most catches by a cowboys rookie

Herschel Walker has the most catches by a Cowboys rookie, with 76 catches in 1986.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Herschel Walker
H. Walker
76
1986
16
837
11.0
52.3
2
737
151
4.9
46.1
12
2CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
74
2020
16
111
935
12.6
58.4
5
82
10
8.2
5.1
1
3Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
46
1965
13
1,003
21.8
77.2
12
-8
4
-2.0
-0.6
1
4Dez Bryant
D. Bryant
45
2010
12
73
561
12.5
46.8
6
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
5Terrance Williams
T. Williams
44
2013
16
74
736
16.7
46.0
5
4
3
1.3
0.3
0
6Antonio Bryant
A. Bryant
44
2002
16
93
733
16.7
45.8
6
40
6
6.7
2.5
0
7Mike Sherrard
M. Sherrard
41
1986
16
744
18.1
46.5
5
11
2
5.5
0.7
0
8Jason Witten
J. Witten
35
2003
15
54
347
9.9
23.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
9Michael Gallup
M. Gallup
33
2018
16
68
507
15.4
31.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
10Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
32
2016
15
40
363
11.3
24.2
1
1,631
322
5.1
108.7
15
11Michael Irvin
M. Irvin
32
1988
14
654
20.4
46.7
5
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
12Don Perkins
D. Perkins
32
1961
14
298
9.3
21.3
1
815
200
4.1
58.2
4
13Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
29
1977
14
273
9.4
19.5
1
1,007
208
4.8
71.9
12
14Billy Joe DuPree
B. Joe DuPree
29
1973
14
392
13.5
28.0
5
2
2
1.0
0.1
0
15DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
26
2011
13
35
183
7.0
14.1
0
897
164
5.5
69.0
2
16Ron Springs
R. Springs
25
1979
16
251
10.0
15.7
1
248
67
3.7
15.5
2
17Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
24
1990
16
228
9.5
14.3
0
937
241
3.9
58.6
11
18James Dixon
J. Dixon
24
1989
16
477
19.9
29.8
2
30
3
10.0
1.9
0
19Jason Tucker
J. Tucker
23
1999
15
46
439
19.1
29.3
2
8
1
8.0
0.5
0
20Drew Pearson
D. Pearson
22
1973
14
388
17.6
27.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
21Tashard Choice
T. Choice
21
2008
16
30
185
8.8
11.6
0
472
92
5.1
29.5
2
22Amos Marsh
A. Marsh
21
1961
14
189
9.0
13.5
2
379
84
4.5
27.1
1
23Martellus Bennett
M. Bennett
20
2008
16
27
283
14.2
17.7
4
0
0
0.0
0
24Kevin Williams
K. Williams
20
1993
16
151
7.6
9.4
2
26
7
3.7
1.6
2
25Alvin Harper
A. Harper
20
1991
15
326
16.3
21.7
1
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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