0.0	0
22	Gary Garrison G. Garrison	22.9	44	1970	SD	14	1,006	71.9	12	7	4	1.8	0.5	0
23	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	22.8	44	1979	NE	16	1,002	62.6	12	39	7	5.6	2.4	0
24	Don Maynard D. Maynard	22.8	57	1968	NYJ	13	1,297	99.8	10	0	0		0.0	0
25	Elroy Hirsch E. Hirsch	22.7	66	1951	LA	12	1,495	124.6	17	3	1	3.0	0.3	0

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for receptions and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

More Bills Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,668

Allen

RUSH

1,621

Cook

REC

719

Shakir

Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

21.5

12th

RUSH YDS/G

159.6

1st

PASS YDS/G

234.2

13th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Patriots	14	3	.824
Bills	12	5	.706
Dolphins	7	10	.412
Jets	3	14	.176

Last Game

Bills

1 - 1

Final

Broncos

1 - 0

Sat 17 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176