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Average Yards Per Reception

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Calculates the average yards gained per reception across all players and seasons to measure the big-play ability of receivers.

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Average Yards Per Reception

Professional Football calculation – data from nflverse.com

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Calculates the average yards gained per reception across all players and seasons to measure the big-play ability of receivers.

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Average Yards Per Reception

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player_display_name: Name of player as provided by load_players()position: Position of player as listed by NFLposition_group: Position group of player as listed by NFLheadshot_url: Player's nfl.com headshot URLseason: Official NFL seasonweek: Game week numberseason_type: REG for regular season, POST for postseasonteam: Abbreviation of player's teamopponent_team: Abbreviation of opponent's teamcompletions: The number of completed passes.attempts: The number of pass attempts as defined by the NFL.passing_yards: Yards gained on pass plays.passing_tds: The number of passing touchdowns.passing_interceptions: Number of passing interceptionssacks_suffered: Number of sacks taken as a QBsack_yards_lost: Yards lost from sacks suffered by this playersack_fumbles: The number of sacks suffered with a fumble.sack_fumbles_lost: The number of sacks suffered with a lost fumble.passing_air_yards: Passing air yards (includes incomplete passes).passing_yards_after_catch: Yards after the catch gained on plays in which player was the passer (this is an unofficial stat and may differ slightly between different sources).passing_first_downs: First downs on pass attempts.passing_epa: Total expected points added on pass attempts and sacks. NOTE: this uses the variable qb_epa, which gives QB credit for EPA for up to the point where a receiver lost a fumble after a completed catch and makes EPA work more like passing yards on plays with fumbles.passing_cpoe: Completion percentage over expected for this player.passing_2pt_conversions: Two-point conversion passes.pacr: Passing (yards) Air (yards) Conversion Ratio - the number of passing yards per air yards thrown per gamecarries: The number of official rush attempts (incl. scrambles and kneel downs). Rushes after a lateral reception don't count as carry.rushing_yards: Yards gained when rushing with the ball (incl. scrambles and kneel downs). Also includes yards gained after obtaining a lateral on a play that started with a rushing attempt.rushing_tds: The number of rushing touchdowns (incl. scrambles). Also includes touchdowns after obtaining a lateral on a play that started with a rushing attempt.rushing_fumbles: The number of rushes with a fumble.rushing_fumbles_lost: The number of rushes with a lost fumble.rushing_first_downs: First downs on rush attempts (incl. scrambles).rushing_epa: Expected points added on rush attempts (incl. scrambles and kneel downs).rushing_2pt_conversions: Two-point conversion rushesreceptions: The number of pass receptions. Lateral receptions officially don't count as reception.targets: The number of pass plays where the player was the targeted receiver.receiving_yards: Yards gained after a pass reception. Includes yards gained after receiving a lateral on a play that started as a pass play.receiving_tds: The number of touchdowns following a pass reception. Also includes touchdowns after receiving a lateral on a play that started as a pass play.receiving_fumbles: The number of fumbles after a pass reception.receiving_fumbles_lost: The number of fumbles lost after a pass reception.receiving_air_yards: Receiving air yards (incl. incomplete passes).receiving_yards_after_catch: Yards after the catch gained on plays in which player was receiver (this is an unofficial stat and may differ slightly between different sources).receiving_first_downs: Total number of first downs gained on receptionsreceiving_epa: Total EPA on plays where this receiver was targetedreceiving_2pt_conversions: Two-point conversion receptionsracr: Receiving (yards) Air (yards) Conversion Ratio - the number of receiving yards per air yards targeted per gametarget_share: Player's share of team receiving targets in this gameair_yards_share: Player's share of the team's air yards in this gamewopr: Weighted OPportunity Rating - 1.5 x target_share + 0.7 x air_yards_share - a weighted average that contextualizes total fantasy usage.special_teams_tds: Total number of kick/punt return touchdownsdef_tackles_solo: Total number of solo tackles for this