most receiving yard by a rookie 2016

Michael Thomas had the most receiving yards by a rookie in 2016, with 1,137 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
1,137
2016
NO NO
15
92
121
12.4
75.8
9
0
0
0.0
0
2Sterling Shepard
S. Shepard
683
2016
NYG NYG
16
65
105
10.5
42.7
8
31
3
10.3
1.9
0
3Will Fuller
W. Fuller
635
2016
HOU HOU
14
47
92
13.5
45.4
2
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
4Tyler Boyd
T. Boyd
603
2016
CIN CIN
16
54
81
11.2
37.7
1
58
4
14.5
3.6
0
5Eli Rogers
E. Rogers
594
2016
PIT PIT
13
48
66
12.4
45.7
3
6
1
6.0
0.5
0
6Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
593
2016
KC KC
16
61
83
9.7
37.1
6
267
24
11.1
16.7
3
7Robbie Chosen
R. Chosen
587
2016
NYJ NYJ
16
42
78
14.0
36.7
2
42
3
14.0
2.6
0
8Tajae Sharpe
T. Sharpe
522
2016
TEN TEN
16
41
83
12.7
32.6
2
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
9Breshad Perriman
B. Perriman
499
2016
BAL BAL
16
33
66
15.1
31.2
3
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
10Hunter Henry
H. Henry
478
2016
SD SD
15
36
53
13.3
31.9
8
0
0
0.0
0
11Corey Coleman
C. Coleman
413
2016
CLE CLE
10
33
73
12.5
41.3
3
10
2
5.0
1.0
0
12Malcolm Mitchell
M. Mitchell
401
2016
NE NE
14
32
48
12.5
28.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
13Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
363
2016
DAL DAL
15
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
1,631
322
5.1
108.7
15
14Jordan Howard
J. Howard
298
2016
CHI CHI
15
29
50
10.3
19.9
1
1,313
252
5.2
87.5
6
15Chester Rogers
C. Rogers
273
2016
IND IND
14
19
34
14.4
19.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Austin Hooper
A. Hooper
271
2016
ATL ATL
14
19
27
14.3
19.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
17Devontae Booker
D. Booker
265
2016
DEN DEN
16
31
45
8.5
16.6
1
612
174
3.5
38.3
4
18Cobi Hamilton
C. Hamilton
234
2016
PIT PIT
11
17
28
13.8
21.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
19Jordan Taylor
J. Taylor
209
2016
DEN DEN
16
16
25
13.1
13.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
20C.J. Prosise
C.J. Prosise
208
2016
SEA SEA
6
17
19
12.2
34.7
0
172
30
5.7
28.7
1
21Ricardo Louis
R. Louis
205
2016
CLE CLE
16
18
35
11.4
12.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Geronimo Allison
G. Allison
202
2016
GB GB
10
12
22
16.8
20.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
23Cody Core
C. Core
200
2016
CIN CIN
8
17
27
11.8
25.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Jalen Richard
J. Richard
194
2016
OAK OAK
16
29
39
6.7
12.1
2
491
83
5.9
30.7
1
25Kevin White
K. White
187
2016
CHI CHI
4
19
36
9.8
46.8
0
9
1
9.0
2.3
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

16.0

29th

OPP PPG

26.1

24th

RUSH YDS/G

93.6

28th

PASS YDS/G

216.6

21st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
3
4
0
.429
Saints Saints
1
7
0
.125
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
NO NO
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
11/30
NO NO
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
NO NO
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

6 - 2 - 0

23

Final

3

NO Saints

1 - 7 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM