Earnest Byner career receiving yards
4,605Career Regular Season
Earnest Byner has recorded 4,605 receiving yards over 14 regular seasons, 250th among 3,094 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 576 in 1988.
- Most recent: 128 in 1997.
Sum of 14 regular seasons, 1984 through 1997. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  CLE | 16 | 118 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 1985 | CLE | 16 | 460 | 2 | 10.2 |
| 1986 | CLE | 7 | 328 | 2 | 8.9 |
| 1987 | CLE | 12 | 552 | 2 | 10.6 |
| 1988 | CLE | 16 | 576 | 2 | 9.8 |
| 1989 |  WSH | 16 | 458 | 2 | 8.5 |
| 1990 | WSH | 16 | 279 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 1991 | WSH | 16 | 308 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | WSH | 16 | 338 | 1 | 8.7 |
| 1993 | WSH | 16 | 194 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 102 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 1995 | CLE | 16 | 494 | 2 | 8.1 |
| 1996 |  BAL | 16 | 270 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 1997 | BAL | 16 | 128 | 0 | 6.1 |