1972 NFC Receiving Yards per Game Leaders
Receiving yards per game played
Harold Jackson led the NFC in receiving yards per game in 1972 with 74.9, 1.0 ahead of John Gilliam (73.9).
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Led the NFC in 1972
Harold Jackson
PHI
74.9
Receiving Yards per Game
1.0 clear of John Gilliam
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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PHI | 74.9 | 14 | 62 | 1,048 | 4 |
| 2 |
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MIN | 73.9 | 14 | 47 | 1,035 | 7 |
| 3 |
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SF | 65.6 | 14 | 46 | 918 | 12 |
| 4 |
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NYG | 54.6 | 14 | 55 | 764 | 4 |
| 5 |
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SF | 53.6 | 14 | 40 | 751 | 9 |
| 6 |
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NO | 51.4 | 13 | 38 | 668 | 7 |
| 7 |
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WAS | 48.1 | 14 | 49 | 673 | 7 |
| 8 |
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DAL | 46.6 | 14 | 31 | 653 | 5 |
| 9 | Charlie Sanders | DET | 46.2 | 9 | 27 | 416 | 2 |
| 10 |
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NO | 45.2 | 12 | 32 | 542 | 6 |
| 11 |
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LAN | 42.1 | 14 | 30 | 590 | 4 |
| 12 |
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ATL | 41.8 | 14 | 50 | 585 | 2 |
| 13 |
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NO | 41.4 | 14 | 47 | 579 | 2 |
| 14 |
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WAS | 39.4 | 12 | 32 | 473 | 4 |
| 15 | Walker Gillette | SLC | 39.3 | 14 | 33 | 550 | 2 |
| 16 |
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WAS | 39.3 | 14 | 35 | 550 | 3 |
| 17 | Ben Hawkins | PHI | 36.6 | 14 | 30 | 512 | 1 |
| 18 |
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SLC | 35.7 | 14 | 29 | 500 | 3 |
| 19 |
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ATL | 35.1 | 14 | 29 | 492 | 5 |
| 20 | Jim Mitchell | ATL | 33.6 | 14 | 28 | 470 | 4 |
| 21 | Rich Houston | NYG | 33.4 | 14 | 27 | 468 | 3 |
| 22 |
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NYG | 32.2 | 14 | 45 | 451 | 5 |
| 23 |
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SF | 30.2 | 13 | 43 | 393 | 1 |
| 24 | Don Herrmann | NYG | 30.1 | 14 | 28 | 422 | 5 |
| 25 |
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DAL | 27.9 | 14 | 37 | 390 | 3 |
| 26 | Lance Rentzel | LAN | 26.1 | 14 | 27 | 365 | 1 |
| 27 |
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DAL | 26.0 | 14 | 43 | 364 | 3 |
| 28 | Jim Bertelsen | LAN | 23.6 | 14 | 29 | 331 | 1 |
| 29 |
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LAN | 23.6 | 14 | 29 | 330 | 1 |
| 30 | Johnny Roland | SLC | 22.9 | 14 | 38 | 321 | 2 |
| 31 |
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MIN | 21.8 | 10 | 28 | 218 | 1 |
| 32 |
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SLC | 21.3 | 14 | 28 | 298 | 2 |
| 33 | Larry Schreiber | SF | 20.2 | 14 | 31 | 283 | 1 |
| 34 |
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DET | 19.2 | 13 | 29 | 250 | 2 |
| 35 | John Beasley | MIN | 16.6 | 14 | 28 | 232 | 1 |
| 36 | Oscar Reed | MIN | 14.6 | 14 | 30 | 205 | 0 |
| 37 | Bob Gresham | NO | 13.7 | 14 | 29 | 192 | 0 |