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Yesterday, I posted a methodology to determine which wide receivers played on the most pass-happy teams. For example, Calvin Johnson played on teams that averaged 39.5 pass attempts per game, when you place more weight on Johnson’s best seasons.  But as Bryan pointed out in the comments yesterday, another good way to look at the numbers is to see how pass-happy each team was relative to league average, something I did three years ago.  By way of comparison, Megatron’s teams passed 115.2% of league average during his career, again weighted for his best seasons.

This method will make most receivers appear to have played on more pass-happy teams, since most receivers have their best years on teams that pass the most (and this method gives more weight to best seasons).  But that should effect all receivers, so I’m not too worried about that.  Here is the same table as yesterday, but with percentage of league average as the key variable rather than pass attempts per game:

RkReceiverRec YdFirst YrLast YrPass HappyHOF
70Jerry Rice2289519852004105.8%Yes
103Terrell Owens1593419962010102.4%Yes
12Larry Fitzgerald1554520042017109.6%Likely
90Randy Moss1529219982012102.9%Yes
29Isaac Bruce1520819942009107.7%No
63Tony Gonzalez1512719972013103.8%Likely
150Tim Brown149341988200497.8%Yes
174Steve Smith147312001201693.6%Not El.
52Marvin Harrison1458019962008106%Yes
17Reggie Wayne1434520012014109.5%Not El.
110Andre Johnson141852003201699.8%Not El.
197James Lofton140041978199399.5%Yes
61Cris Carter1389919872002105.1%Yes
57Anquan Boldin1377920032016103.3%Not El.
191Henry Ellard137771983199896.9%No
21Torry Holt1338219992009110.6%No
186Andre Reed131981985200097.1%Yes
187Steve Largent1308919761989103.2%Yes
93Irving Fryar1278519842000104.2%No
145Art Monk1272119801995101.6%Yes
87Jason Witten1244820032017100.7%Not El.
151Jimmy Smith122871995200597.6%No
62Brandon Marshall1221520062017100.5%Not El.
73Charlie Joiner1214619691986117.2%Yes
203Hines Ward120831998201192%No
148Derrick Mason120611997201198.2%No
195Michael Irvin119041988199995.8%Yes
139Don Maynard1183419581973112.8%Yes
2Calvin Johnson1161920072015115.2%Likely
123Antonio Gates115082003201798.2%Not El.
166Muhsin Muhammad114381996200997.3%No
137Rod Smith113891995200698.9%No
118Keenan McCardell1137319922007100.7%No
78Chad Johnson1105920012011104%No
170Joey Galloway109501995201096.3%No
42Roddy White1086320052015103.7%Not El.
122Gary Clark1085619851995103.8%No
235Stanley Morgan107161977199093.3%No
98Keyshawn Johnson1057119962006103%No
267Harold Jackson103721969198397.3%No
152Santana Moss102832001201497.1%Not El.
204Lance Alworth1026619621972104.9%Yes
102Andre Rison1020519892000104.7%No
22Donald Driver1013719992012110.1%No
111Shannon Sharpe1006019902003102%Yes
154Eric Moulds99951996200797.8%No
11Wes Welker992420052015109.8%Not El.
16Antonio Brown991020102017104.5%Likely
116Drew Hill983119791993105.4%No
1Marques Colston975920062015117.5%Not El.
68Amani Toomer949719962008104.5%No
34DeSean Jackson948720082017103.1%Not El.
80Rob Moore936819901999104.6%No
224Raymond Berry927519551967105.4%Yes
165Herman Moore91741991200196.5%No
99Anthony Miller914819881997104.4%No
215Charley Taylor911019641977106.4%Yes
126Vincent Jackson90802005201696.5%Not El.
115Tony Martin906519902001101.3%No
9Julio Jones905420112017106.1%Likely
222Harold Carmichael898519711984106.1%No
14Mark Clayton897419831993116.2%No
243Fred Biletnikoff897419651978104.8%Yes
23Wes Chandler896619781988115.6%No
155Roy Green896519791992101.3%No
125Ricky Proehl887819902006102.4%No
27Mark Duper886919831992113.6%No
79Terry Glenn882319962006103.8%No
119Terance Mathis880919902002100.2%No
147Mark Carrier876319871998100.1%No
101Joe Horn874419962007102.9%No
246John Stallworth87231974198794.3%Yes
96Johnnie Morton871919942005102.5%No
253Cliff Branch86851972198498%No
10Demaryius Thomas865320102017105.9%Not El.
177Laveranues Coles86092000200996.5%No
279Paul Warfield85651964197786.5%Yes
160Plaxico Burress84992000201297.6%No
233Billy Howton845919521963107%No
214Tommy McDonald841019571968103.6%Yes
142Eddie Kennison83451996200798.6%No
205Wesley Walker83061977198999.3%No
53Greg Jennings829120062015103.2%Not El.
