1970 NFL Receiving Yards per Game Leaders
Receiving yards per game played
Gene Washington led the whole NFL in receiving yards per game in 1970 with 84.6, 10.6 ahead of Marlin Briscoe (74.0).
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Led the whole NFL in 1970
Gene Washington
SF
84.6
Receiving Yards per Game
10.6 clear of Marlin Briscoe
Showing Receiving Yards per Game and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | Y/G | G | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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SF | 84.6 | 13 | 53 | 1,100 | 12 |
| 2 |
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BUF | 74.0 | 14 | 57 | 1,036 | 8 |
| 3 |
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CHI | 73.3 | 14 | 71 | 1,026 | 13 |
| 4 |
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SD | 71.9 | 14 | 44 | 1,006 | 12 |
| 5 |
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DAL | 68.4 | 13 | 34 | 889 | 10 |
| 6 |
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SLC | 68.0 | 14 | 45 | 952 | 5 |
| 7 |
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OAK | 66.8 | 14 | 43 | 935 | 11 |
| 8 |
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NO | 64.7 | 14 | 55 | 906 | 5 |
| 9 |
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MIA | 63.9 | 11 | 28 | 703 | 6 |
| 10 |
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LAN | 61.4 | 14 | 51 | 859 | 7 |
| 11 |
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WAS | 59.3 | 10 | 42 | 593 | 8 |
| 12 |
|
GB | 58.1 | 14 | 49 | 814 | 2 |
| 13 | Eddie Hinton | BAC | 56.4 | 13 | 47 | 733 | 5 |
| 14 |
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OAK | 54.9 | 14 | 45 | 768 | 7 |
| 15 | Clifton McNeil | NYG | 54.6 | 14 | 50 | 764 | 4 |
| 16 |
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BAC | 53.5 | 14 | 44 | 749 | 7 |
| 17 |
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NYJ | 52.5 | 10 | 31 | 525 | 0 |
| 18 |
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BUF | 51.9 | 14 | 39 | 726 | 2 |
| 19 | Lance Rentzel | DAL | 50.5 | 11 | 28 | 556 | 5 |
| 20 | Gene Washington | MIN | 50.1 | 14 | 44 | 702 | 4 |
| 21 |
|
PIT | 49.4 | 14 | 30 | 691 | 4 |
| 22 |
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SLC | 49.1 | 14 | 37 | 687 | 4 |
| 23 |
|
KC | 47.5 | 13 | 34 | 618 | 3 |
| 24 | Alvin Reed | HOO | 46.5 | 13 | 47 | 604 | 2 |
| 25 | Jim Mitchell | ATL | 46.4 | 14 | 44 | 650 | 6 |
| 26 |
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HOO | 46.2 | 9 | 28 | 416 | 3 |
| 27 |
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DEN | 46.1 | 14 | 47 | 646 | 2 |
| 28 | George Farmer | CHI | 45.1 | 11 | 31 | 496 | 2 |
| 29 |
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PHI | 43.8 | 14 | 41 | 613 | 5 |
| 30 | Ben Hawkins | PHI | 43.7 | 14 | 30 | 612 | 4 |
| 31 | Milt Morin | CLE | 43.6 | 14 | 37 | 611 | 1 |
| 32 |
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CIN | 43.6 | 11 | 29 | 480 | 2 |
| 33 |
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SD | 43.4 | 14 | 35 | 608 | 4 |
| 34 |
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PHI | 42.9 | 14 | 47 | 601 | 3 |
| 35 |
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BOS | 42.3 | 13 | 38 | 550 | 4 |
| 36 |
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WAS | 41.1 | 14 | 43 | 575 | 9 |
| 37 | Larry Walton | DET | 40.9 | 13 | 30 | 532 | 5 |
| 38 |
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NYG | 40.8 | 14 | 40 | 571 | 5 |
| 39 |
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OAK | 39.7 | 14 | 42 | 556 | 7 |
| 40 |
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ATL | 38.9 | 14 | 39 | 544 | 1 |
| 41 | Charlie Sanders | DET | 38.9 | 14 | 40 | 544 | 6 |
| 42 | Chip Myers | CIN | 38.7 | 14 | 32 | 542 | 1 |
| 43 | Jerry LeVias | HOO | 37.8 | 14 | 41 | 529 | 5 |
| 44 | Fair Hooker | CLE | 37.7 | 13 | 28 | 490 | 2 |
| 45 | John Henderson | MIN | 37.6 | 14 | 31 | 527 | 2 |
| 46 |
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NYJ | 36.4 | 14 | 31 | 510 | 4 |
| 47 | Jim Whalen | DEN | 35.9 | 14 | 36 | 503 | 3 |
| 48 | Les Josephson | LAN | 35.6 | 12 | 44 | 427 | 0 |
| 49 | Willie Frazier | SD | 35.5 | 14 | 38 | 497 | 6 |
| 50 |
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MIA | 35.5 | 14 | 42 | 497 | 0 |
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