How NFL receiving yards actually behave

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Across 56 NFL players with at least 10 logged games in receiving yards, this page measures 760 games in total. The median player in that field averages 60.9 receiving yards. The line closest to a coin flip sits at 52.0 for the median of the 56 players whose distribution supports one — half the field is more often over it, half more often under. The deepest sample here is Jaxon Smith-Njigba, with 19 logged games. Of the 56 players whose spread can be measured, 4 cluster tightly around their average, 52 vary moderately and 0 swing widely. 55 of them have at least three games home and away, so the venue gap below is measured rather than assumed. Every figure is counted from official box scores and describes games already played. It is not a projection, and on its own it says nothing about whether any price on offer is worth taking.

Measured as of 2026-09-20, rebuilt daily from official box scores. Window: 2025-09-05 to 2026-09-18. No prices appear on this page.

Where the coin-flip line sits in NFL receiving yards

Each player's own most balanced threshold — the half-point line he has finished above in closest to half his logged games — measured from his distribution rather than read off a book. Deepest sample first, not best to worst. The 40 deepest samples of 56 measured; the figures above this table are over all 56.

NFL receiving yards — measured field
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageBalanced lineHit rate there
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSeahawks19109.1 receiving yardsOver 103.510 of 19 (53%)
Puka NacuaRams19110.2 receiving yardsOver 91.510 of 19 (53%)
Amon-Ra St. BrownLions1889.4 receiving yardsOver 77.59 of 18 (50%)
Davante AdamsRams1855.6 receiving yardsOver 56.59 of 18 (50%)
Trey McBrideCardinals1874.1 receiving yardsOver 72.59 of 18 (50%)
Justin JeffersonVikings1766.4 receiving yardsOver 61.59 of 17 (53%)
Keenan AllenColts1746.8 receiving yardsOver 37.59 of 17 (53%)
Zay FlowersRavens1779.3 receiving yardsOver 72.59 of 17 (53%)
Chris OlaveSaints1680.5 receiving yardsOver 63.58 of 16 (50%)
Courtland SuttonBroncos1665.4 receiving yardsOver 61.59 of 16 (56%)
Ja'Marr ChaseBengals1688.3 receiving yardsOver 94.58 of 16 (50%)
Tetairoa McMillanPanthers1668.5 receiving yardsOver 68.58 of 16 (50%)
Tyler WarrenColts1647.8 receiving yardsOver 43.58 of 16 (50%)
DeVonta SmithEagles1565.6 receiving yardsOver 53.57 of 15 (47%)
DJ MooreBills1556.7 receiving yardsOver 52.58 of 15 (53%)
Emeka EgbukaBuccaneers1561.9 receiving yardsOver 42.58 of 15 (53%)
George PickensCowboys1590.7 receiving yardsOver 78.58 of 15 (53%)
Khalil ShakirBills1556.4 receiving yardsOver 45.58 of 15 (53%)
Travis KelceChiefs1554.3 receiving yardsOver 48.58 of 15 (53%)
Wan'Dale RobinsonTitans1565.2 receiving yardsOver 46.58 of 15 (53%)
Deebo Samuel Sr.49ers1447.2 receiving yardsOver 43.57 of 14 (50%)
DK MetcalfSteelers1459.9 receiving yardsOver 42.57 of 14 (50%)
Kyle PittsFalcons1462.9 receiving yardsOver 58.57 of 14 (50%)
Ladd McConkeyChargers1457.6 receiving yardsOver 48.57 of 14 (50%)
Nico CollinsTexans1472.6 receiving yardsOver 59.58 of 14 (57%)
Stefon DiggsCommanders1466.9 receiving yardsOver 55.57 of 14 (50%)
A.J. BrownEagles1374.3 receiving yardsOver 68.57 of 13 (54%)
CeeDee LambCowboys1385.9 receiving yardsOver 75.57 of 13 (54%)
Harold Fannin Jr.Browns1351.0 receiving yardsOver 43.57 of 13 (54%)
Jakobi MeyersJaguars1353.2 receiving yardsOver 44.57 of 13 (54%)
Jauan Jennings49ers1345.6 receiving yardsOver 39.57 of 13 (54%)
Jaylen WaddleDolphins1366.8 receiving yardsOver 52.57 of 13 (54%)
Rashid ShaheedSeahawks1353.4 receiving yardsOver 42.57 of 13 (54%)
Rome OdunzeBears1357.6 receiving yardsOver 44.56 of 13 (46%)
Brian Thomas Jr.Jaguars1255.1 receiving yardsOver 49.56 of 12 (50%)
Dalton SchultzTexans1253.1 receiving yardsOver 51.56 of 12 (50%)
Elic AyomanorTitans1234.0 receiving yardsOver 37.56 of 12 (50%)
Jameson WilliamsLions1279.8 receiving yardsOver 70.56 of 12 (50%)
Michael PittmanColts1258.8 receiving yardsOver 41.56 of 12 (50%)
Tee HigginsBengals1263.3 receiving yardsOver 59.56 of 12 (50%)

The steadiest NFL receiving yards records

Standard deviation in the market’s own units, and the same figure as a share of the player’s average so it means the same thing in points as in passing yards. A narrow spread means the average is close to what a typical game actually looked like; it says nothing about what the next one will look like.

