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Offensive: Receiving · Rec Yds

OFF · ReceivingP + N
About this stat ↓

Showing the 2021 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 2021 the Buccaneers led at 316.6; the league average was 244.1.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader
TB · 316.6
League average
244.1
Best to worst
114.5

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
TB · 316.6
League laggard
NO · 202.2
League average
244.1
Spread (max − min)
114.5

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 2021 vs 2020

Buccaneers lead at 316.6 — they ranked #4 last year. Saints are last at 202.2 — #20 last year.

The league average is 244.1, down 10.77 from 254.9 last year.

Biggest riser: Ravens, #32 → #13. Biggest faller: Texans, #2 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 114.5; 20 teams are within 31.74 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BAL · +68.56
Biggest faller
HOU · −89.16
Most consistent
GB · −2.45
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ -10.77

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

Rec Yds since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Buccaneers (334.9), 2019 Buccaneers (320.4), 2020 Chiefs (312.8), 2021 Buccaneers (316.6).

Buccaneers have led this stat 3 of 4 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 2021.

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.