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Dallas Cowboys Yards per Reception Leaders

Career totals with the Cowboys 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.

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Bob Hayes holds the Cowboys career record with 19.99 yards per reception. The single-season record is 26.15, by Bob Hayes in 1970.

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 Cowboys leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club Y/R G
1 Bob Hayes Bob Hayes 1965–1974 19.99 128
2 Frank Clarke Frank Clarke 1960–1967 18.56 104
3 Tony Hill Tony Hill 1977–1986 16.68 141
4 Terry Glenn Terry Glenn 2003–2006 16.04 51
5 Drew Pearson Drew Pearson 1973–1983 16.00 156
6 Michael Irvin Michael Irvin 1988–1999 15.87 159
7 Terrell Owens Terrell Owens 2006–2008 15.26 47
8 Miles Austin Miles Austin 2006–2013 14.89 104
9 Terrance Williams Terrance Williams 2013–2018 14.56 79
10 Dez Bryant Dez Bryant 2010–2017 14.08 113
11 Michael Gallup Michael Gallup 2018–2023 14.08 84
12 Billy DuPree 1973–1983 13.35 159
13 Amari Cooper Amari Cooper 2018–2021 13.33 56
14 Kelvin Martin 1987–1996 13.01 98
15 CeeDee Lamb CeeDee Lamb 2020–2026 12.91 100
16 Doug Cosbie 1979–1988 12.43 144
17 Herschel Walker Herschel Walker 1986–1997 11.02 81
18 Jason Witten Jason Witten 2003–2019 10.68 251
19 Jay Novacek 1990–1995 10.55 95
20 Cole Beasley Cole Beasley 2012–2018 10.25 100
21 Dalton Schultz Dalton Schultz 2018–2022 10.06 62
22 Timmy Newsome 1980–1988 9.27 121
23 Ron Springs 1979–1984 9.14 88
24 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 1977–1987 8.98 157
25 Jake Ferguson Jake Ferguson 2022–2026 8.65 65

Single-season Cowboys records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season Y/R G
1 Bob Hayes Bob Hayes 1970 26.15 13
2 Alvin Harper 1994 24.88 16
3 Bob Hayes Bob Hayes 1971 24.00 14
4 Frank Clarke Frank Clarke 1961 22.41 14
5 Lance Rentzel 1969 22.33 14
6 Frank Clarke Frank Clarke 1962 22.19 12
7 Bob Hayes Bob Hayes 1965 21.80 13
8 Alvin Harper 1993 21.58 16
9 Ron Sellers Ron Sellers 1972 21.06 14
10 Tony Hill Tony Hill 1981 20.72 16
11 Michael Irvin Michael Irvin 1988 20.44 14
12 Bob Hayes Bob Hayes 1967 20.37 13
13 Lance Rentzel 1970 19.86 11
14 Joey Galloway Joey Galloway 2003 19.76 13
15 Frank Clarke Frank Clarke 1963 19.37 14
16 Bob Hayes Bob Hayes 1966 19.25 14
17 Lance Rentzel 1968 18.69 14
18 Drew Pearson Drew Pearson 1979 18.65 15
19 Bob Hayes Bob Hayes 1969 18.65 10
20 Terry Glenn Terry Glenn 2005 18.32 16
21 Mike Sherrard 1986 18.15 16
22 Drew Pearson Drew Pearson 1977 18.13 14
23 Michael Irvin Michael Irvin 1992 17.90 16
24 Tony Hill Tony Hill 1978 17.89 16
25 Jim Doran Jim Doran 1960 17.87 12