most receiving yards per game in first 3 years of career

Justin Jefferson had the most receiving yards per game in his first 3 seasons, with 96.5 per game.

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	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	Jim Brim J. Brim	94.0	3	18		282	15.7	2	36	2	18.0	12.0	1
5	Lance Alworth L. Alworth	88.9	30	132		2,666	20.2	27	91	6	15.2	3.0	2
6	Randy Moss R. Moss	86.7	48	226	265	4,163	18.4	43	52	8	6.5	1.1	0
7	Charley Hennigan C. Hennigan	85.5	39	180		3,335	18.5	26	0	0		0.0	0
8	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	85.1	40	259	440	3,402	13.1	16	88	18	4.9	2.2	0
9	Harlon Hill H. Hill	84.5	36	134		3,041	22.7	32	24	2	12.0	0.7	0
10	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	82.6	45	268	407	3,717	13.9	29	23	15	1.5	0.5	0
11	Al Williams A. Williams	82.3	3	12		247	20.6	1	11	1	11.0	3.7	0
12	A.J. Green	81.6	47	260	457	3,833	14.7	29	91	9	10.1	1.9	0
13	Jerry Rice J. Rice	81.3	44	200		3,575	17.9	40	149	24	6.2	3.4	3
14	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	80.8	40	159		3,233	20.3	35	-9	5	-1.8	-0.2	1
15	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	80.6	47	321	417	3,787	11.8	23	0	0		0.0	0
16	Julio Jones J. Jones	80.5	34	174	284	2,737	15.7	20	93	13	7.2	2.7	0
17	Torry Holt T. Holt	78.9	48	215	369	3,786	17.6	19	32	7	4.6	0.7	0
18	Josh Gordon J. Gordon	78.7	35	161	301	2,754	17.1	14	88	5	17.6	2.5	0
19	Tom Fears T. Fears	78.5	36	212		2,827	13.3	20	5	3	1.7	0.1	0
20	Mike Evans M. Evans	77.8	46	238	444	3,578	15.0	27	0	0		0.0	0
21	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	77.1	44	224		3,391	15.1	23	23	5	4.6	0.5	0
22	Billy Howton B. Howton	76.9	32	130		2,462	18.9	19	0	0		0.0	0
23	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	76.2	45	199		3,431	17.2	36	23	2	11.5	0.5	0
24	Gary Clark G. Clark	75.7	43	202		3,257	16.1	19	10	3	3.3	0.2	0
25	Malik Nabers M. Nabers	75.2	24	156	251	1,804	11.6	11	2	5	0.4	0.1	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

662

Murray

RUSH

410

Jones

REC

258

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.8

21st

OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

116.0

13th

PASS YDS/G

187.6

28th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

Vikings

5 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
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
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
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
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000