NFL Yards per Touch Year-by-Year Leaders

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Leaders Table
Year Player Y/Tch Tm
2023Tyreek Hill (29)14.5MIA
2022Justin Jefferson (23)13.9MIN
2021Justin Jefferson (22)14.3MIN
2020Tyreek Hill (26)14.0KAN
2019Julio Jones (30)13.8ATL
2018Tyreek Hill (24)15.0KAN
2017Antonio Brown (29)15.2PIT
2016Odell Beckham Jr. (23)13.5NYG
2015Brandon Marshall (31)13.8NYJ
2015Julio Jones (26)13.8ATL
2014Julio Jones (25)15.2ATL
2013Alshon Jeffery (23)14.5CHI
2012Calvin Johnson+ (26)16.1DET
2011Roddy White (29)13.0ATL
2010Reggie Wayne (31)12.2IND
2009Andre Johnson+ (28)15.3HOU
2008Andre Johnson+ (27)13.7HOU
2007Reggie Wayne (28)14.4IND
2006Andre Johnson+ (25)11.0HOU
2005Steve Smith Sr. (26)14.8CAR
2004Tony Gonzalez+ (28)12.3KAN
2003Torry Holt (27)14.4STL
2002Terrell Owens+ (28)12.9SFO
2002Eric Moulds (29)12.9BUF
2001David Boston (23)15.9ARI
2000Rod Smith (30)16.0DEN
1999Marvin Harrison+ (27)14.4IND
1998Amp Lee (26)7.8STL
1997Tim Brown+ (31)13.1OAK
1996Herman Moore (26)12.2DET
1995Jerry Rice+ (32)14.8SFO
1994Andre Reed+ (30)13.9BUF
1993Jerry Rice+ (30)15.6SFO
1992Sterling Sharpe (27)13.1GNB
1991Haywood Jeffires (26)11.8HOU
1990Jerry Rice+ (27)14.7SFO
1989Keith Woodside (25)7.6GNB
1988Kelvin Bryant (27)6.3WAS
1987Kelvin Bryant (26)7.5WAS
1986Herschel Walker (24)6.9DAL
1985Lionel James (23)8.1SDG
1984Art Monk+ (26)12.9WAS
1983Gerry Ellis (25)6.7GNB
1982Dwight Clark (25)15.2SFO
1981Bruce Harper (26)6.4NYJ
1980Tony Nathan (23)7.8MIA
1979Paul Hofer (27)7.1SFO
1978Sherman Smith (23)6.1SEA
1977Preston Pearson (32)6.5DAL
1976Preston Pearson (31)6.0DAL
1975Delvin Williams (24)6.6SFO
1974Otis Armstrong (23)6.0DEN
1974Charlie Davis (22)6.0CIN
1974Don Woods (23)6.0SDG
1973Mercury Morris (26)6.6MIA
1972Bobby Douglass (25)6.9CHI
1971Essex Johnson (24)7.9CIN
1970John Fuqua (23)6.1PIT
1969Joe Morrison (32)6.8NYG
1969Carl Garrett (22)5.8BOS
1968Charlie Smith (22)7.1OAK
1968Mel Farr (23)6.4DET
1968Gale Sayers+ (25)6.4CHI
1967Bobby Mitchell+ (32)8.7WAS
1967Bill Mathis (28)6.5NYJ
1966Joe Morrison (29)8.8NYG
1966Hewritt Dixon (26)6.4OAK
1965Timmy Brown (28)7.4PHI
1965Keith Lincoln (26)7.0SDG
1964Charley Hennigan (29)15.3HOU
1964Johnny Morris (28)12.9CHI
1963Keith Lincoln (24)7.6SDG
1963Ernie Green (24)7.2CLE
1962Timmy Brown (25)7.4PHI
1962Bo Roberson (27)7.2OAK
1961Lionel Taylor (26)11.8DEN
1961Lenny Moore+ (27)9.8BAL
1960Lionel Taylor (25)13.1DEN
1960Lenny Moore+ (26)9.6BAL
1959Lenny Moore+ (25)9.1BAL
1958Lenny Moore+ (24)11.6BAL
1957Lenny Moore+ (23)8.5BAL
1956Lenny Moore+ (22)7.7BAL
1955Ray Mathews (26)9.6PIT
1954Jerry Williams (30)9.4PHI
1953Ray Renfro (23)10.8CLE
1952Ray Mathews (23)8.7PIT
1951Buddy Young (25)8.7NYY
1950Tom Fears+ (27)13.3RAM
1949Tom Fears+ (26)12.9RAM
1949Billy Stone (23)10.1BCL
1948Billy Hillenbrand (26)9.9BCL
1948Dick Todd (33)8.0WAS
1947Ray Ramsey (26)11.4CHR
1947Eddie Saenz (24)8.7WAS
1946Steve Juzwik (28)8.6BUF
1946Steve Bagarus (27)7.2WAS
1945Steve Bagarus (26)10.6WAS
1944Don Hutson+ (31)13.6GNB
1943Don Hutson+ (30)15.4GNB
1942Don Hutson+ (29)15.8GNB
1941George McAfee+ (23)8.6CHI
1940Dick Todd (25)8.4WAS
1939Joe Maniaci (25)7.1CHI
1938Cecil Isbell (23)6.1GNB
1937Jack Manders (28)6.0CHI
1937Ernie Caddel (26)6.0DET
1936Ernie Caddel (25)6.6DET
1935Ernie Caddel (24)6.4DET
1934Beattie Feathers (25)9.4CHI
1933Cliff Battles+ (23)6.3BOS
1932Bob Campiglio (24)5.3SIS