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Kansas City Chiefs Yards per Reception Leaders

Career totals with the Chiefs 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. Dallas Texans 1960-1962.

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Carlos Carson holds the Chiefs career record with 18.07 yards per reception. The single-season record is 22.36, by Otis Taylor in 1966.

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 Chiefs leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club Y/R G
1 Carlos Carson Carlos Carson 1980–1989 18.07 120
2 Otis Taylor Otis Taylor 1965–1975 17.82 130
3 Derrick Alexander 1998–2001 17.40 59
4 Stephone Paige Stephone Paige 1983–1991 16.82 125
5 Eddie Kennison Eddie Kennison 2001–2007 16.30 89
6 Henry Marshall 1976–1987 15.73 165
7 Chris Burford 1960–1967 14.08 103
8 Tyreek Hill Tyreek Hill 2016–2021 13.84 91
9 Dwayne Bowe Dwayne Bowe 2007–2014 13.45 117
10 Travis Kelce Travis Kelce 2014–2026 12.09 196
11 Tony Gonzalez Tony Gonzalez 1997–2008 11.95 189
12 Priest Holmes Priest Holmes 2001–2007 9.47 65
13 Jamaal Charles Jamaal Charles 2008–2016 8.62 103
14 Ed Podolak Ed Podolak 1969–1977 8.53 104
15 Kimble Anders 1991–2000 7.67 122

Single-season Chiefs records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season Y/R G
1 Otis Taylor Otis Taylor 1966 22.36 14
2 Stephone Paige Stephone Paige 1985 21.93 16
3 Frank Pitts Frank Pitts 1968 21.83 13
4 Willie Davis 1992 21.00 16
5 Fred Arbanas Fred Arbanas 1964 20.18 14
6 Larry Brunson 1976 19.88 14
7 Otis Taylor Otis Taylor 1971 19.47 14
8 Carlos Carson Carlos Carson 1987 18.98 12
9 Carlos Carson Carlos Carson 1984 18.91 16
10 Derrick Alexander 1998 18.37 15
11 Carlos Carson Carlos Carson 1982 18.30 9
12 Otis Taylor Otis Taylor 1970 18.18 13
13 Derrick Alexander 2000 18.15 15
14 Stephone Paige Stephone Paige 1984 18.03 16
15 Carlos Carson Carlos Carson 1985 17.94 15
16 Stephone Paige Stephone Paige 1983 17.60 16
17 Eddie Kennison Eddie Kennison 2004 17.52 14
18 Willie Davis 1993 17.48 16
19 Stephone Paige Stephone Paige 1989 17.25 14
20 Walter White Walter White 1976 17.19 14
21 Johnny Robinson Johnny Robinson 1961 17.17 14
22 Chris Burford 1960 17.15 14
23 Eddie Kennison Eddie Kennison 2002 17.09 16
24 Tyreek Hill Tyreek Hill 2018 17.00 16
24 Henry Marshall 1980 17.00 16