best wr year with less than 80 receptions

33 players are tied for the most catches by a wide receiver with fewer than 80 receptions in a season, with 79 receptions. The first three are Puka Nacua in 2024 and Mike Evans and Tyler Lockett in 2023.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
79
2024
11
106
990
12.5
90.0
3
46
11
4.2
4.2
1
2Mike Evans
M. Evans
79
2023
17
136
1,255
15.9
73.8
13
0
0
0.0
0
3Tyler Lockett
T. Lockett
79
2023
17
122
894
11.3
52.6
5
0
0
0.0
0
4Terry McLaurin
T. McLaurin
79
2023
17
132
1,002
12.7
58.9
4
0
0
0.0
0
5Rashee Rice
R. Rice
79
2023
16
102
938
11.9
58.6
7
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
6CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
79
2021
16
120
1,102
13.9
68.9
6
76
9
8.4
4.8
0
7Tyler Boyd
T. Boyd
79
2020
15
110
841
10.6
56.1
4
49
5
9.8
3.3
0
8Amari Cooper
A. Cooper
79
2019
16
119
1,189
15.1
74.3
8
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
9Pierre Garcon
P. Garcon
79
2016
16
114
1,041
13.2
65.1
3
0
0
0.0
0
10Emmanuel Sanders
E. Sanders
79
2016
16
137
1,032
13.1
64.5
5
4
1
4.0
0.3
0
11Randall Cobb
R. Cobb
79
2015
16
129
829
10.5
51.8
6
50
13
3.8
3.1
0
12Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
79
2014
16
134
1,065
13.5
66.6
6
0
0
0.0
0
13Steve Johnson
S. Johnson
79
2012
16
148
1,046
13.2
65.4
6
0
0
0.0
0
14Julio Jones
J. Jones
79
2012
16
129
1,198
15.2
74.9
10
30
6
5.0
1.9
0
15Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
79
2011
16
129
1,394
17.6
87.1
7
56
6
9.3
3.5
0
16Davone Bess
D. Bess
79
2010
16
125
820
10.4
51.3
5
-3
2
-1.5
-0.2
0
17Hakeem Nicks
H. Nicks
79
2010
13
128
1,052
13.3
80.9
11
0
0
0.0
0
18Santonio Holmes
S. Holmes
79
2009
16
138
1,248
15.8
78.0
5
6
3
2.0
0.4
0
19T.J. Houshmandzadeh
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
79
2009
16
135
911
11.5
56.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
20Lance Moore
L. Moore
79
2008
16
120
928
11.7
58.0
10
0
0
0.0
0
21Santana Moss
S. Moss
79
2008
16
138
1,044
13.2
65.3
6
27
1
27.0
1.7
0
22Shaun McDonald
S. McDonald
79
2007
16
126
943
11.9
58.9
6
2
4
0.5
0.1
0
23Andre Johnson
A. Johnson
79
2004
16
138
1,142
14.5
71.4
6
12
4
3.0
0.8
0
24Rod Smith
R. Smith
79
2004
16
136
1,144
14.5
71.5
7
33
5
6.6
2.1
0
25Peter Warrick
P. Warrick
79
2003
15
122
819
10.4
54.6
7
157
18
8.7
10.5
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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