Factoid
Doing some scouting work on Victor Cruz, I am reminded how outstanding he was last year. Once they put him in the starting lineup, he averaged 109 receiving yards per game, the most by anyone in 11 years.
He caught 82 passes, but he also averaged 18.7 yards per catch. That’s rare – for a receiver to catch 80-plus passes and still consistently get open for big plays downfield.
In the history of the league, in fact, only a handful of players have both caught 80-plus passes and averaged over 17 yards per catch.
BUSY RECEIVERS WHO STILL GET DEEP
Wide receivers with 80-plus receptions who still averaged over 17 yards per catch:
No Yds Avg TD Year
82 1635 19.9 6 2000 Torry Holt, St.L.
82 1536 18.7 9 2011 Victor Cruz, NYG
86 1570 18.3 15 1986 Jerry Rice, S.F.
82 1483 18.1 17 1989 Jerry Rice, S.F.
84 1491 17.8 10 1986 Stanley Morgan, N.E.
80 1413 17.7 11 1999 Randy Moss, Minn.
84 1483 17.7 9 2005 Santana Moss, Wash
80 1411 17.6 8 2011 Larry Fitzgerald, Ariz.
96 1681 17.5 16 2011 Calvin Johnson, Det.
80 1395 17.4 11 1984 John Stallworth, Pitt.
84 1424 17.0 14 1998 Antonio Freeman, G.B.
—Ian Allan
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