2021 NFL YAC over Expected per Reception Leaders

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

The 2021 leaders: Deebo Samuel Sr. (+4.3), Ja'Marr Chase (+3.4), Ty Johnson (+3.2).

YAC over Expected per Reception

Minimum to rank: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's minimum for receiving rate leaders). 152 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	YACOE
1	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	SF	121	77	+4.3
2	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	128	81	+3.4
3	Ty Johnson	RB	NYJ	55	34	+3.2
4	Brandon Bolden	RB	NE	49	41	+2.6
5	James Conner	RB	ARI	39	37	+2.5
6	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	67	47	+2.5
7	Kendrick Bourne	WR	NE	70	55	+2.3
8	AJ Dillon	RB	GB	37	34	+2.3
9	Darrel Williams	RB	KC	57	47	+2.2
10	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	SF	84	56	+2.2
11	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	51	40	+2.1
12	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC	94	70	+2.0
13	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	DEN	40	33	+1.9
14	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	134	92	+1.9
15	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI	76	56	+1.9
16	Michael Carter	RB	NYJ	55	36	+1.8
17	Rob Gronkowski	TE	TB	89	55	+1.8
18	Mecole Hardman	WR	KC	83	59	+1.7
19	Deonte Harty	WR	NO	59	36	+1.7
20	J.D. McKissic	RB	WAS	53	43	+1.7
21	David Njoku	TE	CLE	53	36	+1.5
22	Tony Pollard	RB	DAL	46	39	+1.5
23	George Kittle	TE	SF	94	71	+1.4
24	Aaron Jones	RB	GB	65	52	+1.1
25	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	ATL	69	52	+1.0
26	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR	41	37	+1.0
27	Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN	94	67	+0.9
28	Bryan Edwards	WR	LV	59	34	+0.9
29	C.J. Uzomah	TE	CIN	63	49	+0.9
30	Cooper Kupp	WR	LA	191	145	+0.8
31	Mike Williams	WR	LAC	129	76	+0.8
32	Jared Cook	TE	LAC	83	48	+0.7
33	Kenny Gainwell	RB	PHI	50	33	+0.6
34	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	120	79	+0.6
35	Austin Hooper	TE	CLE	61	38	+0.6
36	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR	DAL	61	45	+0.5
37	Dan Arnold	TE	JAX	52	35	+0.5
38	Ameer Abdullah	RB	CAR	53	38	+0.5
39	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF	71	49	+0.5
40	D'Andre Swift	RB	DET	78	62	+0.4
41	Chris Godwin Jr.	WR	TB	127	98	+0.4
42	Antonio Gibson	RB	WAS	52	42	+0.3
43	Jarvis Landry	WR	CLE	87	52	+0.3
44	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	JAX	100	63	+0.2
45	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN	53	43	+0.2
46	Kalif Raymond	WR	DET	71	48	+0.2
47	Nyheim Hines	RB	IND	57	40	+0.2
48	Chase Edmonds	RB	ARI	53	43	+0.1
49	Robert Woods	WR	LA	69	45	+0.1
50	Davante Adams	WR	GB	169	123	+0.1
51	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN	48	42	+0.1
52	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	NO	50	32	+0.1
53	Alexander Mattison	RB	MIN	39	32	+0.1
54	Allen Lazard	WR	GB	60	40	+0.0
55	Tim Patrick	WR	DEN	85	53	+0.0
56	Tyler Conklin	TE	MIN	87	61	+0.0
57	Gabe Davis	WR	BUF	63	35	+0.0
58	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA	129	75	+0.0
59	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	60	33	+0.0
60	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	153	107	-0.0
61	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	CLE	58	34	-0.0
62	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	110	74	-0.0
63	Byron Pringle	WR	KC	60	42	-0.0
64	Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL	104	78	-0.1
65	DJ Moore	WR	CAR	163	93	-0.1
66	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL	110	68	-0.1
67	Noah Fant	TE	DEN	90	68	-0.1
68	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	119	90	-0.1
69	Corey Davis	WR	NYJ	59	34	-0.1
70	Devontae Booker	RB	NYG	45	40	-0.2
71	Rondale Moore	WR	ARI	64	54	-0.2
72	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN	49	34	-0.2
73	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR	TEN	57	38	-0.2
74	David Montgomery	RB	CHI	51	42	-0.2
75	Gerald Everett	TE	SEA	63	48	-0.2
76	Leonard Fournette	RB	TB	84	69	-0.2
77	Quez Watkins	WR	PHI	62	43	-0.2
78	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT	169	107	-0.3
79	Durham Smythe	TE	MIA	41	34	-0.3
80	Jerry Jeudy	WR	DEN	56	38	-0.3
81	Zach Ertz	TE	ARI	112	74	-0.3
82	Tyler Higbee	TE	LA	85	61	-0.4
83	Kadarius Toney	WR	NYG	57	39	-0.4
84	Chase Claypool	WR	PIT	105	59	-0.4
85	Darren Waller	TE	LV	93	55	-0.4
86	Josh Jacobs	RB	LV	64	54	-0.4
87	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	167	108	-0.4
88	A.J. Brown	WR	TEN	105	63	-0.4
89	Hunter Renfrow	WR	LV	128	103	-0.5
90	Najee Harris	RB	PIT	94	74	-0.5
91	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	130	77	-0.5
92	Darnell Mooney	WR	CHI	140	81	-0.5
93	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT	79	60	-0.6
94	Antonio Brown	WR	TB	62	42	-0.7
95	Mike Evans	WR	TB	114	74	-0.7
96	Hunter Henry	TE	NE	75	50	-0.7
97	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL	104	68	-0.7
98	Van Jefferson	WR	LA	89	50	-0.7
99	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL	65	47	-0.7
100	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	ARI	64	42	-0.7