Justin Jefferson had the most receiving yards per target with 80+ targets in 2020, with 11.2 in his rookie season.
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NFL receiving yards per target leaders by season 2020 (minimum of 80 targets) include player age| NAME | YDS/TRG | TRG | AGE | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Jefferson | 11.2 | 125 | 21 | 1,400 | 2020 |  MIN | 16 | 88 | 15.9 | 87.5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2 |  | N. Agholor | 10.93 | 82 | 27 | 896 | 2020 |  LV | 16 | 48 | 18.7 | 56.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | C. Davis | 10.7 | 92 | 25 | 984 | 2020 |  TEN | 14 | 65 | 15.1 | 70.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | A.J. Brown | 10.14 | 106 | 23 | 1,075 | 2020 | TEN | 14 | 70 | 15.4 | 76.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | DJ Moore | 10.11 | 118 | 23 | 1,193 | 2020 |  CAR | 15 | 66 | 18.1 | 79.5 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 6 |  | DK Metcalf | 10.1 | 129 | 23 | 1,303 | 2020 |  SEA | 16 | 83 | 15.7 | 81.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | C. Godwin Jr. | 10 | 84 | 24 | 840 | 2020 |  TB | 12 | 65 | 12.9 | 70.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | T. Kelce | 9.77 | 145 | 31 | 1,416 | 2020 |  KC | 15 | 105 | 13.5 | 94.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | B. Cooks | 9.66 | 119 | 27 | 1,150 | 2020 |  HOU | 15 | 81 | 14.2 | 76.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | C. Ridley | 9.61 | 143 | 26 | 1,374 | 2020 |  ATL | 15 | 90 | 15.3 | 91.6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 11 |  | T. Hill | 9.45 | 135 | 26 | 1,276 | 2020 | KC | 15 | 87 | 14.7 | 85.1 | 15 | 123 | 13 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 2 |
| 12 |  | S. Diggs | 9.25 | 166 | 27 | 1,535 | 2020 |  BUF | 16 | 127 | 12.1 | 95.9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 13 |  | M. Evans | 9.23 | 109 | 27 | 1,006 | 2020 | TB | 16 | 70 | 14.4 | 62.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | D. Adams | 9.22 | 149 | 28 | 1,374 | 2020 |  GB | 14 | 115 | 11.9 | 98.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | C. Beasley | 9.04 | 107 | 31 | 967 | 2020 | BUF | 15 | 82 | 11.8 | 64.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | J. Meyers | 9 | 81 | 24 | 729 | 2020 |  NE | 14 | 59 | 12.4 | 52.1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 17 |  | M. Williams | 8.89 | 85 | 26 | 756 | 2020 |  LAC | 15 | 48 | 15.8 | 50.4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 18 |  | E. Sanders | 8.85 | 82 | 33 | 726 | 2020 |  NO | 14 | 61 | 11.9 | 51.9 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 12.0 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 19 |  | D. Hopkins | 8.79 | 160 | 28 | 1,407 | 2020 |  ARI | 16 | 115 | 12.2 | 87.9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 20 |  | C. Samuel | 8.77 | 97 | 24 | 851 | 2020 | CAR | 15 | 77 | 11.1 | 56.7 | 3 | 200 | 41 | 4.9 | 13.3 | 2 |
| 21 |  | A. Cooper | 8.57 | 130 | 26 | 1,114 | 2020 |  DAL | 16 | 92 | 12.1 | 69.6 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 22 |  | A. Thielen | 8.56 | 108 | 30 | 925 | 2020 | MIN | 15 | 74 | 12.5 | 61.7 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 23 |  | M. Jones | 8.5 | 115 | 30 | 978 | 2020 |  DET | 16 | 76 | 12.9 | 61.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | C. Lamb | 8.42 | 111 | 21 | 935 | 2020 | DAL | 16 | 74 | 12.6 | 58.4 | 5 | 82 | 10 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 25 |  | T. Higgins | 8.41 | 108 | 21 | 908 | 2020 |  CIN | 16 | 67 | 13.6 | 56.8 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0 |
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