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Offensive: Receiving · Rec Yds

OFF · ReceivingP + N
About this stat ↓

Showing the 2020 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 2020 the Chiefs led at 312.8; the league average was 254.9.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader
KC · 312.8
League average
254.9
Best to worst
130.4

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
KC · 312.8
League laggard
BAL · 182.4
League average
254.9
Spread (max − min)
130.4

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 2020 vs 2019

Chiefs lead at 312.8 — they ranked #4 last year. Ravens are last at 182.4 — #29 last year.

The league average is 254.9, up 3.10 from 251.8 last year.

Biggest riser: Bills, #26 → #3. Biggest faller: Patriots, #9 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 130.4; 23 teams are within 31.23 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BUF · +81.88
Biggest faller
NE · −64.31
Most consistent
CAR · −0.31
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 3.10

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

Rec Yds since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Buccaneers (334.9), 2019 Buccaneers (320.4), 2020 Chiefs (312.8).

Buccaneers have led this stat 2 of 3 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 2020.

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.