Leaders in Yards Receiving for 2014 NFL Playoff Teams
By Chris Malumphy
Ten of the 12 NFL playoff teams for 2014 had at least one player with 1,000 yards receiving, with only the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks missing the cut. The Broncos, Packers, Lions and Panthers had two players reach the 1,000 yard mark.
Only three of the top ten receivers in terms of yardage were first round draft selections with 6th round pick Antonio Brown leading the league with 129 receptions for 1,698 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Leaders in Yards Receiving for 2014 NFL Playoff Teams | |||||||||||||
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Team | Name | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Rushes | Yds | Avg | Td | Year | Round | Pick | Player |
Steelers | Antonio Brown | 129 | 1698 | 13.2 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 2010 | 6 | 26 | 195 |
Broncos | Demaryius Thomas | 111 | 1619 | 14.6 | 11 | 2010 | 1 | 22 | 22 | ||||
Packers | Jordy Nelson | 98 | 1519 | 15.5 | 13 | 2008 | 2 | 5 | 36 | ||||
Broncos | Emmanuel Sanders | 101 | 1404 | 13.9 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | 2010 | 3 | 18 | 82 |
Colts | T.Y. Hilton | 82 | 1345 | 16.4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 2012 | 3 | 29 | 92 |
Lions | Golden Tate | 99 | 1331 | 13.4 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 2010 | 2 | 28 | 60 |
Cowboys | Dez Bryant | 88 | 1320 | 15.0 | 16 | 2010 | 1 | 24 | 24 | ||||
Packers | Randall Cobb | 91 | 1287 | 14.1 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 2011 | 2 | 32 | 64 |
Patriots | Rob Gronkowski | 82 | 1124 | 13.7 | 12 | 2010 | 2 | 10 | 42 | ||||
Lions | Calvin Johnson | 71 | 1077 | 15.2 | 8 | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Ravens | Steve Smith Sr. | 79 | 1065 | 13.5 | 6 | 2001 | 3 | 12 | 74 | ||||
Bengals | A.J. Green | 69 | 1041 | 15.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2011 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Panthers | Kelvin Benjamin | 73 | 1008 | 13.8 | 9 | 2014 | 1 | 28 | 28 | ||||
Panthers | Greg Olsen | 84 | 1008 | 12.0 | 6 | 2007 | 1 | 31 | 31 | ||||
Patriots | Julian Edelman | 92 | 972 | 10.6 | 4 | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 0 | 2009 | 7 | 23 | 232 |
Patriots | Brandon LaFell | 74 | 953 | 12.9 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 2010 | 3 | 14 | 78 |
Steelers | Le'Veon Bell | 83 | 854 | 10.3 | 3 | 290 | 1361 | 4.7 | 8 | 2013 | 2 | 16 | 48 |
Cardinals | Michael Floyd | 47 | 841 | 17.9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2012 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
Seahawks | Doug Baldwin | 66 | 825 | 12.5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | ||||
Bengals | Mohamed Sanu | 56 | 790 | 14.1 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 2012 | 3 | 20 | 83 |
Cardinals | Larry Fitzgerald | 63 | 784 | 12.4 | 2 | 2004 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Colts | Reggie Wayne | 64 | 779 | 12.2 | 2 | 2001 | 1 | 30 | 30 | ||||
Colts | Coby Fleener | 51 | 774 | 15.2 | 8 | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 34 | ||||
Ravens | Torrey Smith | 49 | 767 | 15.7 | 11 | 2011 | 2 | 26 | 58 | ||||
Steelers | Heath Miller | 66 | 761 | 11.5 | 3 | 2005 | 1 | 30 | 30 | ||||
Cowboys | Jason Witten | 64 | 703 | 11.0 | 5 | 2003 | 3 | 5 | 69 | ||||
Cardinals | John Brown | 48 | 696 | 14.5 | 5 | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 2014 | 3 | 27 | 91 |
Steelers | Markus Wheaton | 53 | 644 | 12.2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 2013 | 3 | 17 | 79 |
Cowboys | Terrance Williams | 37 | 621 | 16.8 | 8 | 2013 | 3 | 12 | 74 | ||||
Panthers | Jerricho Cotchery | 48 | 580 | 12.1 | 1 | 2004 | 4 | 12 | 108 | ||||
Steelers | Martavis Bryant | 26 | 549 | 21.1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 2014 | 4 | 18 | 118 |
Seahawks | Jermaine Kearse | 38 | 537 | 14.1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||||
Ravens | Owen Daniels | 48 | 527 | 11.0 | 4 | 2006 | 4 | 1 | 98 | ||||
Broncos | Julius Thomas | 43 | 489 | 11.4 | 12 | 2011 | 4 | 32 | 129 | ||||
Broncos | Wes Welker | 49 | 464 | 9.5 | 2 | ||||||||
Bengals | Jermaine Gresham | 62 | 460 | 7.4 | 5 | 2010 | 1 | 21 | 21 | ||||
Patriots | Shane Vereen | 52 | 447 | 8.6 | 3 | 96 | 391 | 4.1 | 2 | 2011 | 2 | 24 | 56 |
Packers | Davante Adams | 38 | 446 | 11.7 | 3 | 2014 | 2 | 21 | 53 | ||||
Colts | Donte Moncrief | 32 | 444 | 13.9 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 2014 | 3 | 26 | 90 |
Packers | Eddie Lacy | 42 | 427 | 10.2 | 4 | 246 | 1139 | 4.6 | 9 | 2013 | 2 | 29 | 61 |
Cowboys | Cole Beasley | 37 | 420 | 11.4 | 4 | ||||||||
Cowboys | DeMarco Murray | 57 | 416 | 7.3 | 0 | 392 | 1845 | 4.7 | 13 | 2011 | 3 | 7 | 71 |
Colts | Hakeem Nicks | 38 | 405 | 10.7 | 4 | 2009 | 1 | 29 | 29 |