1978 AFC Receiving Yards per Game Leaders
Receiving yards per game played
Wesley Walker led the AFC in receiving yards per game in 1978 with 73.1, 0.1 ahead of Steve Largent (73.0).
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Led the AFC in 1978
Wesley Walker
NYJ
73.1
Receiving Yards per Game
0.1 clear of Steve Largent
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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NYJ | 73.1 | 16 | 48 | 1,169 | 8 |
| 2 |
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SEA | 73.0 | 16 | 71 | 1,168 | 8 |
| 3 |
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SD | 71.5 | 14 | 56 | 1,001 | 13 |
| 4 |
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CLE | 59.5 | 15 | 43 | 893 | 8 |
| 5 |
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PIT | 55.0 | 16 | 61 | 880 | 11 |
| 6 | Dave Casper | OAK | 53.3 | 16 | 62 | 852 | 9 |
| 7 |
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DEN | 51.8 | 16 | 54 | 829 | 6 |
| 8 | Stanley Morgan | NE | 51.3 | 16 | 34 | 820 | 5 |
| 9 |
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PIT | 49.9 | 16 | 41 | 798 | 9 |
| 10 |
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BUF | 49.0 | 15 | 41 | 735 | 7 |
| 11 |
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DEN | 46.5 | 16 | 37 | 744 | 5 |
| 12 |
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NE | 46.4 | 16 | 37 | 743 | 6 |
| 13 |
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CIN | 46.1 | 16 | 47 | 737 | 3 |
| 14 |
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OAK | 44.3 | 16 | 49 | 709 | 1 |
| 15 | Derrick Gaffney | NYJ | 43.2 | 16 | 38 | 691 | 3 |
| 16 | Duriel Harris | MIA | 40.9 | 16 | 45 | 654 | 3 |
| 17 |
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MIA | 40.3 | 16 | 48 | 645 | 10 |
| 18 |
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BAC | 39.3 | 16 | 30 | 629 | 6 |
| 19 |
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HOO | 39.0 | 16 | 47 | 624 | 2 |
| 20 |
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SD | 37.9 | 16 | 33 | 607 | 1 |
| 21 |
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CLE | 36.8 | 16 | 38 | 589 | 2 |
| 22 | Dave Logan | CLE | 36.6 | 16 | 37 | 585 | 4 |
| 23 |
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BUF | 36.3 | 16 | 44 | 581 | 5 |
| 24 | Russ Francis | NE | 36.2 | 15 | 39 | 543 | 4 |
| 25 | Morris Bradshaw | OAK | 34.5 | 16 | 40 | 552 | 2 |
| 26 | Billy Brooks | CIN | 33.7 | 15 | 30 | 506 | 2 |
| 27 | Sam McCullum | SEA | 32.8 | 16 | 37 | 525 | 3 |
| 28 | Mike Barber | HOO | 32.1 | 16 | 32 | 513 | 3 |
| 29 |
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SD | 31.3 | 16 | 57 | 500 | 2 |
| 30 | Tony Reed | KC | 30.2 | 16 | 48 | 483 | 1 |
| 31 | Randy Grossman | PIT | 28.0 | 16 | 37 | 448 | 1 |
| 32 |
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SD | 25.8 | 16 | 34 | 413 | 2 |
| 33 | Reuben Gant | BUF | 25.5 | 16 | 34 | 408 | 5 |
| 34 | Andre Tillman | MIA | 24.9 | 16 | 31 | 398 | 3 |
| 35 |
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CLE | 24.3 | 12 | 38 | 292 | 2 |
| 36 |
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BAC | 23.6 | 16 | 45 | 377 | 1 |
| 37 |
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KC | 21.3 | 16 | 42 | 340 | 1 |
| 38 | Don McCauley | BAC | 19.7 | 15 | 34 | 296 | 0 |
| 39 |
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NE | 18.6 | 16 | 31 | 297 | 0 |
| 40 |
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SD | 18.4 | 16 | 34 | 295 | 0 |
| 41 | Archie Griffin | CIN | 17.8 | 16 | 35 | 284 | 3 |
| 42 |
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KC | 17.4 | 16 | 36 | 279 | 0 |
| 43 | David Sims | SEA | 16.3 | 12 | 30 | 195 | 1 |
| 44 |
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CIN | 14.8 | 16 | 31 | 236 | 0 |