1979 NFC Yards per Reception Leaders

Receiving yards per catch

Drew Pearson led the NFC in yards per reception with 18.65 in 1979, 0.11 ahead of Keith Krepfle (18.54).

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18.65 Yards per Reception 0.11 clear of Keith Krepfle

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#	Player	Team	Y/R	G	REC	YDS	TD
1	Drew Pearson	DAL	18.65	15	55	1,026	8
2	Keith Krepfle	PHI	18.54	16	41	760	3
3	James Lofton	GB	17.93	16	54	968	4
4	Preston Dennard	LAN	17.81	15	43	766	4
5	Isaac Hagins	TB	17.74	16	39	692	3
6	Tony Hill	DAL	17.70	16	60	1,062	10
7	Alfred Jenkins	ATL	17.16	16	50	858	3
8	Sammy White	MIN	17.02	15	42	715	4
9	Harold Carmichael	PHI	16.77	16	52	872	11
10	Henry Childs	NO	16.59	16	51	846	5
11	Pat Tilley	SLC	16.46	16	57	938	6
12	Wes Chandler	NO	16.45	16	65	1,069	6
13	Gary Shirk	NYG	15.19	16	31	471	2
14	Brian Baschnagel	CHI	15.07	16	30	452	2
15	Freddie Scott	DET	14.98	14	62	929	5
16	Jimmie Giles	TB	14.48	16	40	579	7
17	Ahmad Rashad	MIN	14.45	16	80	1,156	9
18	Freddie Solomon	SF	14.16	15	57	807	7
19	Danny Buggs	WAS	13.72	16	46	631	1
20	Wallace Francis	ATL	13.69	16	74	1,013	8
21	Clarence Harmon	WAS	13.56	16	32	434	5
22	Paul Coffman	GB	12.70	16	56	711	4
23	David Hill	DET	12.11	16	47	569	3
24	Wilbert Montgomery	PHI	12.05	16	41	494	5
25	Mike Shumann	SF	11.59	16	39	452	4
26	Paul Hofer	SF	11.41	15	58	662	2
27	Walter Payton	CHI	10.10	16	31	313	2
28	Wendell Tyler	LAN	9.63	16	32	308	1
29	Dave Williams	CHI	8.43	14	42	354	5
30	Tony Galbreath	NO	8.34	15	58	484	1
31	Tony Dorsett	DAL	8.33	14	45	375	1
32	Wilbur Jackson	SF	7.96	16	53	422	0
33	William Andrews	ATL	7.92	15	39	309	2
34	Chuck Muncie	NO	7.70	16	40	308	0
35	Ottis Anderson	SLC	7.51	16	41	308	2
36	Cullen Bryant	LAN	7.32	16	31	227	0
37	Rickey Young	MIN	7.21	16	72	519	4
38	Wayne Morris	SLC	6.77	15	35	237	1
39	Ted Brown	MIN	6.35	14	31	197	0
40	Phil Francis	SF	6.19	16	32	198	0