most rec by rookie wr 2021

Jaylen Waddle had the most receptions in his rookie season by a wide receiver in 2021, with 104 catches.

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NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
104
2021
16
140
1,015
9.8
63.4
6
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
2Amon-Ra St. Brown
A. St. Brown
90
2021
17
119
912
10.1
53.6
5
61
7
8.7
3.6
1
3Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
81
2021
17
128
1,455
18.0
85.6
13
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
4DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
64
2021
17
104
916
14.3
53.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
5Rondale Moore
R. Moore
54
2021
14
64
435
8.1
31.1
1
76
18
4.2
5.4
0
6Rashod Bateman
R. Bateman
46
2021
12
68
515
11.2
42.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
7Elijah Moore
E. Moore
43
2021
11
77
538
12.5
48.9
5
54
5
10.8
4.9
1
8Kadarius Toney
K. Toney
39
2021
10
57
420
10.8
42.0
0
6
3
2.0
0.6
0
9Joshua Palmer
J. Palmer
33
2021
17
49
353
10.7
20.8
4
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
10Nico Collins
N. Collins
33
2021
14
60
446
13.5
31.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Jauan Jennings
J. Jennings
24
2021
16
38
282
11.8
17.6
5
0
0
0.0
0
12Antoine Wesley
A. Wesley
19
2021
15
32
208
10.9
13.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
13Terrace Marshall Jr.
T. Marshall Jr.
17
2021
13
30
138
8.1
10.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Dyami Brown
D. Brown
12
2021
15
25
165
13.8
11.0
0
-4
1
-4.0
-0.3
0
15Ben Skowronek
B. Skowronek
11
2021
14
20
133
12.1
9.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Trinity Benson
T. Benson
10
2021
8
22
103
10.3
12.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Dee Eskridge
D. Eskridge
10
2021
10
20
64
6.4
6.4
1
59
4
14.8
5.9
0
18Anthony Schwartz
A. Schwartz
10
2021
14
23
135
13.5
9.6
1
39
6
6.5
2.8
0
19Dax Milne
D. Milne
9
2021
13
14
83
9.2
6.4
0
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
20Jaelon Darden
J. Darden
6
2021
9
12
43
7.2
4.8
0
11
1
11.0
1.2
0
21Shi Smith
S. Smith
6
2021
6
11
104
17.3
17.3
0
-3
1
-3.0
-0.5
0
22Cody White
C. White
5
2021
15
6
33
6.6
2.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Ihmir Smith-Marsette
I. Smith-Marsette
5
2021
8
6
116
23.2
14.5
2
0
0
0.0
0
24Dez Fitzpatrick
D. Fitzpatrick
5
2021
4
8
49
9.8
12.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
25Amari Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4
2021
16
8
45
11.3
2.8
0
11
1
11.0
0.7
0

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.375
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.357
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.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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.750
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.714
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.500
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.857
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.625
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6
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.750
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.714
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3
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.286
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