Yards Per Reception Y/R

Y/R stands for yards per reception in football. Receiving yards divided by catches — the average gain on a completed pass to this player. Other sites write it YPR.

How Y/R is calculated

Y/R = receiving yards ÷ REC

Christian Watson, 2026: 879 ÷ 49 = 17.9

It rewards deep threats and ignores the balls a receiver did not catch; yards per target (receiving yards ÷ TGTS) is the fairer way to compare a deep receiver with a possession one.

What counts as a good Y/R?

Half of the 65 qualified NFL players in 2026 were at or below 11.4. Clearing 15.3 put a season in the top tenth of the league.

Median
11.4
Top 10%
15.3
Leader
17.9

By position, the median was 12.3 for WR and 10.2 for TE.

Qualified: 4+ games, 30+ REC, non-zero, 2026 regular season.

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