277Carroll Dale82771960197384%No
92Curtis Conway823019932004102%No
46Ernest Givins821519861995110.5%No
107A.J. Green82132011201795.8%Not El.
85Jeff Graham817219912001102.8%No
218Eric Martin81611985199493.2%No
48Sterling Sharpe813419881994110.5%No
59Webster Slaughter811119861998107.7%No
255Haven Moses809119681981101.7%No
44Mike Wallace807220092017101.3%Not El.
104Art Powell804619601968114.5%No
175Bill Brooks80011986199698.4%No
278Don Hutson799119351945121.3%Yes
161Tony Hill798819771986104%No
112Ozzie Newsome798019781990108%Yes
209Bobby Mitchell795419581968102.3%Yes
228Jackie Smith791819631977103.8%Yes
249Jimmy Orr79141958197098.4%No
40Jordy Nelson784820082017101.5%Not El.
242Drew Pearson782219731983101.8%No
71Bobby Engram775119962009104.3%No
168Anthony Carter773319851994100.3%No
157Chris Chambers76482001201098.3%No
182Brian Blades76201988199896.7%No
18Pierre Garcon756820082017104.5%Not El.
131Greg Olsen75562007201794.3%Not El.
258Nat Moore75461974198694.3%No
248Roy Jefferson753919651976102.9%No
210Gary Garrison753819661977109.1%No
56Dez Bryant74592010201799.3%Not El.
129Ed McCaffrey74221991200399.5%No
264Bob Hayes74141965197595.2%Yes
225Pete Retzlaff741219561966101.9%No
86Wayne Chrebet736519952005102.5%No
274Otis Taylor73061965197492%No
281Boyd Dowler72701959197180.3%No
45Antonio Freeman725119952003105.9%No
64T.J. Houshmandzadeh723720012011105.1%No
143Dwayne Bowe72082007201595.1%Not El.
41Lionel Taylor719519601968120.4%No
6Rob Gronkowski717920102017108.3%Likely
136Darrell Jackson71322000200899.6%No
106Carl Pickens712919922000101%No
265Ken Burrough71021970198199.8%No
238Isaac Curtis710119731984102.5%No
188Vernon Davis70722006201791.2%Not El.
207Reggie Rucker706519701981110.2%No
250John Gilliam705619671977105.7%No
236Elroy Hirsch702919461957108.7%Yes
105Shawn Jefferson702319912003101.9%No
200Pat Tilley700519761986102.2%No
20Jake Reed699919922002108.4%No
190J.T. Smith69741979199098.3%No
58Derrick Alexander697119942002104.3%No
124Nate Washington69542006201596.8%Not El.
84Marshall Faulk687519942005102.8%Yes
146Michael Crabtree68702009201792.7%Not El.
247Gene Washington685619691979106.9%No
38Jeremy Maclin683520092017101.9%Not El.
109Ahmad Rashad683119721982119.2%No
8T.Y. Hilton682720122017105.9%Not El.
13Charley Hennigan682319601966126%No
3Jimmy Graham680020102017112.1%Not El.
47Larry Centers679719912003105.8%No
51Dwight Clark675019791987110.3%No
39Frank Sanders674919952003106%No
4Kellen Winslow674119791987121.6%Yes
252Frank Lewis67241971198396.9%No
54Marty Booker670319992009105.9%No
173Cris Collinsworth66981981198898.9%No
55Deion Branch664420022012105%No
245Mel Gray664419711982105%No
263Willie Gault66351983199385%No
171Jerricho Cotchery66232004201594.3%Not El.
130Al Toon660519851992103.2%No
179Brett Perriman65891988199796.1%No
88Michael Haynes658819881997105.5%No
114Heath Miller65692005201597.9%Not El.
202Henry Marshall654519761987100.3%No
282Dante Lavelli64881946195686.2%Yes
75Ricky Sanders647719861995108%No
216Del Shofner647019581967104.4%No
83Mike Quick646419821990106.5%No
149Quinn Early64481988199998.2%No
76Golden Tate64192010201797.5%Not El.
30Sammy White640019761985122.5%No
82Ike Hilliard639719972008103.6%No
100Carlos Carson637219801989105.9%No
72Troy Brown636619932006104.1%No
276Max McGee63461954196787.6%No
167Stephone Paige634119831991100.2%No
15Haywood Jeffires633419871996116.2%No
144Steve Jordan630719821994101.8%No
180Sean Dawkins62911993200194.5%No
219Alfred Jenkins626719751983100.2%No
66Darnay Scott619319942002103%No
19Emmanuel Sanders615620102017103.4%Not El.
49Jeremy Shockey614320022011106%No
211Eddie Brown61341985199193.7%No
132Steve Watson611219791987102.4%No
172Ronnie Harmon60761986199798.7%No
254Red Phillips60441958196796.9%No
213Lenny Moore603919561967107.5%Yes
164Santonio Holmes60302006201495.7%Not El.
