Michael Thomas had the most receiving yards in his rookie season by a wide receiver in 2016, with 1,137 yards.
| NAME | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Thomas | 1,137 | 2016 | 15 | 92 | 121 | 12.4 | 75.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | S. Shepard | 683 | 2016 | 16 | 65 | 105 | 10.5 | 42.7 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | W. Fuller | 635 | 2016 | 14 | 47 | 92 | 13.5 | 45.4 | 2 | -3 | 1 | -3.0 | -0.2 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | T. Boyd | 603 | 2016 | 16 | 54 | 81 | 11.2 | 37.7 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | E. Rogers | 594 | 2016 | 13 | 48 | 66 | 12.4 | 45.7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | T. Hill | 593 | 2016 | 16 | 61 | 83 | 9.7 | 37.1 | 6 | 267 | 24 | 11.1 | 16.7 | 3 | |
| 7 |  | R. Chosen | 587 | 2016 | 16 | 42 | 78 | 14.0 | 36.7 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | T. Sharpe | 522 | 2016 | 16 | 41 | 83 | 12.7 | 32.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 9 | | B. Perriman | 499 | 2016 | 16 | 33 | 66 | 15.1 | 31.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 10 | | C. Coleman | 413 | 2016 | 10 | 33 | 73 | 12.5 | 41.3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | M. Mitchell | 401 | 2016 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 12.5 | 28.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | C. Rogers | 273 | 2016 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 14.4 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | C. Hamilton | 234 | 2016 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 13.8 | 21.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | J. Taylor | 209 | 2016 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | R. Louis | 205 | 2016 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | G. Allison | 202 | 2016 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 16.8 | 20.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | C. Core | 200 | 2016 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 11.8 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | K. White | 187 | 2016 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 9.8 | 46.8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| 19 | | C. Peake | 186 | 2016 | 15 | 19 | 35 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | J. Marshall | 162 | 2016 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11.6 | 16.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | T. McEvoy | 140 | 2016 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 15.6 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | P. Turner | 126 | 2016 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14.0 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | P. Cooper | 106 | 2016 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | B. Miller | 99 | 2016 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | R. Lewis | 97 | 2016 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 13.9 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
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PASS
1,299
Shough
RUSH
128
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REC
537
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PPG
23.6
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30.2
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81.8
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2026 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
 Saints | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Lions
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Rams
Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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