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Offensive: Receiving · Rec Yds

OFF · ReceivingP + N
About this stat ↓

Showing the 2022 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 2022 the Chiefs led at 308.8; the league average was 234.5.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader
KC · 308.8
League average
234.5
Best to worst
156

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
KC · 308.8
League laggard
CHI · 152.8
League average
234.5
Spread (max − min)
156

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 2022 vs 2021

Chiefs lead at 308.8 — they ranked #4 last year. Bears are last at 152.8 — #25 last year.

The league average is 234.5, down 9.59 from 244.1 last year.

Biggest riser: Eagles, #29 → #9. Biggest faller: Rams, #5 → #26.

Spread between first and last: 156; 21 teams are within 35.05 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
MIA · +48.76
Biggest faller
LAR · −81.59
Most consistent
CIN · −0.21
League trend 2022 vs 2021
▼ -9.59

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

Rec Yds since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Buccaneers (334.9), 2019 Buccaneers (320.4), 2020 Chiefs (312.8), 2021 Buccaneers (316.6), 2022 Chiefs (308.8).

Buccaneers have led this stat 3 of 5 seasons.

The best season on record is Buccaneers 2018 at 334.9; the worst Bears 2022 at 152.8.

The league average has fallen from 254.4 in 2018 to 234.5 in 2022.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.