most catches in a game by a rookie before 2012

Before 2012, Roy Helu and Don Looney were tied for the most receptions by a rookie in a game, with 14 receptions.

Interpreted as:
most catches in a regular-season game by a rookie before 2012
NAMERECDATETMOPPTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Roy Helu
R. Helu
14
11/6/2011
vs
16
105
7.5
0
41
10
4.1
0
2Don Looney
D. Looney
14
12/1/1940
@
180
12.9
0
3Deion Branch
D. Branch
13
9/29/2002
@
15
128
9.8
0
4
1
4.0
0
4LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13
11/25/2001
vs
14
72
5.5
0
75
21
3.6
0
5Kelvin Bryant
K. Bryant
13
12/7/1986
vs
130
10.0
1
50
6
8.3
1
6Sid Blanks
S. Blanks
13
9/12/1964
@
131
10.1
0
53
11
4.8
0
7Pierre Thomas
P. Thomas
12
12/30/2007
@
15
121
10.1
1
105
20
5.3
0
8Mewelde Moore
M. Moore
12
10/10/2004
@
14
90
7.5
0
92
20
4.6
0
9Mark Bavaro
M. Bavaro
12
10/13/1985
@
176
14.7
0
0
0
0
10David Hughes
D. Hughes
12
9/27/1981
vs
103
8.6
0
6
2
3.0
0
11Eddie Bell
E. Bell
12
10/18/1970
vs
151
12.6
1
0
0
0
12Danny Abramowicz
D. Abramowicz
12
10/29/1967
vs
156
13.0
0
0
0
0
13Glenn Bass
G. Bass
12
12/3/1961
@
110
9.2
0
0
0
0
14Julio Jones
J. Jones
11
10/2/2011
@
17
127
11.5
0
0
0
0
15Eddie Royal
E. Royal
11
12/28/2008
@
17
76
6.9
0
0
0
0
16Marques Colston
M. Colston
11
11/5/2006
@
14
123
11.2
1
0
0
0
17Reggie Bush
R. Bush
11
10/8/2006
vs
11
63
5.7
0
23
9
2.6
0
18Jeremy Shockey
J. Shockey
11
11/17/2002
vs
18
111
10.1
0
0
0
0
19Junior Tautalatasi
J. Tautalatasi
11
11/9/1986
vs
86
7.8
0
-4
2
-2.0
0
20Gary Clark
G. Clark
11
10/20/1985
@
193
17.5
0
3
1
3.0
0
21Randy McMillan
R. McMillan
11
11/8/1981
vs
68
6.2
1
47
11
4.3
1
22Billy Sims
B. Sims
11
11/2/1980
vs
96
8.7
1
37
17
2.2
0
23A.J. Green
A.J. Green
10
9/18/2011
@
14
124
12.4
1
0
0
0
24Julian Edelman
J. Edelman
10
1/3/2010
@
15
103
10.3
0
0
0
0
25Marques Colston
M. Colston
10
11/12/2006
@
13
169
16.9
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receptions going back to the 1960 season.

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