In 2018, Michael Thomas had a catch percentage of 85% despite being targeted 147 times. Did he just have the best hands of all time or is there some other explanation?

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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/DiminishingMargins on 2025-03-05 02:40:07+00:00.

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Additionally, in 2019 he had 80% on 185 targets. These are the two seasons with the highest catch% of all receivers (WR or TE) targeted 60 or more times. In 2020, Robert Tonyan had 88% on 59 targets, the next best season.

There are over 3,000 seasons in which a receiver was targeted 60 or more times*.

Seriously, what gives? How did he do this?

[*Minor caveat: PFR doesn’t have target data prior to 1992, so there could be a more impressive season before that. Jerry Rice?]