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Year-by-Year Yards per Reception Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Y/R Teams
2009  Miles Austin (25) 19.4 DAL
2008  Devery Henderson (26) 24.8 NOR
2007  Santonio Holmes (23) 18.1 PIT
2006  Devery Henderson (24) 23.3 NOR
2005  Ashley Lelie (25) 18.3 DEN
Terry Glenn (31) 18.3 DAL
2004  Ashley Lelie (24) 20.1 DEN
2003  Joey Galloway (32) 19.8 DAL
2002  Quincy Morgan (25) 17.2 CLE
2001  Chris Chambers (23) 18.4 MIA
2000  Torry Holt (24) 19.9 STL
1999  Tim Dwight (24) 20.9 ATL
1998  Shawn Jefferson (29) 22.7 NWE
1997  James McKnight (25) 18.7 SEA
1996  Henry Ellard (35) 19.5 WAS
1995  Chris Sanders (23) 23.5 HOU
1994  Alvin Harper (26) 24.9 DAL
1993  James Jett (23) 23.4 RAI
1992  Willie Davis (25) 21.0 KAN
1991  Michael Haynes (26) 22.4 ATL
1990  Flipper Anderson (25) 21.5 RAM
1989  Flipper Anderson (24) 26.0 RAM
1988  Mervyn Fernandez (29) 26.0 RAI
1987  Anthony Carter (27) 24.3 MIN
1986  Chris Burkett (24) 22.9 BUF
1985  Stephone Paige (24) 21.9 KAN
1984  James Lofton+ (28) 22.0 GNB
1983  James Lofton+ (27) 22.4 GNB
1982  Jim Smith (27) 22.8 PIT
1981  Stanley Morgan (26) 23.4 NWE
1980  Stanley Morgan (25) 22.0 NWE
1979  Stanley Morgan (24) 22.8 NWE
1978  Wesley Walker (23) 24.4 NYJ
1977  Wesley Walker (22) 21.1 NYJ
1976  Roger Carr (24) 25.9 BAL
1975  Isaac Curtis (25) 21.2 CIN
1974  Gene A. Washington (27) 21.2 SFO
1973  Ron Shanklin (25) 23.7 PIT
1972  John Gilliam (27) 22.0 MIN
1971  Bob Hayes+ (29) 24.0 DAL
1970  Bob Hayes+ (28) 26.1 DAL
1969  Warren Wells (27) 26.8 OAK
Lance Rentzel (26) 22.3 DAL
1968  Jimmy Orr (33) 25.6 BAL
Don Maynard+ (33) 22.8 NYJ
1967  Jack Snow (24) 26.3 RAM
Fred Biletnikoff+ (24) 21.9 OAK
1966  Roy Jefferson (23) 24.1 PIT
Otis Taylor (24) 22.4 KAN
1965  Aaron Thomas (28) 23.4 NYG
Lance Alworth+ (25) 23.2 SDG
1964  Elbert Dubenion (31) 27.1 BUF
Jimmy Orr (29) 21.7 BAL
1963  Clem Daniels (26) 22.8 OAK
Buddy Dial (26) 21.6 PIT
1962  Frank Clarke (28) 22.2 DAL
Jim Colclough (26) 21.7 BOS
1961  Bill Groman (25) 23.5 HOU
Frank Clarke (27) 22.4 DAL
1960  Buddy Dial (23) 24.3 PIT
Bill Groman (24) 20.5 HOU
1959  Max McGee (27) 23.2 GNB
1958  Jimmy Orr (23) 27.6 PIT
1957  Jim Podoley (24) 20.5 WAS
Pete Brewster (27) 20.5 CLE
1956  Harlon Hill (24) 24.0 CHI
1955  Ray Renfro (26) 20.8 CLE
1954  Harlon Hill (22) 25.0 CHI
1953  Bob Boyd (25) 22.8 RAM
1952  Elroy Hirsch+ (29) 23.6 RAM
1951  Elroy Hirsch+ (28) 22.7 RAM
1950  Hugh Taylor (27) 21.4 WAS
1949  Elbie Nickel (27) 24.3 PIT
Billy Stone (24) 20.0 BCL
1948  John Greene (28) 23.8 DET
Chet Mutryn (27) 20.4 BUF
1947  Don Currivan (27) 32.6 BOS
Ray Ramsey (26) 21.9 CHR
1946  Billy Dewell (29) 23.8 CRD
Dante Lavelli+ (23) 21.1 CLE
1945  Frank Liebel (26) 27.0 NYG
1944  Dave Diehl (26) 23.7 DET
1943  Tony Bova (26) 24.6 PHI
1942  Andy Uram (27) 20.0 GNB
1941  Perry Schwartz (26) 14.5 BKN
1940  Perry Schwartz (25) 17.6 BKN
1939  Don Hutson+ (26) 24.9 GNB
1938  Jim Benton (22) 19.9 RAM
1937  Gaynell Tinsley (22) 18.8 CRD
1936  Don Hutson+ (23) 15.8 GNB
1935  Tod Goodwin (24) 16.6 NYG
1933  Shipwreck Kelly (23) 11.2 BKN
1932  Ray Flaherty+ (29) 16.7 NYG