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Denver Broncos Yards per Reception Leaders

Career totals with the Broncos and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Includes the club's AFL seasons (1960-1969), which the NFL's record book counts.

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Haven Moses holds the Broncos career record with 18.05 yards per reception. The single-season record is 20.73, by Steve Watson in 1981.

YDS REC TD Y/R Y/G TGT CTH% 1D YScm

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs 1.875 receptions per team game with the club, a career 200+ receptions with the club.

All-time Broncos leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club Y/R G
1 Haven Moses Haven Moses 1972–1981 18.05 140
2 Steve Watson Steve Watson 1979–1987 17.31 126
3 Mark Jackson Mark Jackson 1986–1992 17.20 100
4 Al Denson Al Denson 1964–1970 16.60 91
5 Rick Upchurch Rick Upchurch 1975–1983 16.36 119
6 Riley Odoms Riley Odoms 1972–1983 14.53 153
7 Jerry Jeudy Jerry Jeudy 2020–2023 14.47 57
8 Courtland Sutton Courtland Sutton 2018–2026 13.91 120
9 Eric Decker Eric Decker 2010–2013 13.83 58
10 Vance Johnson 1985–1995 13.72 128
11 Demaryius Thomas Demaryius Thomas 2010–2018 13.62 124
12 Ed McCaffrey Ed McCaffrey 1995–2003 13.42 118
13 Rod Smith Rod Smith 1995–2006 13.42 183
14 Emmanuel Sanders Emmanuel Sanders 2014–2019 13.27 77
15 Lionel Taylor Lionel Taylor 1960–1966 12.66 96
16 Shannon Sharpe Shannon Sharpe 1990–2003 12.50 172
17 Brandon Marshall Brandon Marshall 2006–2009 12.29 56
18 Floyd Little Floyd Little 1967–1975 11.25 117
19 Eddie Royal Eddie Royal 2008–2011 10.23 57
20 Gerald Willhite 1982–1988 8.54 78

Single-season Broncos records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season Y/R G
1 Steve Watson Steve Watson 1981 20.73 16
2 Ricky Nattiel 1987 20.32 12
3 Al Denson Al Denson 1966 20.14 14
4 Haven Moses Haven Moses 1978 20.11 16
5 Ashley Lelie Ashley Lelie 2004 20.07 16
6 Haven Moses Haven Moses 1977 19.96 14
7 Al Denson Al Denson 1967 19.54 14
8 Mark Jackson Mark Jackson 1986 19.42 16
9 Al Carmichael Al Carmichael 1960 19.25 10
10 Steve Watson Steve Watson 1983 19.20 16
11 Bob Scarpitto Bob Scarpitto 1962 19.06 14
12 Brandon Lloyd Brandon Lloyd 2010 18.81 16
13 Mark Jackson Mark Jackson 1988 18.52 12
14 Haven Moses Haven Moses 1973 18.50 14
15 Anthony Miller 1994 18.45 16
16 Ashley Lelie Ashley Lelie 2005 18.33 15
17 Anthony Miller 1995 18.29 14
18 Bob Scarpitto Bob Scarpitto 1965 18.28 14
19 Mark Jackson Mark Jackson 1991 18.27 12
20 Haven Moses Haven Moses 1980 17.74 15
21 Haven Moses Haven Moses 1979 17.46 16
22 Haven Moses Haven Moses 1975 17.41 13
23 Rod Sherman 1972 17.39 14
24 Al Denson Al Denson 1968 17.24 8
25 Demaryius Thomas Demaryius Thomas 2011 17.22 10