wide receiver most receiving yards per game in a season since 1999, minimum 12 games

Since 1999, Calvin Johnson has averaged the most receiving yards per game by a wide receiver with 12+ games played in a season, with 122.8 per game in 2012.

NAME REC YDS/G GP SEASON TM REC TRG REC YDS AVG REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
122.8
16
2012
DET DET
122
204
1,964
16.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
2 Josh Gordon
J. Gordon
117.6
14
2013
CLE CLE
87
159
1,646
18.9
9
88
5
17.6
6.3
0
3 Julio Jones
J. Jones
116.9
16
2015
ATL ATL
136
203
1,871
13.8
8
0
0
0.0
0
4 Antonio Brown
A. Brown
114.6
16
2015
PIT PIT
136
193
1,834
13.5
10
28
3
9.3
1.8
0
5 Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
114.5
17
2021
LAR LAR
145
191
1,947
13.4
16
18
4
4.5
1.1
0
6 Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
112.4
16
2023
MIA MIA
119
171
1,799
15.1
13
15
6
2.5
0.9
0
7 Antonio Brown
A. Brown
109.5
14
2017
PIT PIT
101
163
1,533
15.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
8 Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
108.8
12
2014
NYG NYG
91
130
1,305
14.3
12
35
7
5.0
2.9
0
9 Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
107.8
16
2019
NO NO
149
185
1,725
11.6
9
-9
1
-9.0
-0.6
0
10 Marvin Harrison
M. Harrison
107.6
16
2002
IND IND
143
205
1,722
12.0
11
10
2
5.0
0.6
0
11 Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
106.6
14
2013
DET DET
84
157
1,492
17.8
12
0
0
0.0
0
12 Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
106.4
17
2022
MIN MIN
128
184
1,809
14.1
8
24
4
6.0
1.4
1
13 Julio Jones
J. Jones
106.2
15
2014
ATL ATL
104
163
1,593
15.3
6
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
14 Antonio Brown
A. Brown
106.1
16
2014
PIT PIT
129
181
1,698
13.2
13
13
4
3.3
0.8
0
15 Torry Holt
T. Holt
106.0
16
2003
STL STL
117
183
1,696
14.5
12
5
1
5.0
0.3
0
16 Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
105.1
16
2011
DET DET
96
158
1,681
17.5
16
11
1
11.0
0.7
0
17 Julio Jones
J. Jones
104.8
16
2018
ATL ATL
113
170
1,677
14.8
8
12
2
6.0
0.8
0
18 Marvin Harrison
M. Harrison
103.9
16
1999
IND IND
115
193
1,663
14.5
12
4
1
4.0
0.3
0
19 Terrell Owens
T. Owens
103.6
14
2000
SF SF
97
146
1,451
15.0
13
11
3
3.7
0.8
0
20 CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
102.9
17
2023
DAL DAL
135
181
1,749
13.0
12
113
14
8.1
6.6
2
21 Jimmy Smith
J. Smith
102.3
16
1999
JAX JAX
116
177
1,636
14.1
6
0
0
0.0
0
22 Torry Holt
T. Holt
102.2
16
2000
STL STL
82
139
1,635
19.9
6
7
2
3.5
0.4
0
23 Randy Moss
R. Moss
102.0
16
2003
MIN MIN
111
172
1,632
14.7
17
18
6
3.0
1.1
0
24 Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
101.5
14
2008
CAR CAR
78
129
1,421
18.2
6
40
5
8.0
2.9
0
25 Demaryius Thomas
D. Thomas
101.2
16
2014
DEN DEN
111
184
1,619
14.6
11
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

31.8

2nd

OPP PPG

23.7

18th

RUSH YDS/G

128.7

8th

PASS YDS/G

232.2

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
3
2
0
.600
Bears Bears
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

3 - 3 - 0

30

Final

17

DET Lions

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM