You might not like DeSean Jackson. You might consider him to be a selfish “me” guy – more concerned with his own stats. But you must concede that the dude gets downfield and makes plays.
Jackson has 23 receptions of 40-plus yards in the last three years. That’s 4 more than anyone else, and over twice as many as the vast majority of receivers.
He’s also averaged 17.5 yards per catch over the last three years. That’s No. 1 among receivers who’ve caught at least 150 passes.
AVERAGE YARDS PER CATCH SINCE 2012 | ||||||
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Rk | Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | 40+ |
1. | DeSean Jackson | 183 | 3201 | 17.5 | 17 | 23 |
2. | Josh Gordon | 161 | 2754 | 17.1 | 14 | 12 |
3. | Torrey Smith | 163 | 2750 | 16.9 | 23 | 15 |
4. | Vincent Jackson | 220 | 3610 | 16.4 | 17 | 14 |
5. | Calvin Johnson | 277 | 4533 | 16.4 | 25 | 13 |
6. | Michael Floyd | 157 | 2444 | 15.6 | 13 | 10 |
7. | Jordy Nelson | 232 | 3578 | 15.4 | 28 | 15 |
8. | T.Y. Hilton | 214 | 3289 | 15.4 | 19 | 17 |
9. | Demaryius Thomas | 297 | 4483 | 15.1 | 35 | 16 |
10. | Julio Jones | 224 | 3371 | 15.0 | 18 | 11 |
11. | Alshon Jeffery | 174 | 2554 | 14.7 | 17 | 10 |
12. | A.J. Green | 264 | 3817 | 14.5 | 28 | 19 |
13. | Dez Bryant | 273 | 3935 | 14.4 | 41 | 15 |
14. | Jeremy Maclin | 154 | 2175 | 14.1 | 17 | 11 |
15. | Golden Tate | 208 | 2917 | 14.0 | 16 | 13 |
16. | Marques Colston | 217 | 2999 | 13.8 | 20 | 3 |
17. | Steve Smith | 216 | 2984 | 13.8 | 14 | 10 |
18. | Brian Hartline | 189 | 2573 | 13.6 | 7 | 4 |
19. | Anquan Boldin | 233 | 3162 | 13.6 | 16 | 5 |
20. | Brandon LaFell | 167 | 2257 | 13.5 | 16 | 5 |
21. | Eric Decker | 246 | 3314 | 13.5 | 29 | 12 |
22. | Victor Cruz | 182 | 2427 | 13.3 | 15 | 7 |
23. | Cecil Shorts | 174 | 2313 | 13.3 | 11 | 7 |
24. | Randall Cobb | 202 | 2674 | 13.2 | 24 | 4 |
25. | Antonio Brown | 305 | 3984 | 13.1 | 26 | 12 |
26. | Mike Wallace | 204 | 2628 | 12.9 | 23 | 11 |
27. | Andre Johnson | 306 | 3941 | 12.9 | 12 | 8 |
28. | Roddy White | 235 | 2983 | 12.7 | 17 | 4 |
29. | Reggie Wayne | 208 | 2637 | 12.7 | 9 | 3 |
30. | Dwayne Bowe | 176 | 2228 | 12.7 | 8 | 2 |
31. | Brandon Marshall | 279 | 3524 | 12.6 | 31 | 9 |
32. | Stevie Johnson | 166 | 2078 | 12.5 | 12 | 3 |
33. | Pierre Garcon | 225 | 2731 | 12.1 | 12 | 7 |
34. | Michael Crabtree | 172 | 2087 | 12.1 | 14 | 5 |
35. | Larry Fitzgerald | 216 | 2536 | 11.7 | 16 | 4 |
36. | James Jones | 196 | 2267 | 11.6 | 23 | 6 |
37. | Kendall Wright | 215 | 2420 | 11.3 | 12 | 2 |
38. | Wes Welker | 240 | 2596 | 10.8 | 18 | 2 |
39. | Julian Edelman | 197 | 2028 | 10.3 | 10 | 5 |
—Ian Allan