The steadiest NFL receiving yards records
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Juwan JohnsonSaints1059.7 receiving yards15.426%
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSeahawks19109.1 receiving yards32.630%
CeeDee LambCowboys1385.9 receiving yards27.232%
Khalil ShakirBills1556.4 receiving yards18.533%
Jaylen WaddleDolphins1366.8 receiving yards24.737%
Trey McBrideCardinals1874.1 receiving yards28.138%
Dalton SchultzTexans1253.1 receiving yards20.839%
Tetairoa McMillanPanthers1668.5 receiving yards26.439%
DJ MooreBills1556.7 receiving yards23.040%
Parker WashingtonJaguars1181.2 receiving yards32.440%

The widest NFL receiving yards swings

The other end of the same measurement. A wide spread means the average describes the middle of a broad range rather than a typical night, which is worth knowing before reading anything into that average.

The widest NFL receiving yards swings
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Tre TuckerRaiders1149.4 receiving yards34.369%
Wan'Dale RobinsonTitans1565.2 receiving yards42.365%
Stefon DiggsCommanders1466.9 receiving yards42.864%
Emeka EgbukaBuccaneers1561.9 receiving yards38.963%
Michael WilsonCardinals1179.3 receiving yards50.163%
DK MetcalfSteelers1459.9 receiving yards37.462%
DeVonta SmithEagles1565.6 receiving yards40.361%
Dallas GoedertEagles1050.6 receiving yards30.560%
Rome OdunzeBears1357.6 receiving yards32.857%
Colston LovelandBears1166.6 receiving yards36.254%

The widest home and away gaps in NFL receiving yards

Both averages are over the games actually played at each venue, and the game count for each is in the cell beside it. A gap measured over a handful of games either way is one you cannot distinguish from noise — this table prints the denominators so you can tell which is which. Three games a side is the floor for appearing here at all.

NFL receiving yards — venue gaps
PlayerClubHome (games)Away (games)Gap
Michael WilsonCardinals56.8 (4)92.1 (7)35.3 away
Colston LovelandBears85.4 (5)51.0 (6)34.4 at home
A.J. BrownEagles56.3 (6)89.7 (7)33.4 away
Brock BowersRaiders45.3 (6)78.5 (4)33.2 away
Justin JeffersonVikings82.0 (8)52.6 (9)29.4 at home
Zay FlowersRavens66.3 (9)93.9 (8)27.6 away
Hunter HenryPatriots47.5 (6)74.8 (5)27.3 away
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSeahawks123.3 (9)96.2 (10)27.1 at home
Harold Fannin Jr.Browns65.5 (6)38.6 (7)26.9 at home
CeeDee LambCowboys104.3 (4)77.8 (9)26.5 at home

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five

Last five logged games against the full log, reported only where the gap is more than a tenth of the player’s own average. It is a description of five games that have been played and it is not a forecast of the sixth.

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Kyle PittsFalcons90.6 receiving yards62.9 over 1444% above
Chris OlaveSaints112.8 receiving yards80.5 over 1640% above
DJ MooreBills75.6 receiving yards56.7 over 1533% above
Parker WashingtonJaguars107.4 receiving yards81.2 over 1132% above
Colston LovelandBears81.6 receiving yards66.6 over 1122% above
Zay FlowersRavens94.0 receiving yards79.3 over 1719% above
A.J. BrownEagles84.0 receiving yards74.3 over 1313% above
Michael WilsonCardinals88.0 receiving yards79.3 over 1111% above
Jerry JeudyBrowns49.2 receiving yards44.2 over 1111% above

Behind their own baseline over the last five

The same comparison in the other direction, and the same caveat: five games is five games, and a run below a baseline is as often noise as it is a change.

Behind their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Tyler WarrenColts26.2 receiving yards47.8 over 1645% below
Courtland SuttonBroncos41.4 receiving yards65.4 over 1637% below
Emeka EgbukaBuccaneers40.8 receiving yards61.9 over 1534% below
Rome OdunzeBears38.0 receiving yards57.6 over 1334% below
George PickensCowboys61.2 receiving yards90.7 over 1533% below
Stefon DiggsCommanders45.8 receiving yards66.9 over 1432% below
DeVonta SmithEagles45.4 receiving yards65.6 over 1531% below
Tre TuckerRaiders34.8 receiving yards49.4 over 1130% below
Travis KelceChiefs39.4 receiving yards54.3 over 1527% below
Keenan AllenColts34.6 receiving yards46.8 over 1726% below

Common questions

Where does the NFL receiving yards coin-flip line sit?

At the half-point threshold each player has finished above in about half their logged games. It is measured per player from their own distribution rather than read off a sportsbook, which is why it is on this page at all: a posted line moves through the day and this page is rebuilt once, so a number taken from a book would be wrong by morning.

Is this a ranking of the best NFL receiving yards props?

No. Nothing here is ordered by how good a bet it is, and no price is quoted anywhere on the page. The tables are ordered by sample depth, by spread and by the size of a measured gap, because those are the things a game log can actually establish.

How many games are behind each receiving yards figure?

The count is printed beside every one of them. A player only appears once they have ten or more logged games in the market, and games they did not play are absent rather than counted as zero, so an average describes games they were actually in.

Does a receiving yards trend on this page predict the next game?

No. A trend here is a comparison between a player’s last five logged games and their full log, and it is reported only when the gap is large enough to be worth naming. It is a description of what has happened, and history is not a forecast.

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