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1979 AFC Yards per Reception Leaders

Receiving yards per catch

1979 wide receivers only → All-time career leaders →

Stanley Morgan led the AFC in yards per reception in 1979 with 22.77, 0.26 ahead of Harold Jackson (22.51). It was one of 3 times Stanley Morgan led in yards per reception.

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Led the AFC in 1979 Stanley Morgan NE
22.77 Yards per Reception 0.26 clear of Harold Jackson
Showing Yards per Reception and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/R G REC YDS TD
1 Stanley Morgan NE 22.77 16 44 1,002 12
2 Harold Jackson Harold Jackson NE 22.51 16 45 1,013 7
3 Frank Lewis Frank Lewis BUF 20.04 15 54 1,082 2
4 Lynn Swann Lynn Swann PIT 19.71 13 41 808 5
5 Duriel Harris MIA 19.00 15 42 798 3
6 Isaac Curtis Isaac Curtis CIN 18.91 16 32 605 8
7 Ken Burrough Ken Burrough HOO 18.80 16 40 752 6
8 Steve Largent Steve Largent SEA 18.74 15 66 1,237 9
9 John Jefferson John Jefferson SD 17.87 15 61 1,090 10
10 Nat Moore Nat Moore MIA 17.50 16 48 840 6
11 Haven Moses Haven Moses DEN 17.46 16 54 943 6
12 Reggie Rucker Reggie Rucker CLE 17.42 16 43 749 6
13 Jerry Butler BUF 17.38 13 48 834 4
14 John Stallworth John Stallworth PIT 16.90 16 70 1,183 8
15 Lou Piccone BUF 16.85 16 33 556 2
16 Derrick Gaffney NYJ 16.69 16 32 534 1
17 Dave Logan CLE 16.64 16 59 982 7
18 Sam McCullum SEA 16.07 16 46 739 4
19 Riley Odoms Riley Odoms DEN 15.95 13 40 638 1
20 Rick Upchurch Rick Upchurch DEN 14.64 16 64 937 7
21 Glenn Doughty BAC 14.57 15 35 510 2
22 Reese McCall BAC 14.49 14 37 536 4
23 Cliff Branch Cliff Branch OAK 14.31 14 59 844 6
24 Russ Francis NE 14.28 12 39 557 5
25 Bennie Cunningham PIT 14.22 15 36 512 4
26 Ozzie Newsome Ozzie Newsome CLE 14.20 16 55 781 9
27 Charlie Joiner Charlie Joiner SD 14.00 16 72 1,008 4
28 Dave Casper OAK 13.53 15 57 771 3
29 J.T. Smith J.T. Smith KC 13.45 16 33 444 3
30 Bruce Hardy MIA 12.87 16 30 386 3
31 Dan Ross CIN 12.59 16 41 516 1
32 Don Bass CIN 12.48 16 58 724 3
33 Raymond Chester Raymond Chester OAK 12.28 14 58 712 8
34 Mike Thomas SD 12.13 14 32 388 0
35 Bob Klein Bob Klein SD 11.46 15 37 424 5
36 Don McCauley BAC 10.45 15 55 575 3
37 Sherman Smith Sherman Smith SEA 10.40 16 48 499 4
38 Tony Reed KC 10.35 11 34 352 0
39 Curtis Brown BUF 10.28 15 39 401 3
40 Calvin Hill Calvin Hill CLE 10.03 14 38 381 2
41 Archie Griffin CIN 9.70 16 43 417 2
42 Mark van Eeghen Mark van Eeghen OAK 9.29 16 51 474 2
43 Joe Washington Joe Washington BAC 9.15 15 82 750 3
44 Mike Pruitt Mike Pruitt CLE 9.07 16 41 372 2
45 Rocky Bleier Rocky Bleier PIT 8.94 16 31 277 0
46 Franco Harris Franco Harris PIT 8.08 15 36 291 1
47 Dan Doornink SEA 8.00 16 54 432 1
48 Clarence Williams SD 6.90 16 51 352 0
49 Gary Davis MIA 6.32 15 34 215 0
50 Ted McKnight KC 5.95 15 38 226 0