1986 NFC Receiving Yards per Game Leaders
Receiving yards per game played
Jerry Rice led the NFC in receiving yards per game in 1986 with 98.1, 13.8 ahead of Gary Clark (84.3).
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Led the NFC in 1986
Jerry Rice
SF
98.1
Receiving Yards per Game
13.8 clear of Gary Clark
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 | 98.1 | 16 | 86 | 1,570 | 15 |
| 2 |
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WAS | 84.3 | 15 | 74 | 1,265 | 7 |
| 3 |
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WAS | 66.8 | 16 | 73 | 1,068 | 4 |
| 4 | Jeff Chadwick | DET | 66.3 | 15 | 53 | 995 | 5 |
| 5 |
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SLC | 63.4 | 16 | 80 | 1,014 | 6 |
| 6 | Mark Bavaro | NYG | 62.6 | 16 | 66 | 1,001 | 4 |
| 7 |
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PHI | 58.7 | 16 | 60 | 939 | 9 |
| 8 | Charlie Brown | ATL | 57.4 | 16 | 63 | 918 | 4 |
| 9 |
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MIN | 57.2 | 12 | 38 | 686 | 7 |
| 10 |
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GB | 56.0 | 15 | 64 | 840 | 4 |
| 11 | Steve Jordan | MIN | 53.7 | 16 | 58 | 859 | 6 |
| 12 |
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DAL | 52.3 | 16 | 76 | 837 | 2 |
| 13 |
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CHI | 51.1 | 16 | 42 | 818 | 5 |
| 14 | Phil Epps | GB | 51.0 | 12 | 49 | 612 | 4 |
| 15 |
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LAN | 49.7 | 9 | 34 | 447 | 4 |
| 16 |
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SF | 49.6 | 16 | 61 | 794 | 2 |
| 17 |
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WAS | 49.4 | 14 | 34 | 691 | 4 |
| 18 |
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DAL | 48.1 | 16 | 49 | 770 | 3 |
| 19 |
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SLC | 47.0 | 11 | 42 | 517 | 6 |
| 20 | Mike Sherrard | DAL | 46.5 | 16 | 41 | 744 | 5 |
| 21 | Walter Stanley | GB | 45.2 | 16 | 35 | 723 | 2 |
| 22 | Kelvin Bryant | WAS | 44.9 | 10 | 43 | 449 | 3 |
| 23 | Gerald Carter | TB | 42.7 | 15 | 42 | 640 | 2 |
| 24 |
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NO | 42.2 | 16 | 37 | 675 | 5 |
| 25 | Mike Jones | NO | 39.1 | 16 | 48 | 625 | 3 |
| 26 |
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SF | 39.0 | 16 | 81 | 624 | 0 |
| 27 | Floyd Dixon | ATL | 38.6 | 16 | 42 | 617 | 2 |
| 28 | Leo Lewis | MIN | 37.5 | 16 | 32 | 600 | 2 |
| 29 | Darrin Nelson | MIN | 37.1 | 16 | 53 | 593 | 3 |
| 30 | Calvin Magee | TB | 35.3 | 16 | 45 | 564 | 5 |
| 31 | Bobby Johnson | NYG | 33.4 | 16 | 31 | 534 | 5 |
| 32 | Eddie Ivery | GB | 32.1 | 12 | 31 | 385 | 1 |
| 33 | Carl Bland | DET | 31.9 | 16 | 44 | 511 | 2 |
| 34 | Kenny Jackson | PHI | 31.6 | 16 | 30 | 506 | 6 |
| 35 | Russ Francis | SF | 31.6 | 16 | 41 | 505 | 1 |
| 36 | Allen Rice | MIN | 27.9 | 14 | 30 | 391 | 3 |
| 37 |
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TB | 27.2 | 12 | 43 | 326 | 1 |
| 38 | Earl Ferrell | SLC | 27.1 | 16 | 56 | 434 | 3 |
| 39 | John Spagnola | PHI | 26.5 | 15 | 39 | 397 | 1 |
| 40 | Timmy Newsome | DAL | 26.3 | 16 | 48 | 421 | 3 |
| 41 |
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SF | 24.7 | 14 | 35 | 346 | 0 |
| 42 |
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CHI | 23.9 | 16 | 37 | 382 | 3 |
| 43 |
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DET | 23.5 | 16 | 37 | 376 | 4 |
| 44 |
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DET | 20.9 | 16 | 54 | 334 | 1 |
| 45 | John Tice | NO | 20.6 | 16 | 37 | 330 | 3 |
| 46 | Junior Tautalatasi | PHI | 20.3 | 16 | 41 | 325 | 2 |
| 47 | Stump Mitchell | SLC | 18.4 | 15 | 41 | 276 | 0 |
| 48 |
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NYG | 16.8 | 16 | 33 | 268 | 0 |
| 49 | Garry James | DET | 13.7 | 16 | 34 | 219 | 0 |