most catches per game by a wide receiver in the 2018 nfl season

Michael Thomas had the most receptions per game by a wide receiver in 2018, with 7.8 per game.

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	NAME	REC/G	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	7.8	2018	NO	16	125	147	1,405	11.2	87.8	9	0	0		0.0	0
2	Davante Adams D. Adams	7.4	2018	GB	15	111	169	1,386	12.5	92.4	13	0	0		0.0	0
3	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	7.2	2018	HOU	16	115	163	1,572	13.7	98.3	11	-7	1	-7.0	-0.4	0
4	Julio Jones J. Jones	7.1	2018	ATL	16	113	170	1,677	14.8	104.8	8	12	2	6.0	0.8	0
5	Adam Thielen A. Thielen	7.1	2018	MIN	16	113	153	1,373	12.2	85.8	9	30	5	6.0	1.9	0
6	JuJu Smith-Schuster J. Smith-Schuster	6.9	2018	PIT	16	111	166	1,426	12.8	89.1	7	13	1	13.0	0.8	0
7	Antonio Brown A. Brown	6.9	2018	PIT	15	104	168	1,297	12.5	86.5	15	0	0		0.0	0
8	Stefon Diggs S. Diggs	6.8	2018	MIN	15	102	149	1,021	10.0	68.1	9	62	10	6.2	4.1	0
9	Odell Beckham Jr. O. Beckham Jr.	6.4	2018	NYG	12	77	124	1,052	13.7	87.7	6	19	5	3.8	1.6	0
10	Julian Edelman J. Edelman	6.2	2018	NE	12	74	108	850	11.5	70.8	6	107	9	11.9	8.9	0
11	Keenan Allen K. Allen	6.1	2018	LAC	16	97	136	1,196	12.3	74.8	6	75	9	8.3	4.7	0
12	Emmanuel Sanders E. Sanders	5.9	2018	DEN	12	71	98	868	12.2	72.3	4	53	4	13.3	4.4	1
13	Tyreek Hill T. Hill	5.4	2018	KC	16	87	137	1,479	17.0	92.4	12	151	22	6.9	9.4	1
14	T.Y. Hilton	5.4	2018	IND	14	76	120	1,270	16.7	90.7	6	0	0		0.0	0
15	Tyler Boyd T. Boyd	5.4	2018	CIN	14	76	108	1,028	13.5	73.4	7	3	2	1.5	0.2	0
16	Robert Woods R. Woods	5.4	2018	LAR	16	86	130	1,219	14.2	76.2	6	157	19	8.3	9.8	1
17	Mike Evans M. Evans	5.4	2018	TB	16	86	138	1,524	17.7	95.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
18	A.J. Green	5.1	2018	CIN	9	46	77	694	15.1	77.1	6	0	0		0.0	0
19	Jarvis Landry J. Landry	5.1	2018	CLE	16	81	149	976	12.0	61.0	4	60	3	20.0	3.8	1
20	Alshon Jeffery A. Jeffery	5.0	2018	PHI	13	65	92	843	13.0	64.8	6	0	0		0.0	0
21	Brandin Cooks B. Cooks	5.0	2018	LAR	16	80	117	1,204	15.1	75.3	5	68	10	6.8	4.3	1
22	Amari Cooper A. Cooper	5.0	2018	TOT	15	75	107	1,005	13.4	67.0	7	20	2	10.0	1.3	0
23	Cooper Kupp C. Kupp	5.0	2018	LAR	8	40	55	566	14.2	70.8	6	25	4	6.3	3.1	0
24	Golden Tate G. Tate	4.9	2018	TOT	15	74	113	795	10.7	53.0	4	34	4	8.5	2.3	0
25	Adam Humphries A. Humphries	4.8	2018	TB	16	76	105	816	10.7	51.0	5	11	2	5.5	0.7	0

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	2	2	.500
Falcons	2	3	.400
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

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Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
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Rush Yards Rankings

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164.4

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158.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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281.6

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18.0

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Gibbs

103.8

Henry

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
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Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

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Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
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Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
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Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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