All-Time Yards per Reception Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Y/R |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Homer Jones | 86.5 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 11, 1966 |
2 | Dick Dorsey | 77.5 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers, December 2, 1962 |
3 | Calvin Johnson+ | 77.0 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Houston Texans, October 19, 2008 |
4 | Willie Gault | 73.5 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Cincinnati Bengals, November 5, 1989 |
5 | Pierre Garcon | 73.0 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 3, 2011 |
6 | Isaac Curtis | 72.0 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Oilers, December 16, 1973 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 72.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 12, 1947 |
8 | James Scott | 71.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 10, 1977 |
| Lance Rentzel | 71.0 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 1, 1970 |
10 | Tavon Austin | 69.0 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Indianapolis Colts, November 10, 2013 |
| Johnnie Morton | 69.0 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, October 4, 1998 |
12 | Ollie Matson+ | 68.5 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. New York Giants, November 24, 1957 |
13 | Roger Carr | 68.0 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Buffalo Bills, November 9, 1975 |
| Del Shofner | 68.0 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 9, 1958 |
15 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 66.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Oakland Raiders, October 20, 2019 |
16 | Austin Hooper | 64.0 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Chicago Bears, September 10, 2017 |
| Lance Rentzel | 64.0 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 21, 1969 |
| Gary Ballman | 64.0 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Washington Redskins, September 25, 1966 |
19 | Joey Galloway | 63.5 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets, December 6, 1998 |
| John Taylor | 63.5 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 3, 1991 |
| Bobby Walston | 63.5 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 1, 1961 |
22 | Marcus Robinson | 63.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers, October 1, 2000 |
| Torry Holt | 63.0 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, September 24, 2000 |
| Reidel Anthony | 63.0 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 15, 1998 |
25 | Buddy Young | 62.5 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants, October 2, 1954 |
26 | Ray Perkins | 62.0 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 31, 1971 |
| Mel Gray | 62.0 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants, October 3, 1971 |
| Lance Alworth+ | 62.0 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Houston Oilers, October 25, 1970 |
29 | Lew Mayne | 61.5 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Dons, November 27, 1947 |
30 | Dokie Williams | 61.0 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins, December 2, 1984 |
31 | Homer Jones | 60.7 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, December 12, 1965 |
| Bill Groman | 60.7 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Denver Broncos, November 20, 1960 |
33 | Gloster Richardson | 60.5 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, November 3, 1968 |
34 | Don Currivan | 60.3 | BOS | Boston Yanks vs. Washington Redskins, November 30, 1947 |
35 | Ted Ginn Jr. | 60.0 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 13, 2015 |
36 | Bobby Duckworth | 59.7 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Chicago Bears, December 3, 1984 |
37 | Willie Drewrey | 59.5 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 2, 1990 |
| Doak Walker+ | 59.5 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 14, 1954 |
39 | Henry Ruggs III | 59.0 | LVR | Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 11, 2020 |
| Hampton Pool | 59.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Rams, November 29, 1942 |
41 | Quez Watkins | 58.5 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers, September 19, 2021 |
| Willie Gault | 58.5 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 22, 1990 |
| Ferrell Edmunds | 58.5 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, November 27, 1988 |
44 | Dave Kocourek | 58.3 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 10, 1961 |
45 | Terrell Owens+ | 58.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints, January 6, 2002 |
| Jimmy Smith | 58.0 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Baltimore Ravens, September 20, 1998 |
| Charlie Wade | 58.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions, September 15, 1974 |
| Essex Johnson | 58.0 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Diego Chargers, September 30, 1973 |
| Tommy McDonald+ | 58.0 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, December 18, 1960 |
50 | Miles Austin | 57.5 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, September 21, 2008 |
| Eddie Brown | 57.5 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Washington Redskins, December 17, 1988 |
| Paul Hornung+ | 57.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 12, 1965 |
| Art Weiner | 57.5 | NYY | New York Yanks vs. Chicago Bears, October 29, 1950 |
| Mickey Colmer | 57.5 | BDA | Brooklyn Dodgers vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 21, 1948 |
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