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1982 NFL Receiving Yards per Game Leaders

Receiving yards per game played

1982 wide receivers only → All-time career leaders →

Wes Chandler led the whole NFL in receiving yards per game in 1982 with 129.0, 27.6 ahead of Dwight Clark (101.4). It is the best single-season receiving yards per game mark in NFL history.

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Wes Chandler Led the whole NFL in 1982 Wes Chandler SD
129.0 Receiving Yards per Game 27.6 clear of Dwight 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 Wes Chandler Wes Chandler SD 129.0 8 49 1,032 9
2 Dwight Clark Dwight Clark SF 101.4 9 60 913 5
3 Kellen Winslow Kellen Winslow SD 80.1 9 54 721 6
4 Cris Collinsworth Cris Collinsworth CIN 77.8 9 49 700 1
5 James Lofton James Lofton GB 77.3 9 35 696 4
6 Charlie Brown WAS 76.7 9 32 690 8
7 Sammy White Sammy White MIN 71.9 7 29 503 5
8 Ozzie Newsome Ozzie Newsome CLE 70.3 9 49 633 3
9 Wesley Walker Wesley Walker NYJ 68.9 9 39 620 6
10 Stanley Morgan NE 64.9 9 28 584 3
11 Cliff Branch Cliff Branch LAA 63.9 9 30 575 4
12 Dave Casper HOO 63.7 9 36 573 6
13 Steve Watson Steve Watson DEN 61.7 9 36 555 2
14 Steve Largent Steve Largent SEA 61.6 8 34 493 3
15 Henry Marshall KC 61.0 9 40 549 3
16 Charlie Joiner Charlie Joiner SD 60.6 9 36 545 0
17 Harold Carmichael Harold Carmichael PHI 60.0 9 35 540 4
18 Tony Hill Tony Hill DAL 58.4 9 35 526 1
19 Todd Christensen Todd Christensen LAA 56.7 9 42 510 4
20 John Jefferson John Jefferson GB 56.5 8 27 452 0
21 Dan Ross CIN 56.4 9 47 508 3
22 William Andrews William Andrews ATL 55.9 9 42 503 2
23 Jimmie Giles Jimmie Giles TB 55.4 9 28 499 3
24 Frank Lewis Frank Lewis BUF 55.4 8 28 443 2
25 Carlos Carson Carlos Carson KC 54.9 9 27 494 2
26 Johnny Perkins NYG 53.8 8 26 430 2
27 Ron Smith PHI 52.8 9 34 475 1
28 James Wilder James Wilder TB 51.8 9 53 466 1
29 Pat Tilley Pat Tilley SLC 51.7 9 36 465 2
30 Roy Green Roy Green SLC 50.3 9 32 453 3
31 Art Monk Art Monk WAS 49.7 9 35 447 1
32 Doug Cosbie DAL 49.0 9 30 441 4
33 John Stallworth John Stallworth PIT 49.0 9 27 441 7
34 Kevin House Kevin House TB 48.7 9 28 438 2
35 Jim Smith PIT 48.4 8 17 387 4
36 Jerry Butler BUF 48.0 7 26 336 4
37 Earnest Gray Earnest Gray NYG 47.3 9 25 426 4
38 Ricky Feacher CLE 45.3 9 28 408 3
39 Rick Upchurch Rick Upchurch DEN 45.2 9 26 407 3
40 Jeff Moore SF 45.0 9 37 405 4
41 Marcus Allen Marcus Allen LAA 44.6 9 38 401 3
42 Malcolm Barnwell LAA 43.0 9 23 387 0
43 George Farmer LAN 43.0 8 17 344 2
44 Preston Dennard LAN 42.6 9 25 383 2
45 Jeff Groth NO 42.6 9 30 383 1
46 Drew Pearson Drew Pearson DAL 42.4 9 26 382 3
47 Wendell Tyler Wendell Tyler LAN 41.7 9 38 375 4
48 Harold Bailey HOO 40.8 9 26 367 0
49 Emery Moorehead CHI 40.3 9 30 363 5
50 Alfred Jackson ATL 40.1 9 26 361 1
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