most catches in first 5 seasons in nfl season by player

Michael Thomas made the most catches in his first 5 seasons, with 149 receptions in 2019.

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	NAME	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	149	2019	NO	16	185	1,725	11.6	107.8	9	-9	1	-9.0	-0.6	0
2	Cooper Kupp C. Kupp	145	2021	LAR	17	191	1,947	13.4	114.5	16	18	4	4.5	1.1	0
3	Julio Jones J. Jones	136	2015	ATL	16	203	1,871	13.8	116.9	8	0	0		0.0	0
4	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	135	2023	DAL	17	181	1,749	13.0	102.9	12	113	14	8.1	6.6	2
5	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	129	2025	LAR	16	166	1,715	13.3	107.2	10	105	10	10.5	6.6	1
6	Antonio Brown A. Brown	129	2014	PIT	16	181	1,698	13.2	106.1	13	13	4	3.3	0.8	0
7	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	128	2022	MIN	17	184	1,809	14.1	106.4	8	24	4	6.0	1.4	1
8	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	127	2024	CIN	17	175	1,708	13.4	100.5	17	32	3	10.7	1.9	0
9	Trey McBride T. McBride	126	2025	ARI	17	169	1,239	9.8	72.9	11	0	0		0.0	0
10	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	125	2025	CIN	16	185	1,412	11.3	88.3	8	14	3	4.7	0.9	0
11	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	125	2018	NO	16	147	1,405	11.2	87.8	9	0	0		0.0	0
12	Herman Moore H. Moore	123	1995	DET	16		1,686	13.7	105.4	14	0	0		0.0	0
13	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	119	2025	SEA	17	163	1,793	15.1	105.5	10	36	7	5.1	2.1	0
14	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	119	2023	DET	16	164	1,515	12.7	94.7	10	24	4	6.0	1.5	0
15	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	119	1995	STL	16		1,781	15.0	111.3	13	17	3	5.7	1.1	0
16	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	117	2025	DET	17	172	1,401	12.0	82.4	11	9	3	3.0	0.5	0
17	Torry Holt T. Holt	117	2003	STL	16	183	1,696	14.5	106.0	12	5	1	5.0	0.3	0
18	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	116	2019	CAR	16	142	1,005	8.7	62.8	4	1,387	287	4.8	86.7	15
19	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	115	2024	DET	17	141	1,263	11.0	74.3	12	6	2	3.0	0.4	0
20	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	115	1999	IND	16	193	1,663	14.5	103.9	12	4	1	4.0	0.3	0
21	Adam Thielen A. Thielen	113	2018	MIN	16	153	1,373	12.2	85.8	9	30	5	6.0	1.9	0
22	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	112	2024	LV	17	153	1,194	10.7	70.2	5	13	5	2.6	0.8	0
23	Jarvis Landry J. Landry	112	2017	MIA	16	161	987	8.8	61.7	9	-7	1	-7.0	-0.4	0
24	Wes Welker W. Welker	112	2007	NE	16	145	1,175	10.5	73.4	8	34	4	8.5	2.1	0
25	Hines Ward H. Ward	112	2002	PIT	16	161	1,329	11.9	83.1	12	142	12	11.8	8.9	0

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RUSH YDS/G

101.3

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

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3 - 0

Final

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1 - 2

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Pass Yards Leaders

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917

Shough

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Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Opp PPG Rankings

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13.7

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Total Yards Rankings

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401.7

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Rush Yards Rankings

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173.0

167.3

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Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

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Sack Leaders

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/28	PHI	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
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