playerdef_tackles_with_assist: Number of tackles this player had with an assisted tackledef_tackle_assists: Number of assisted tackles for this playerdef_tackles_for_loss: Number of tackles for loss (TFL) for this playerdef_tackles_for_loss_yards: Yards lost from TFLs involving this playerdef_fumbles_forced: Number of times a fumble was forced from this playerdef_sacks: Number of sacks form this playerdef_sack_yards: Yards lost from sacks forced by this playerdef_qb_hits: Number of QB hits from this player (should not include plays where the QB was sacked)def_interceptions: Number of interceptions forced by this playerdef_interception_yards: yards gained/lost by interception returns from this playerdef_pass_defended: Number of passes defended/broken up by this playerdef_tds: Number of defensive touchdowns scored by this playerdef_fumbles: Number of fumbles by this playerdef_safeties: Number of safeties forced by this playermisc_yards: Miscellaneous yards attributed to this playerfumble_recovery_own: Number of the player's own team fumbles recoveredfumble_recovery_yards_own: Yards gained/lost on own fumble recoveriesfumble_recovery_opp: Number of the opponent's fumbles recoveredfumble_recovery_yards_opp: Yardage on opponent fumble recoveriesfumble_recovery_tds: Fumbles recovered and advanced for a touchdownpenalties: Number of penalties attributed to this playerpenalty_yards: Penalty yardage on penalties attributed to this playerpunt_returns: Count of punt returns by this playerpunt_return_yards: Yards gained on punts returned by this playerkickoff_returns: Count of kick returns by this playerkickoff_return_yards: Yards gained on kick returns by this playerfg_made: Count of field goals made by this playerfg_att: Count of field goals attempted by this playerfg_missed: Count of field goals missed by this playerfg_blocked: Count of field goals attempted by this player that were blockedfg_long: Longest successful field goal made by this playerfg_pct: Percentage of field goals successfully madefg_made_0_19: Count of field goals within 0-19 yards made by this playerfg_made_20_29: Count of field goals within 20-29 yards made by this playerfg_made_30_39: Count of field goals within 30-39 yards made by this playerfg_made_40_49: Count of field goals within 40-49 yards made by this playerfg_made_50_59: Count of field goals within 50-59 yards made by this playerfg_made_60_: Count of field goals over 60 yards made by this playerfg_missed_0_19: Count of field goals missed between 0-19 yards by this playerfg_missed_20_29: Count of field goals missed between 20-29 yards by this playerfg_missed_30_39: Count of field goals missed between 30-39 yards by this playerfg_missed_40_49: Count of field goals missed between 40-49 yards by this playerfg_missed_50_59: Count of field goals missed between 50-59 yards by this playerfg_missed_60_: Count of field goals missed over 60 yards by this playerfg_made_list: Comma-separated string listing lengths of field goals madefg_missed_list: Comma-separated string listing lengths of field goals missedfg_blocked_list: Comma-separated string listing lengths of field goals blockedfg_made_distance: Total distance on field goals madefg_missed_distance: Total distance on field goals missedfg_blocked_distance: Total distance on field goals blockedpat_made: Count of extra point kicks madepat_att: Count of extra point kicks attemptedpat_missed: Count of extra point kicks missedpat_blocked: Count of extra point kicks blockedpat_pct: Percentage of extra point kicks successfully completedgwfg_made: Count of game winning field goals madegwfg_att: Count of game winning field goals attemptedgwfg_missed: Count of game winning field goals missedgwfg_blocked: Count of game winning field goals blockedgwfg_distance: Total distance on game winning field goals completedfantasy_points: Standard fantasy points.fantasy_points_ppr: PPR fantasy points.

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This computed calculation provides calculates the average yards gained per reception across all players and seasons to measure the big-play ability of receivers.. Built from official nflverse.com data, this insight is processed and verified by Spartera to ensure accuracy and reliability. Results are delivered on-demand — no subscriptions, no data dumps. You get exactly the insight you need, when you need it.

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CategoryProfessional Football
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Data accuracy and methodology verified. Originally released October 10, 2025. Last updated February 23, 2026.

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PublishedOct 10, 2025
Last updatedFeb 23, 2026
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