most catches per game by a player in there rookie nfl season

Keith McKeller has the most receptions per game played by a rookie, with 9 in 1987.

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Data note: Receptions: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC/GP	REC	GP	SEASON	TM	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Keith McKeller K. McKeller	9	9	1	1987	BUF		80	8.9	80.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
2	Odell Beckham Jr. O. Beckham Jr.	7.58	91	12	2014	NYG	130	1,305	14.3	108.8	12	35	7	5.0	2.9	0
3	Malik Nabers M. Nabers	7.27	109	15	2024	NYG	170	1,204	11.0	80.3	7	2	5	0.4	0.1	0
4	Adrian Arrington A. Arrington	7	7	1	2010	NO	9	79	11.3	79.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	6.59	112	17	2024	LV	153	1,194	10.7	70.2	5	13	5	2.6	0.8	0
6	Jaylen Waddle J. Waddle	6.5	104	16	2021	MIA	140	1,015	9.8	63.4	6	3	2	1.5	0.2	1
7	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	6.31	101	16	2003	ARI	165	1,377	13.6	86.1	8	40	5	8.0	2.5	0
8	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	6.18	105	17	2023	LAR	160	1,486	14.2	87.4	6	89	12	7.4	5.2	0
9	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	6.13	92	15	2016	NO	121	1,137	12.4	75.8	9	0	0		0.0	0
10	Eddie Royal E. Royal	6.07	91	15	2008	DEN	129	980	10.8	65.3	5	109	11	9.9	7.3	0
11	Terry Glenn T. Glenn	6	90	15	1996	NE		1,132	12.6	75.5	6	42	5	8.4	2.8	0
12	Jim Brim J. Brim	6	18	3	1987	MIN		282	15.7	94.0	2	36	2	18.0	12.0	1
13	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	5.69	91	16	2018	NYG	121	721	7.9	45.1	4	1,307	261	5.0	81.7	11
14	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	5.5	88	16	2020	MIN	125	1,400	15.9	87.5	7	2	1	2.0	0.1	0
15	Reggie Bush R. Bush	5.5	88	16	2006	NO	121	742	8.4	46.4	2	565	155	3.6	35.3	6
16	Brandin Cooks B. Cooks	5.3	53	10	2014	NO	69	550	10.4	55.0	3	73	7	10.4	7.3	1
17	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	5.29	90	17	2021	DET	119	912	10.1	53.6	5	61	7	8.7	3.6	1
18	Don Looney D. Looney	5.27	58	11	1940	PHI		707	12.2	64.3	4	-4	2	-2.0	-0.4	0
19	Jarvis Landry J. Landry	5.25	84	16	2014	MIA	112	758	9.0	47.4	5	-4	2	-2.0	-0.3	0
20	Earl Cooper E. Cooper	5.19	83	16	1980	SF		567	6.8	35.4	4	720	171	4.2	45.0	5
21	Bill Groman B. Groman	5.14	72	14	1960	HOU		1,473	20.5	105.2	12	0	0		0.0	0
22	Ladd McConkey L. McConkey	5.13	82	16	2024	LAC	112	1,149	14.0	71.8	7	0	0		0.0	0
23	Brian Thomas Jr. B. Thomas Jr.	5.12	87	17	2024	JAX	133	1,282	14.7	75.4	10	48	6	8.0	2.8	0
24	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	5.06	81	16	2017	NO	100	826	10.2	51.6	5	728	120	6.1	45.5	8
25	Keith Jackson K. Jackson	5.06	81	16	1988	PHI		869	10.7	54.3	6	0	0		0.0	0

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