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1989 NFL Receiving Yards per Game Leaders

Receiving yards per game played

Henry Ellard led the whole NFL in receiving yards per game in 1989 with 98.7, 6.0 ahead of Jerry Rice (92.7). It stands 65th among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Henry Ellard Led the whole NFL in 1989 Henry Ellard LAN
98.7 Receiving Yards per Game 6.0 clear of Jerry Rice
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# Player Team Y/G G REC YDS TD
1 Henry Ellard Henry Ellard LAN 98.7 14 70 1,382 8
2 Jerry Rice Jerry Rice SF 92.7 16 82 1,483 17
3 Sterling Sharpe Sterling Sharpe GB 88.9 16 90 1,423 12
4 Mark Carrier TB 88.9 16 86 1,422 9
5 J.T. Smith J.T. Smith PHO 86.4 9 62 778 5
6 Andre Reed Andre Reed BUF 82.0 16 88 1,312 9
7 Gary Clark Gary Clark WAS 81.9 15 79 1,229 9
8 Anthony Miller SD 78.3 16 75 1,252 10
9 Webster Slaughter Webster Slaughter CLE 77.3 16 65 1,236 6
10 Tim McGee Tim McGee CIN 75.7 16 65 1,211 8
11 Art Monk Art Monk WAS 74.1 16 86 1,186 8
12 John Taylor John Taylor SF 71.8 15 60 1,077 10
13 Flipper Anderson Flipper Anderson LAN 71.6 16 44 1,146 5
14 Ricky Sanders Ricky Sanders WAS 71.1 16 80 1,138 4
15 Vance Johnson DEN 68.4 16 76 1,095 7
16 Richard Johnson DET 68.2 16 70 1,091 8
17 Eric Martin Eric Martin NO 68.1 16 68 1,090 8
18 Mark Clayton Mark Clayton MIA 67.4 15 64 1,011 9
19 Drew Hill Drew Hill HOO 67.0 14 66 938 8
20 Mervyn Fernandez Mervyn Fernandez LAA 66.8 16 57 1,069 9
21 Anthony Carter Anthony Carter MIN 66.6 16 65 1,066 4
22 Brian Blades Brian Blades SEA 66.4 16 77 1,063 5
23 Al Toon Al Toon NYJ 63.0 11 63 693 2
24 Louis Lipps PIT 59.0 16 50 944 5
25 Roy Green Roy Green PHO 58.6 12 44 703 7
26 Kelvin Martin DAL 58.5 11 46 644 2
27 Bill Brooks Bill Brooks IND 57.4 16 63 919 4
28 Ernie Jones PHO 55.9 15 45 838 3
29 Eddie Brown Eddie Brown CIN 54.3 15 52 814 6
30 Stephone Paige Stephone Paige KC 54.2 14 44 759 2
31 Shawn Collins ATL 53.9 16 58 862 3
32 Ernest Givins Ernest Givins HOO 52.9 15 55 794 3
33 Michael Haynes Michael Haynes ATL 52.4 13 40 681 4
34 Andre Rison Andre Rison IND 51.3 16 52 820 4
35 Hart Dykes NE 49.7 16 49 795 5
36 Jo-Jo Townsell NYJ 49.2 16 45 787 5
37 Mark Duper Mark Duper MIA 47.8 15 49 717 1
38 Reggie Langhorne Reggie Langhorne CLE 46.8 16 60 749 2
39 Robert Clark DET 46.8 16 41 748 2
40 Keith Jackson PHI 46.3 14 63 648 3
41 Rodney Holman CIN 46.0 16 50 736 9
42 Keith Byars Keith Byars PHI 45.1 16 68 721 0
43 Cedric Jones NE 44.7 15 48 670 6
44 John Williams John Williams SEA 43.8 15 76 657 6
45 Perry Kemp GB 43.6 14 48 611 2
46 Hassan Jones MIN 43.4 16 42 694 1
47 Bruce Hill TB 42.1 16 50 673 5
48 Thurman Thomas Thurman Thomas BUF 41.8 16 60 669 6
49 Lonzell Hill NO 39.8 16 48 636 4
50 Haywood Jeffires Haywood Jeffires HOO 38.7 16 47 619 2
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