232Louis Lipps60191984199291.1%No
244Jack Snow601219651975102.5%No
234Lee Evans60082004201188.2%No
223Sonny Randle599619591968100.7%No
108Brandon Lloyd598920032014100.2%Not El.
189Doug Baldwin59452011201789%Not El.
212Bobby Joe Conrad590219591969102.2%No
269Billy Wilson59021951196099.8%No
176Todd Christensen58721981198898.6%No
181Todd Heap58692001201295.4%No
35DeAndre Hopkins586520132017100.4%Not El.
31James Jones586120072015103.3%Not El.
113Jessie Hester585019851995104.9%No
163Freddie Solomon584619751985106.6%No
32Eric Decker581620102017101.4%Not El.
240Mike Ditka58121961197298.7%Yes
262Riley Odoms57551972198399.1%No
65Roy Williams571520042011105.2%No
120John Jefferson571419781985110.7%No
259Gail Cogdill56961960197094.5%No
89Vance Johnson569519851995106.8%No
121Jabar Gaffney56902002201299.8%No
192Danny Abramowicz568619671974115.2%No
183Antonio Bryant56852002200996.4%No
26Dallas Clark566520032013108.5%Not El.
67Owen Daniels566120062015101.5%Not El.
91Keith Byars566119861998106%No
7Nate Burleson563020032013112.1%Not El.
162Delanie Walker56212006201791.8%Not El.
141Dave Parks561919641973113.9%No
230Pete Pihos561919471955105.3%Yes
280Mac Speedie56021946195293.5%No
127John Taylor559819871995103.6%No
97Eric Metcalf557219892001103.2%No
5Ben Coates555519912000114.3%No
169Mark Jackson555119861994101.1%No
60Malcom Floyd555020042015100.8%Not El.
185Braylon Edwards55222005201294.7%No
272Rich Caster55151970198198%No
283Ray Renfro55081952196378.8%No
239Chris Burford55051960196797%No
226Chris Calloway54971990200088.4%No
208Jerry Smith549619651977107.5%No
28Ben Watson548520042017105.6%Not El.
270Lynn Swann54621974198293.9%Yes
74Reggie Langhorne544619851993109%No
229Bernie Casey54441961196899%No
275Buddy Dial54361959196686.8%No
268Frank Gifford54341952196497.8%Yes
256Frank Clarke54261957196795.2%No
220Bob Tucker542119701980112.3%No
193Marcus Allen54111982199796.8%Yes
184Tom Fears539719481956115.8%Yes
135Michael Jackson53931991199899.2%No
260Gary Ballman53661963197396%No
221Bobby Walston536319511962106.1%No
178Fred Barnett53621990199798.2%No
138Flipper Anderson535719881995102.7%No
77Brandon Stokley533919992013103.5%Not El.
36Alshon Jeffery533820122017100.4%Not El.
273Gary Collins52991962197188.7%No
201Rocket Ismail52951993200192.5%No
199Elbert Dubenion529419601967104.7%No
95Wesley Walls529119892003101.4%No
50Keith Jackson528319881996109.4%No
133Peerless Price52811999200798.8%No
24Miles Austin527320072015105.7%Not El.
94Brandon LaFell52632010201796.7%Not El.
217Russ Francis52621975198899.1%No
266Bob Chandler52431971198198.4%No
128Kellen Winslow52362004201398.5%Not El.
231John Mackey523619631972100.4%Yes
271Hugh Taylor52331947195497.9%No
241Dave Casper52161974198498.9%Yes
206Tim McGee52031986199495.1%No
117Brent Jones519519871997103.3%No
69Mike Pritchard518719911999106.3%No
81Tiki Barber518319972006103.9%No
153Kevin House516919801987101.2%No
37Randall Cobb514120112017100.6%Not El.
25Qadry Ismail513719932002107.5%No
158Kenny Britt51372009201792.3%Not El.
257Elbie Nickel513119471957101.6%No
198Frank Wycheck51261993200393%No
140Charle Young510619731985115%No
159Mickey Shuler510019781991101.1%No
196Jimmie Giles508419771989100%No
33Hakeem Nicks508120092015103.3%Not El.
156Yancey Thigpen50811992200095.6%No
43O.J. McDuffie507419932000105.5%No
134Ted Ginn50722007201794.8%Not El.
237Roger Carr507119741983101.4%No
227Johnny Morris50591958196799.8%No
261Duriel Harris50551976198593.2%No
251Raymond Chester501319701981104.4%No
194Jim Colclough500119601968105.9%No

Among the top receivers by receiving yards, Tim Brown, Steve Smith, Andre Johnson, James Lofton, and first down machine Henry Ellard.

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