1987 AFC Receiving Yards per Game Leaders
Receiving yards per game played
Carlos Carson led the AFC in receiving yards per game with 87.0 in 1987, 4.6 ahead of Drew Hill (82.4).
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Led the AFC in 1987
Carlos Carson
KC
87.0
Receiving Yards per Game
4.6 clear of Drew Hill
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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KC | 87.0 | 12 | 55 | 1,044 | 7 |
| 2 |
|
HOO | 82.4 | 12 | 49 | 989 | 6 |
| 3 |
|
NYJ | 81.3 | 12 | 68 | 976 | 5 |
| 4 |
|
HOO | 77.8 | 12 | 53 | 933 | 6 |
| 5 |
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LAA | 73.3 | 12 | 41 | 880 | 5 |
| 6 |
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SEA | 70.2 | 13 | 58 | 912 | 8 |
| 7 | Stanley Morgan | NE | 67.2 | 10 | 40 | 672 | 3 |
| 8 |
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CLE | 67.2 | 12 | 47 | 806 | 7 |
| 9 |
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MIA | 64.7 | 12 | 46 | 776 | 7 |
| 10 | Chris Burkett | BUF | 63.8 | 12 | 56 | 765 | 4 |
| 11 |
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BUF | 62.7 | 12 | 57 | 752 | 5 |
| 12 | Vance Johnson | DEN | 62.2 | 11 | 42 | 684 | 7 |
| 13 |
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CIN | 61.8 | 8 | 31 | 494 | 0 |
| 14 |
|
IND | 60.2 | 12 | 51 | 722 | 3 |
| 15 |
|
KC | 58.9 | 12 | 43 | 707 | 4 |
| 16 |
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LAA | 55.3 | 12 | 47 | 663 | 2 |
| 17 |
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MIA | 54.3 | 11 | 33 | 597 | 8 |
| 18 | Ricky Nattiel | DEN | 52.5 | 12 | 31 | 630 | 2 |
| 19 |
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SD | 51.4 | 12 | 39 | 617 | 2 |
| 20 |
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CIN | 50.7 | 12 | 44 | 608 | 3 |
| 21 |
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SD | 49.4 | 12 | 41 | 593 | 3 |
| 22 | Matt Bouza | IND | 47.4 | 12 | 42 | 569 | 4 |
| 23 | Brian Brennan | CLE | 46.7 | 13 | 43 | 607 | 6 |
| 24 |
|
CLE | 46.0 | 12 | 52 | 552 | 2 |
| 25 |
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PIT | 43.4 | 12 | 41 | 521 | 2 |
| 26 |
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SD | 43.3 | 12 | 53 | 519 | 3 |
| 27 |
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SD | 41.9 | 12 | 47 | 503 | 2 |
| 28 | Ronnie Harmon | BUF | 39.8 | 12 | 56 | 477 | 2 |
| 29 | Mickey Shuler | NYJ | 39.5 | 11 | 43 | 434 | 3 |
| 30 |
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NE | 38.9 | 12 | 31 | 467 | 5 |
| 31 | Ray Butler | SEA | 38.8 | 12 | 33 | 465 | 5 |
| 32 | Troy Stradford | MIA | 38.1 | 12 | 48 | 457 | 1 |
| 33 |
|
IND | 37.3 | 12 | 34 | 447 | 2 |
| 34 | Clarence Kay | DEN | 36.7 | 12 | 31 | 440 | 0 |
| 35 |
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SEA | 35.0 | 12 | 38 | 420 | 3 |
| 36 |
|
LAA | 34.2 | 12 | 51 | 410 | 0 |
| 37 |
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CLE | 28.8 | 13 | 34 | 375 | 0 |
| 38 | Tony Collins | NE | 26.7 | 13 | 44 | 347 | 3 |
| 39 | Stanford Jennings | CIN | 23.1 | 12 | 35 | 277 | 2 |
| 40 |
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NYJ | 22.6 | 11 | 32 | 249 | 0 |
| 41 |
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CLE | 18.6 | 12 | 32 | 223 | 1 |