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Offensive: Receiving · Rec Yds

OFF · ReceivingP + N
About this stat ↓

Showing the 2023 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 2023 the Vikings led at 276.5; the league average was 236.3.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader
MIN · 276.5
League average
236.3
Best to worst
85.59

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
MIN · 276.5
League laggard
CAR · 190.9
League average
236.3
Spread (max − min)
85.59

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 2023 vs 2022

Vikings lead at 276.5 — they ranked #2 last year. Panthers are last at 190.9 — #28 last year.

The league average is 236.3, up 1.80 from 234.5 last year.

Biggest riser: Texans, #25 → #5. Biggest faller: Jets, #14 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 85.59; 18 teams are within 26.71 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
HOU · +55.06
Biggest faller
KC · −51
Most consistent
CAR · −0.06
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▲ 1.80

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
KC · 270.9
Multi-year laggard
TEN · 206.4
Biggest improver
NE · +6.78/yr
Biggest decliner
TB · −23.53/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
MIN266.6261.8283.4276.5257.6188.7185.4
MIA246.1231.5280.3276.4237.4195.4181.1
DAL281.9291.9230.1274.1240.7278.5255.8
DET274.8228.5261.4270.9277.5268.6280.6
HOU302.7213.5214.2269.3232.5232.7266.7
SF270261238.2269.2260.2254249.7
KC312.8290.4308.8257.8238232.2256.4
JAX247.2216.1244257.5218.6236.8242.6
LAC284.3294.9281.8253.6229.5232.5199.7
BUF299.1261.8268.2253.3231.6234.2256.1
LAR261.4287.8206.2252.9240.9276.9269.9
CIN237.1282.7282.5250.4289.3249.6302.1
NO246.6202.2233.5248.5219.4236.9245.9
GB268.7266.2228.8247.6231.7226.2280.8
WAS237.3220.4222.5245.5231.3195.8214.6
SEA265.3224.4251.9245.1257.6239246.6
PHI233210.9256.7239.2206.9205.8196.4
TB298.5316.6279.2237.9265220.9147.5
CLE231.3212.9218.2235.9228.2185.4226
IND261.6211.1226.7228.4211.7240.3193.8
BAL182.4251188.4228.3246.4192.8223.1
ATL288.8234.5172.2222.1251.9217.8200.5
LV273.9282.8246215.6242.2195273.1
DEN229.6226.8235.7209.8224231.2186.6
TEN239.1220.3189.8206.6213190.6185.4
ARI256.4271.7233.3201.8227256.1239.3
CHI245.3213.8152.8201.2208.9234.8254.9
PIT258.1236.3215.4201.2212.2213.6233.9
NE195.3241.1224.4199.5196.6262.3253.6
NYJ194.7232.9237.6198.4236.2163.8239.1
NYG208.5203.7201.8197.1207.1217.8243.1
CAR258.1210.2190.9190.9200.6194.4281.1

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), 2023 Vikings (276.5).

Buccaneers have led this stat 3 of 6 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 236.3 in 2023.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.