Who Led the NFL in Receiving Yards?
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Who led the NFL in receiving yards in 2020? That would be Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin, who racked up 1,333 yards on the season. Godwin was followed by fellow Bucs receiver Mike Evans, who had 1,265 yards, and then by Dallas Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper, who had 1,253 yards.
NFL Receiving Leaders
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league. The NFL receiving yardage title is given to the player who has the most receiving yards in a season. Jerry Rice holds the record for the most receiving yards in a season with 1,848 yards, which he set in 1995.
Find the top 10 NFL receivers in terms of receiving yards
The top 10 NFL receivers in terms of receiving yards for the 2019 season were as follows:
1. Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints – 1,725 yards
2. Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons – 1,394 yards
3. Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1,333 yards
4. Amari Cooper, Dallas Cowboys – 1,189 yards
5. Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers – 1,196 yards
6. Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks – 1,154 yards
7. DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans – 1,165 yards
8. Davante Adams, Green Bay Packers – 1,133 yards
9. Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams – 1070 yards
10.Marianne Hooper-Jacksonville Jaguars
Find the top 5 NFL receivers in terms of average receiving yards per game
In the 2019 NFL season, the top 5 receivers in terms of average receiving yards per game were:
1. Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints – 114.8 yards/game
2. Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons – 104.3 yards/game
3. DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans – 98.6 yards/game
4. Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 95.9 yards/game
5. Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 93.3 yards/game
Comparing NFL Receiving Leaders
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league. The NFL is the highest level of professional football in the United States. This article compares the leading receivers in the NFL by yards.
Compare the top 10 NFL receivers in terms of receiving yards
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the largest in terms of revenue, and the only one with 32 teams.
In the 2019 season, these were the top 10 receivers in terms of receiving yards:
1. Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints – 1,725 receiving yards
2. Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons – 1,394
3. Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1,333
4. Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams – 1,321
5. Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers – 1,318
6. Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks – 1,287
7. Davante Adams, Green Bay Packers – 1,262
8. Kenny Golladay, Detroit Lions – 1 251 9. Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos – 1 236 10. Amari Cooper Dallas Cowboys – 1 217
Compare the top 5 NFL receivers in terms of average receiving yards per game
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4. Davante Adams-gb (102.4)
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Who Led the NFL in Receiving Yards?
Find the NFL receiver with the most receiving yards
In the National Football League (NFL), the player who ranks first in a category is said to have led that category. An individual player leading a category must have played in enough games to qualify for the official statistical leaders. The NFL’s statistical leaders are determined by a player’s total number of yards from scrimmage (rushing and receiving), not just their receiving yards. With that in mind, here is a look at the NFL players who have led the league in receiving yards since its inception in 1920.
1920 – Elmer Oliphant, Green Bay Packers – 866 yards
1921 – Red Grange, Chicago Bears – 898 yards
1922 – Red Grange, Chicago Bears – 1,081 yards
1923 – Gordon “Honey” Burnett, New York Giants – 1,089 yards
1924 – Guy Chamberlin, Cleveland Bulldogs – 1,092 yards
1925 – Ken Strong, New York Giants – 1,158 yards
1926 – Red Grange, Chicago Bears – 1,302 yards
1927 – Elsie Hibner, Cleveland Bulldogs/Pottsville Maroons* – 1,341 yards
1928 – Ken Strong, New York Giants/New York Yankees* 1,366 yards
1929 Red Grange & Joe Guyon , Chicago Bears*- 1,398 yards (tie)
Find the NFL receiver with the most average receiving yards per game
The NFL receiver with the most average receiving yards per game is Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons. In 2016, he averaged 98.3 receiving yards per game.
