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2016 NFL YAC over Expected per Reception Leaders

Yards after the catch minus nflverse's expected yards after the catch, per reception.

The 2016 leaders: Spencer Ware (+5.2), Tevin Coleman (+4.8), Ezekiel Elliott (+4.2).

YAC over Expected per Reception

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's minimum for receiving rate leaders). 154 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamTgtRecYACOE
1Spencer WareRBKC4233+5.2
2Tevin ColemanRBATL4031+4.8
3Ezekiel ElliottRBDAL4032+4.2
4Melvin GordonRBLAC5741+3.3
5Hunter HenryTELAC5336+2.7
6Taylor GabrielWRATL5035+2.6
7Martellus BennettTENE7355+2.5
8Travis KelceTEKC11785+2.4
9David JohnsonRBARI12080+2.4
10Tyrell WilliamsWRLAC11969+2.0
11Matt ForteRBNYJ4330+2.0
12Adam HumphriesWRTB8355+1.6
13Duke JohnsonRBCLE7453+1.6
14James WhiteRBNE8660+1.5
15Le'Veon BellRBPIT9475+1.4
16J.J. NelsonWRARI7434+1.3
17Jarvis LandryWRMIA13194+1.3
18Devonta FreemanRBATL6554+1.2
19Mike WallaceWRBAL11672+1.2
20Michael ThomasWRNO12192+1.2
21Chris HoganWRNE5838+1.2
22Malcolm MitchellWRNE4832+1.2
23Allen HurnsWRJAX7635+1.2
24Cole BeasleyWRDAL9875+1.0
25Latavius MurrayRBLV4333+1.0
26Quincy EnunwaWRNYJ10558+0.9
27Matt AsiataRBMIN3832+0.9
28Eddie RoyalWRCHI4333+0.9
29Jamison CrowderWRWAS9967+0.9
30Devontae BookerRBDEN4531+0.9
31Odell Beckham Jr.WRNYG169101+0.8
32Marqise LeeWRJAX10563+0.8
33Willie SneadWRNO10472+0.7
34Darren SprolesRBPHI7152+0.7
35Randall CobbWRGB8460+0.6
36Isaiah CrowellRBCLE5340+0.6
37Todd GurleyRBLA5843+0.6
38Golden TateWRDET13591+0.6
39Frank GoreRBIND4738+0.6
40Ty MontgomeryRBGB5644+0.6
41Jimmy GrahamTESEA9565+0.6
42Travis BenjaminWRLAC7547+0.6
43Vernon DavisTEWAS5944+0.5
44Victor CruzWRNYG7239+0.5
45Brandon LaFellWRCIN10764+0.5
46Julio JonesWRATL12983+0.5
47Giovani BernardRBCIN5139+0.4
48Lance KendricksTELA8750+0.4
49Davante AdamsWRGB12175+0.4
50Theo RiddickRBDET6753+0.3
51LeSean McCoyRBBUF5750+0.3
52Terrance WestRBBAL4534+0.3
53Mohamed SanuWRATL8159+0.2
54Kenny StillsWRMIA8142+0.2
55Eric EbronTEDET8561+0.2
56Greg OlsenTECAR12980+0.2
57Cordarrelle PattersonWRMIN7052+0.1
58Mark IngramRBNO5846+0.1
59Kelvin BenjaminWRCAR11863+0.1
60Zach MillerTECHI6447+0.1
61Kenny BrittWRLA11168+0.1
62Breshad PerrimanWRBAL6633+0.1
63Julian EdelmanWRNE15998+0.1
64Brian QuickWRLA7741+0.1
65Cameron MeredithWRCHI9766+0.0
66Jared CookTEGB5130-0.0
67Brandin CooksWRNO11778-0.0
68Quinton PattonWRSF6337-0.0
69Jordy NelsonWRGB15297-0.1
70C.J. FiedorowiczTEHOU8954-0.1
71Amari CooperWRLV13283-0.1
72Bilal PowellRBNYJ7458-0.1
73Marvin JonesWRDET10355-0.1
74Seth RobertsWRLV7738-0.2
75Dorial Green-BeckhamWRPHI7436-0.2
76Pierre GarconWRWAS11479-0.2
77DeSean JacksonWRWAS10056-0.2
78Antonio GatesTELAC9353-0.2
79Coby FleenerTENO8150-0.2
80Kyle JuszczykRBBAL4937-0.3
81Kyle RudolphTEMIN13283-0.3
82Adam ThielenWRMIN9269-0.3
83DeVante ParkerWRMIA8756-0.3
84Doug BaldwinWRSEA12594-0.3
85Will FullerWRHOU9247-0.3
86Jason WittenTEDAL9569-0.3
87Jordan ReedTEWAS8966-0.4
88Jack DoyleTEIND7559-0.4
89Chris ConleyWRKC6944-0.4
90T.Y. HiltonWRIND15591-0.4
91DeAndre HopkinsWRHOU15178-0.4
92Phillip DorsettWRIND5933-0.4
93Tyler LockettWRSEA6641-0.4
94Delanie WalkerTETEN10265-0.5
95Gary BarnidgeTECLE8255-0.5
96Terrance WilliamsWRDAL6144-0.5
97Steve SmithWRBAL10170-0.5
98DeMarco MurrayRBTEN6753-0.5
99Albert WilsonWRKC5131-0.6
100Chris ThompsonRBWAS6249-0.6

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