most receiving yards per game first 3 seasons minimum 20 games

Justin Jefferson averaged the most receiving yards per game when playing 20+ games in his first 3 seasons, with 96.5 per game.

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Data note: Receiving Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC YDS/G	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	96.5	50	324	476	4,825	14.9	25	40	11	3.6	0.8	1
2	Odell Beckham Jr. O. Beckham Jr.	95.9	43	288	457	4,122	14.3	35	47	9	5.2	1.1	0
3	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	95.3	44	313	432	4,191	13.4	19	240	33	7.3	5.5	2
4	Lance Alworth L. Alworth	88.9	30	132		2,666	20.2	27	91	6	15.2	3.0	2
5	Randy Moss R. Moss	86.7	48	226	265	4,163	18.4	43	52	8	6.5	1.1	0
6	Charley Hennigan C. Hennigan	85.5	39	180		3,335	18.5	26	0	0		0.0	0
7	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	85.1	40	259	440	3,402	13.1	16	88	18	4.9	2.2	0
8	Harlon Hill H. Hill	84.5	36	134		3,041	22.7	32	24	2	12.0	0.7	0
9	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	82.6	45	268	407	3,717	13.9	29	23	15	1.5	0.5	0
10	A.J. Green	81.6	47	260	457	3,833	14.7	29	91	9	10.1	1.9	0
11	Jerry Rice J. Rice	81.3	44	200		3,575	17.9	40	149	24	6.2	3.4	3
12	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	80.8	40	159		3,233	20.3	35	-9	5	-1.8	-0.2	1
13	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	80.6	47	321	417	3,787	11.8	23	0	0		0.0	0
14	Julio Jones J. Jones	80.5	34	174	284	2,737	15.7	20	93	13	7.2	2.7	0
15	Torry Holt T. Holt	78.9	48	215	369	3,786	17.6	19	32	7	4.6	0.7	0
16	Josh Gordon J. Gordon	78.7	35	161	301	2,754	17.1	14	88	5	17.6	2.5	0
17	Malik Nabers M. Nabers	78.6	27	180	283	2,123	11.8	11	2	5	0.4	0.1	0
18	Tom Fears T. Fears	78.5	36	212		2,827	13.3	20	5	3	1.7	0.1	0
19	Mike Evans M. Evans	77.8	46	238	444	3,578	15.0	27	0	0		0.0	0
20	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	77.1	44	224		3,391	15.1	23	23	5	4.6	0.5	0
21	Billy Howton B. Howton	76.9	32	130		2,462	18.9	19	0	0		0.0	0
22	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	76.2	45	199		3,431	17.2	36	23	2	11.5	0.5	0
23	Gary Clark G. Clark	75.7	43	202		3,257	16.1	19	10	3	3.3	0.2	0
24	Victor Cruz V. Cruz	75.1	35	168	274	2,628	15.6	19	3	1	3.0	0.1	0
25	Dave Parks D. Parks	73.7	41	182		3,021	16.6	25	-1	1	-1.0	0.0	0

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1,022

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RUSH

474

Jones

REC

393

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18.3

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

106.0

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PASS YDS/G

179.6

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	7	2	.778
Lions	6	2	.750
Vikings	6	2	.750
Packers	6	3	.667

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	CAR	@	MIN	4:25 PM
Thu 12/10	MIN	@	NE	8:15 PM

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7 - 1

Final

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6 - 2

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2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

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8.0

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PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

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Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

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Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Bowers

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McBride

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000