Factoid
Two receivers are managing to put up big numbers despite being stuck on teams with lesser passing attacks.
Roddy White and Derrick Mason are both working with rookie quarterbacks. And both are on teams that will finish in the bottom 10 in passing. But both are essentially the only consistent pass catchers on those teams.
White has caught 18 passes for 322 yards, making up almost half of Atlanta's passing production. It's the same story with Mason; he's at 16 receptions and 223 yards -- no other Raven has more than 54 receiving yards.
By the end of the season, these players may rank among the most productive receivers ever -- relative to their own team's production, that is. The below chart shows the 18 other receivers that have accounted for over 40 percent of their own team's receiving yards since the league went to a 16-game format in 1978.
BIG PIECE OF THE PIE
Receivers who've accounted for the highest percentages of their own team's receiving production, 1978 to present. Numbers shown include the individual player’s receiving yards, the team’s total passing yards, and the resulting percentage.
Yds Team Pct. Year
223 450 49.6 2008 Derrick Mason, Balt.
322 669 48.1 2008 Roddy White, Atl
1563 3485 44.8 2005 Steve Smith, Car.
1483 3346 44.3 2005 Santana Moss, Wash.
1636 3716 44.0 1999 Jimmy Smith, Jck.
1598 3653 43.7 2001 David Boston, Ariz.
1398 3215 43.5 1997 Yancey Thigpen, Pitt.
1781 4113 43.3 1995 Isaac Bruce, St.L.
1072 2485 43.1 1978 Harold Carmichael, Phil.
1603 3741 42.8 1995 Michael Irvin, Dall.
1338 3144 42.6 1996 Isaac Bruce, St.L.
1292 3051 42.3 2006 Lee Evans, Buff.
1377 3265 42.2 2003 Anquan Boldin, Ariz.
1343 3208 41.9 2001 Rod Smith, Den.
1461 3498 41.8 1992 Sharpe, Sterling, G.B.
1523 3663 41.6 1991 Michael Irvin, Dall.
1722 4200 41.0 2002 Marvin Harrison, Ind.
1287 3171 40.6 2005 Joey Galloway, T.B.
1372 3417 40.2 1984 Art Monk, Wash.
1584 3953 40.1 1997 Rob Moore, Ariz.
—Ian Allan
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