Factoid
Wes Welker slipped last year. He averaged 3 fewer catches (from 8.8 to 5.7 per game), and he didn’t do as much with them. He averaged only 9.9 yards per reception.
That’s an unusually low number. In the last 20 years, only a handful of wide receivers have caught 50-plus passes and averaged under 10 yards per catch.
WIDE RECEIVERS AVERAGING UNDER 10 YARDS PER CATCH, 1991-2010
Among those catching at least 50 passes.
No Yds Avg Year
85 689 8.1 2010 Danny Amendola (St.L.)
51 432 8.5 2009 Andre Caldwell (Cin.)
63 539 8.6 1993 Eric Metcalf (Clev.)
67 599 8.9 1994 Ricky Sanders (Atl.)
55 492 8.9 2005 Jabar Gaffney (N.E.)
97 890 9.2 2002 Troy Brown (N.E.)
70 667 9.5 2001 Peter Warrick (Cin.)
57 557 9.8 2006 Eric Moulds (Buff.)
92 904 9.8 2008 T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Cin.)
52 512 9.8 2006 Rod Smith (Den.)
86 848 9.9 2010 Wes Welker (N.E.)
74 736 9.9 1993 Mike Pritchard (Atl.)
76 758 10.0 2009 Davone Bess (Mia.)
55 549 10.0 2000 Eddie Kennison (Chi.)
—Ian Allan
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