San Diego’s Danario Alexander caught 37 passes for 658 yards and 7 touchdowns in 10 games last year. Those might not look like great numbers, but when Philip Rivers looked his way, Alexander tended to produce. Alexander only saw 62 targets last season, but led the league with a 10.6 yards-per-target average (minimum 50 targets). Since 2000, there have been 21 receivers to average at least 11 yards per target on 50 targets.
Rank | Player | Year | Tm | Age | G | Tar | Rec | Yds | Y/T | R/T |
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1 | 2008 | 13.9 | 56.1% | |||||||
2 | 2006 | 13.8 | 59.3% | |||||||
3 | Jordy Nelson | 2011 | GNB | 26 | 16 | 96 | 68 | 1263 | 13.2 | 70.8% |
4 | Mike Wallace | 2010 | PIT | 24 | 16 | 99 | 60 | 1257 | 12.7 | 60.6% |
5 | Malcom Floyd | 2011 | SDG | 30 | 12 | 70 | 43 | 856 | 12.2 | 61.4% |
6 | Antonio Gates | 2010 | SDG | 30 | 10 | 65 | 50 | 782 | 12 | 76.9% |
7 | Dennis Northcutt | 2002 | CLE | 25 | 13 | 50 | 39 | 591 | 11.8 | 78% |
8 | Torry Holt | 2000 | STL | 24 | 16 | 140 | 82 | 1643 | 11.7 | 58.6% |
9 | Victor Cruz | 2011 | NYG | 25 | 16 | 132 | 83 | 1545 | 11.7 | 62.9% |
10 | James Jones | 2011 | GNB | 27 | 16 | 55 | 38 | 635 | 11.5 | 69.1% |
11 | Plaxico Burress | 2004 | PIT | 27 | 11 | 61 | 35 | 698 | 11.4 | 57.4% |
12 | Robert Meachem | 2009 | NOR | 25 | 16 | 64 | 45 | 726 | 11.3 | 70.3% |
13 | Anthony Gonzalez | 2007 | IND | 23 | 13 | 51 | 37 | 576 | 11.3 | 72.5% |
14 | Lee Evans | 2004 | BUF | 23 | 16 | 75 | 48 | 843 | 11.2 | 64% |
15 | Randy Moss | 2000 | MIN | 23 | 16 | 129 | 78 | 1438 | 11.1 | 60.5% |
16 | Steve Smith | 2008 | CAR | 29 | 14 | 129 | 78 | 1432 | 11.1 | 60.5% |
17 | Santana Moss | 2005 | WAS | 26 | 16 | 134 | 84 | 1485 | 11.1 | 62.7% |
18 | DeSean Jackson | 2010 | PHI | 24 | 14 | 96 | 47 | 1060 | 11 | 49% |
19 | Santonio Holmes | 2007 | PIT | 23 | 13 | 86 | 53 | 942 | 11 | 61.6% |
20 | Greg Jennings | 2007 | GNB | 24 | 13 | 84 | 53 | 920 | 11 | 63.1% |
21 | Joe Horn | 2006 | NOR | 34 | 10 | 62 | 38 | 679 | 11 | 61.3% |
I’ve blanked out the first two rows, because the same player has recorded the two highest yards/target seasons over the last thirteen years. Can you guess who it is?
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