1974 NFL Receiving Yards per Game Leaders
Receiving yards per game played
Cliff Branch led the whole NFL in receiving yards per game in 1974 with 78.0, 0.4 ahead of Drew Pearson (77.6).
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Led the whole NFL in 1974
Cliff Branch
OAK
78.0
Receiving Yards per Game
0.4 clear of Drew Pearson
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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OAK | 78.0 | 14 | 60 | 1,092 | 13 |
| 2 |
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DAL | 77.6 | 14 | 62 | 1,087 | 2 |
| 3 |
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DET | 63.4 | 12 | 54 | 761 | 3 |
| 4 |
|
MIA | 59.6 | 9 | 27 | 536 | 2 |
| 5 |
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NYJ | 57.3 | 13 | 38 | 745 | 7 |
| 6 |
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SD | 56.1 | 14 | 41 | 785 | 5 |
| 7 |
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SLC | 55.0 | 14 | 39 | 770 | 6 |
| 8 |
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WAS | 52.7 | 14 | 54 | 738 | 5 |
| 9 |
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PHI | 49.7 | 14 | 63 | 696 | 3 |
| 10 | Charlie Wade | CHI | 48.8 | 14 | 39 | 683 | 1 |
| 11 |
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WAS | 46.7 | 14 | 43 | 654 | 4 |
| 12 |
|
MIA | 46.5 | 13 | 37 | 605 | 2 |
| 13 |
|
PHI | 46.4 | 14 | 56 | 649 | 8 |
| 14 |
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DEN | 45.6 | 14 | 42 | 639 | 6 |
| 15 |
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CIN | 45.2 | 14 | 30 | 633 | 10 |
| 16 | Steve Holden | CLE | 45.2 | 10 | 30 | 452 | 3 |
| 17 |
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MIN | 45.1 | 13 | 53 | 586 | 6 |
| 18 | Jim Lash | MIN | 45.1 | 14 | 32 | 631 | 0 |
| 19 |
|
HOO | 44.7 | 11 | 36 | 492 | 2 |
| 20 |
|
SF | 43.9 | 14 | 29 | 615 | 6 |
| 21 |
|
NE | 43.6 | 10 | 27 | 436 | 4 |
| 22 | Walker Gillette | NYG | 42.4 | 11 | 29 | 466 | 3 |
| 23 |
|
OAK | 42.4 | 14 | 42 | 593 | 7 |
| 24 | David Knight | NYJ | 41.4 | 14 | 40 | 579 | 4 |
| 25 |
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BUF | 40.9 | 14 | 32 | 572 | 6 |
| 26 |
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DEN | 39.9 | 14 | 34 | 559 | 2 |
| 27 |
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WAS | 39.6 | 14 | 44 | 554 | 3 |
| 28 |
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ATL | 38.9 | 14 | 34 | 545 | 1 |
| 29 |
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BAC | 38.9 | 14 | 72 | 544 | 2 |
| 30 |
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NYG | 38.2 | 13 | 41 | 496 | 2 |
| 31 | Charlie Sanders | DET | 38.0 | 14 | 42 | 532 | 3 |
| 32 |
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NYJ | 37.4 | 14 | 41 | 524 | 3 |
| 33 |
|
LAN | 36.7 | 14 | 30 | 514 | 5 |
| 34 | Earl Thomas | SLC | 36.6 | 14 | 34 | 513 | 5 |
| 35 |
|
WAS | 35.3 | 11 | 37 | 388 | 4 |
| 36 |
|
NO | 35.0 | 14 | 27 | 490 | 2 |
| 37 | Jim Mitchell | ATL | 34.2 | 14 | 30 | 479 | 1 |
| 38 |
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KC | 34.0 | 9 | 43 | 306 | 1 |
| 39 |
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NE | 33.9 | 14 | 38 | 474 | 5 |
| 40 | Billy DuPree | DAL | 33.3 | 14 | 29 | 466 | 4 |
| 41 | Bob Grim | NYG | 33.3 | 14 | 28 | 466 | 2 |
| 42 |
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NO | 33.3 | 14 | 32 | 466 | 3 |
| 43 |
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BAC | 32.9 | 14 | 37 | 461 | 1 |
| 44 | Joel Parker | NO | 32.5 | 14 | 41 | 455 | 4 |
| 45 | Jon Staggers | GB | 32.1 | 14 | 32 | 450 | 0 |
| 46 | Rich McGeorge | GB | 31.4 | 14 | 30 | 440 | 0 |
| 47 | Larry Walton | DET | 31.1 | 13 | 31 | 404 | 3 |
| 48 |
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BUF | 30.9 | 14 | 36 | 433 | 4 |
| 49 | Bo Rather | CHI | 30.8 | 13 | 29 | 400 | 3 |
| 50 |
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PIT | 30.4 | 12 | 30 | 365 | 4 |
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