Offensive: Receiving · Rec Air Yds

Air yards on targets. Depth of the passing game rather than its result.

OFF · ReceivingP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2021

  • League leaderTB 346.7
  • League average266.9
  • Best to worst126.4

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
TB · 346.7
League laggard
NO · 220.3
League average
266.9
Spread (max − min)
126.4

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BAL · +87.08
Biggest faller
ATL · −94.86
Most consistent
SF · −0.97
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ -10.90

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
TB · 313.3
Multi-year laggard
SF · 232.5
Biggest improver
NO · +11.86/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · −25.76/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
TB405.8352.5346.7303.6286.2233.4264.9
BUF292.9320.8315330.4295.4250.7212.6
BAL238.9220.7307.8236.1240.5244.8201.3
LAR304.3246.1302218.4265.1242.6319.3
DAL350.8297.4300.9262.9282275.6298.2
LV216.7280.8300.9315.2251.8262.1188.7
LAC317.4294.9298.9265.9278.4256.6267.4
KC307.2318.9292.1277.2240.9223.9266.6
MIN220.9256.4284.8295290272.1221
JAX279.4303.6280.3256293269.8287.1
SEA303.9302.1271.7254.1242.4242221.1
GB313.5258.4269.3263.4290.6246.3251.9
DEN220.1314.1267.8294220.8242.9264
CHI283.6304.4264.4201.5222.1266.7290.8
MIA341.4267263312.9253.3218.3197.8
PIT251.6291.1261.1276.9222.6232.1192.9
ARI262.2279.7260.3270.8246.2217.5274.1
CAR331.2257.1259.8195.4263.6262.6202.9
CIN313.9295.4258.6260.8228.1271.4276.9
NYG305.6249.4256.6196.1222.7236.4263.1
NYJ263.3265.4255.8304.3235.3242.3200.2
CLE289.6264.8252.5261.9311.7302.3222.6
NE290.7187.2252.2241.8240.9226.2271.3
PHI307.3334.8248.8261.3284.9204.9263.7
ATL345.9338.6243.7237.2255.6262.7245.3
WAS227.4231.9242.4261.9280.4234.8235.2
TEN243.7253.7235.6209.8268.8251.5236.1
SF195.4236.4235.5204.9236.4266.4252.7
IND257.8247.9235.3225.7250.3319.6257.6
HOU296.4304.2235.1256.4304.5273.7280.3
DET341.1311.3222.5243.2240.4205.1219.5
NO233.9203.4220.3267.6295.1260.6281.6

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_receiving_rec_air_yds
Side
offensive
Family
Receiving
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.