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1970 NFL Yards per Reception Leaders

Receiving yards per catch

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Bob Hayes led the whole NFL in yards per reception in 1970 with 26.15, 1.04 ahead of Paul Warfield (25.11). It stands 7th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 2 times Bob Hayes led in yards per reception.

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Showing players who met 1.875 receptions per team game. Show all players

Bob Hayes Led the whole NFL in 1970 Bob Hayes DAL
26.15 Yards per Reception 1.04 clear of Paul Warfield
Showing Yards per Reception and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/R G REC YDS TD
1 Bob Hayes Bob Hayes DAL 26.15 13 34 889 10
2 Paul Warfield Paul Warfield MIA 25.11 11 28 703 6
3 Ron Shanklin Ron Shanklin PIT 23.03 14 30 691 4
4 Gary Garrison Gary Garrison SD 22.86 14 44 1,006 12
5 Warren Wells Warren Wells OAK 21.74 14 43 935 11
6 John Gilliam John Gilliam SLC 21.16 14 45 952 5
7 Gene Washington Gene Washington SF 20.75 13 53 1,100 12
8 Ben Hawkins PHI 20.40 14 30 612 4
9 Lance Rentzel DAL 19.86 11 28 556 5
10 Haven Moses Haven Moses BUF 18.62 14 39 726 2
11 Jackie Smith Jackie Smith SLC 18.57 14 37 687 4
12 Otis Taylor Otis Taylor KC 18.18 13 34 618 3
13 Marlin Briscoe Marlin Briscoe BUF 18.18 14 57 1,036 8
14 Larry Walton DET 17.73 13 30 532 5
15 Fair Hooker CLE 17.50 13 28 490 2
16 Lance Alworth Lance Alworth SD 17.37 14 35 608 4
17 Al Dodd NO 17.29 14 28 484 1
18 Fred Biletnikoff Fred Biletnikoff OAK 17.07 14 45 768 7
19 Roy Jefferson Roy Jefferson BAC 17.02 14 44 749 7
20 John Henderson MIN 17.00 14 31 527 2
21 Chip Myers CIN 16.94 14 32 542 1
22 Don Maynard Don Maynard NYJ 16.94 10 31 525 0
23 Jack Snow Jack Snow LAN 16.84 14 51 859 7
24 Carroll Dale Carroll Dale GB 16.61 14 49 814 2
25 Bob Trumpy Bob Trumpy CIN 16.55 11 29 480 2
26 Milt Morin CLE 16.51 14 37 611 1
27 Danny Abramowicz Danny Abramowicz NO 16.47 14 55 906 5
28 George Sauer George Sauer NYJ 16.45 14 31 510 4
29 George Farmer CHI 16.00 11 31 496 2
30 Gene Washington MIN 15.95 14 44 702 4
31 Eddie Hinton BAC 15.60 13 47 733 5
32 John Mackey John Mackey BAC 15.54 14 28 435 3
33 Bake Turner Bake Turner BOS 15.29 14 28 428 2
34 Clifton McNeil NYG 15.28 14 50 764 4
35 Dave Smith PIT 15.27 14 30 458 2
36 Walter Roberts WAS 15.22 14 27 411 1
37 Harold Jackson Harold Jackson PHI 14.95 14 41 613 5
38 Charlie Joiner Charlie Joiner HOO 14.86 9 28 416 3
39 Jim Mitchell ATL 14.77 14 44 650 6
40 Ron Sellers Ron Sellers BOS 14.47 13 38 550 4
41 Dick Gordon Dick Gordon CHI 14.45 14 71 1,026 13
42 Bob Tucker Bob Tucker NYG 14.28 14 40 571 5
43 Charley Taylor Charley Taylor WAS 14.12 10 42 593 8
44 Jim Whalen DEN 13.97 14 36 503 3
45 Paul Flatley Paul Flatley ATL 13.95 14 39 544 1
46 Al Denson Al Denson DEN 13.74 14 47 646 2
47 Charlie Sanders DET 13.60 14 40 544 6
48 Jerry Smith Jerry Smith WAS 13.37 14 43 575 9
49 Raymond Chester Raymond Chester OAK 13.24 14 42 556 7
50 Willie Frazier SD 13.08 14 38 497 6
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