most receptions per game in first 8 seasons of career by a wr

Joe Bowser averaged the most receptions per game by a wide receiver in his first 8 seasons, with 12.7 per game.

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  • Data note: Receptions Per Game: player season data complete from 1956
NAMEREC/GGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Joe Bowser
J. Bowser
12.7
3
38
545
14.3
181.7
3
2Jerreth Sterns
J. Sterns
10.7
14
150
194
1,902
12.7
135.9
17
17
5
3.4
1.2
0
3Alex Van Dyke
A. Van Dyke
10.3
22
227
3,100
13.7
140.9
26
7
5
1.4
0.3
0
4Manny Hazard
M. Hazard
10.0
22
220
2,635
12.0
119.8
27
3
1
3.0
0.1
0
5Jason Phillips
J. Phillips
9.4
22
207
2,319
11.2
105.4
18
15
2
7.5
0.7
0
6Davante Adams
D. Adams
9.0
26
233
3,031
13.0
116.6
38
0
0
0.0
0
7Rondale Moore
R. Moore
8.9
20
178
245
1,915
10.8
95.8
14
248
30
8.3
12.4
3
8Michael Crabtree
M. Crabtree
8.9
26
231
3,127
13.5
120.3
41
1
2
0.5
0.0
0
9Howard Twilley
H. Twilley
8.7
30
261
3,343
12.8
111.4
32
10Nick Nash
N. Nash
8.7
12
104
181
1,382
13.3
115.2
16
-9
1
-9.0
-0.8
0
11Andy Isabella
A. Isabella
8.5
12
102
148
1,698
16.6
141.5
13
79
11
7.2
6.6
1
12Kassim Osgood
K. Osgood
8.3
13
108
1,552
14.4
119.4
8
13Troy Edwards
T. Edwards
8.2
34
280
4,352
15.5
128.0
50
447
38
11.8
13.1
6
14Bryan Reeves
B. Reeves
8.2
21
172
2,476
14.4
117.9
27
7
5
1.4
0.3
2
15Casey Fitzgerald
C. Fitzgerald
8.2
28
229
2,533
11.1
90.5
20
47
4
11.8
1.7
0
16Zay Jones
Z. Jones
8.1
49
399
477
4,279
10.7
87.3
23
18
5
3.6
0.4
0
17Eric Page
E. Page
8.1
38
306
3,446
11.3
90.7
25
52
16
3.3
1.4
1
18David Bell
D. Bell
8.0
29
232
342
2,946
12.7
101.6
21
51
6
8.5
1.8
1
19Kevin Curtis
K. Curtis
7.9
22
174
2,789
16.0
126.8
19
46
9
5.1
2.1
1
20Justin Hardy
J. Hardy
7.9
49
387
4,541
11.7
92.7
35
7
1
7.0
0.1
1
21Richie James
R. James
7.9
31
244
368
3,261
13.4
105.2
23
542
60
9.0
17.5
5
22Jordan White
J. White
7.8
39
306
4,187
13.7
107.4
32
56
4
14.0
1.4
0
23Dwight McDonald
D. McDonald
7.8
11
86
1,157
13.5
105.2
7
24Terry Sweeney
T. Sweeney
7.8
10
78
883
11.3
88.3
8
51
5
10.2
5.1
0
25Dezmon Epps
D. Epps
7.8
18
140
122
1,737
12.4
96.5
6
14
7
2.0
0.8
0
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