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Offensive: Receiving · Rec Yds

OFF · ReceivingP + N
About this stat ↓

Showing the 2019 season. The most recent season with data for this stat is 2026.

What Rec Yds is

Receiving yards: total yards gained by the team's receivers on catches. The other side of passing yards — the same yards, credited to the catchers — and a volume number.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2019 the Buccaneers led at 320.4; the league average was 251.8.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader
TB · 320.4
League average
251.8
Best to worst
120.1

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
TB · 320.4
League laggard
WAS · 200.3
League average
251.8
Spread (max − min)
120.1

Does Rec Yds matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 841–737–37 ATS (53.3%) across 2020–2025, #122 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (145–118, 55.1%); its worst 2021 (141–129, 52.2%).

For picks, this is a modest signal. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256135–119–253.1%
2021272141–129–252.2%
2022271139–125–752.7%
2023272139–119–1453.9%
2024272145–118–955.1%
2025272142–127–352.8%

Rec Yds in 2019 vs 2018

Buccaneers lead at 320.4 — they ranked #1 last year. Commanders are last at 200.3 — #29 last year.

The league average is 251.8, down 2.59 from 254.4 last year.

Biggest riser: Cowboys, #20 → #3. Biggest faller: Steelers, #2 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 120.1; 19 teams are within 31.69 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
DAL · +63.56
Biggest faller
PIT · −122.5
Most consistent
NYJ · +2.44
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▼ -2.59

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
KC · 271.3
Multi-year laggard
TEN · 205.5
Biggest improver
NE · +6.91/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · −18.93/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.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
CAR258.1210.2190.9190.9200.6194.4317
LAR261.4287.8206.2252.9240.9276.9317
DET274.8228.5261.4270.9277.5268.6297
GB268.7266.2228.8247.6231.7226.2281.6
HOU302.7213.5214.2269.3232.5232.7280.4
DAL281.9291.9230.1274.1240.7278.5276.2
CIN237.1282.7282.5250.4289.3249.6272.2
LV273.9282.8246215.6242.2195263.4
NO246.6202.2233.5248.5219.4236.9259.8
KC312.8290.4308.8257.8238232.2259.3
NE195.3241.1224.4199.5196.6262.3254.8
BUF299.1261.8268.2253.3231.6234.2249.8
PIT258.1236.3215.4201.2212.2213.6246.8
BAL182.4251188.4228.3246.4192.8246.2
SF270261238.2269.2260.2254239.2
SEA265.3224.4251.9245.1257.6239238.2
JAX247.2216.1244257.5218.6236.8234.8
CHI245.3213.8152.8201.2208.9234.8234.2
ARI256.4271.7233.3201.8227256.1223.4
NYJ194.7232.9237.6198.4236.2163.8216.8
NYG208.5203.7201.8197.1207.1217.8211
ATL288.8234.5172.2222.1251.9217.8208.2
IND261.6211.1226.7228.4211.7240.3204.2
CLE231.3212.9218.2235.9228.2185.4202
WAS237.3220.4222.5245.5231.3195.8197
TB298.5316.6279.2237.9265220.9190.4
DEN229.6226.8235.7209.8224231.2188.4
MIN266.6261.8283.4276.5257.6188.7187.6
LAC284.3294.9281.8253.6229.5232.5187.4
PHI233210.9256.7239.2206.9205.8186.6
TEN239.1220.3189.8206.6213190.6179.2
MIA246.1231.5280.3276.4237.4195.4169.8

Rec Yds since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Buccaneers (334.9), 2019 Buccaneers (320.4).

Buccaneers have led this stat 2 of 2 seasons.

The best season on record is Buccaneers 2018 at 334.9; the worst Cardinals 2018 at 180.3.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_receiving_rec_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.