most receptions by a player chicago bears in a rookie season

Matt Forte has made the most receptions by a Bears rookie, with 63 catches in 2008.

NAME REC SEASON TM GP TRG REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Matt Forte
M. Forte
63
2008
CHI CHI
16
76
477
7.6
29.8
4
1,238
316
3.9
77.4
8
2 Darnell Mooney
D. Mooney
61
2020
CHI CHI
16
98
631
10.3
39.4
4
20
4
5.0
1.3
0
3 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
56
1961
CHI CHI
14
1,076
19.2
76.9
12
0
0
0.0
0
4 Rome Odunze
R. Odunze
54
2024
CHI CHI
17
101
734
13.6
43.2
3
15
3
5.0
0.9
0
5 Tarik Cohen
T. Cohen
53
2017
CHI CHI
16
71
353
6.7
22.1
1
370
87
4.3
23.1
2
6 Johnny Knox
J. Knox
45
2009
CHI CHI
15
80
527
11.7
35.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
7 Harlon Hill
H. Hill
45
1954
CHB CHB
12
1,124
25.0
93.7
12
0
0
0.0
0
8 Willie Gault
W. Gault
40
1983
CHI CHI
16
836
20.9
52.3
8
31
4
7.8
1.9
0
9 Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
39
2007
CHI CHI
14
66
391
10.0
27.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
10 Raymont Harris
R. Harris
39
1994
CHI CHI
16
236
6.1
14.8
0
464
123
3.8
29.0
1
11 Ken Margerum
K. Margerum
39
1981
CHI CHI
16
584
15.0
36.5
1
11
1
11.0
0.7
0
12 Charlie Wade
C. Wade
39
1974
CHI CHI
14
683
17.5
48.8
1
-15
1
-15.0
-1.1
0
13 Roschon Johnson
R. Johnson
34
2023
CHI CHI
15
40
209
6.1
13.9
0
352
81
4.3
23.5
2
14 David Terrell
D. Terrell
34
2001
CHI CHI
16
63
415
12.2
25.9
4
0
0
0.0
0
15 Anthony Miller
A. Miller
33
2018
CHI CHI
15
54
423
12.8
28.2
7
26
6
4.3
1.7
0
16 Bobby Engram
B. Engram
33
1996
CHI CHI
16
389
11.8
24.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
17 Walter Payton
W. Payton
33
1975
CHI CHI
13
213
6.5
16.4
0
679
196
3.5
52.2
7
18 George Farmer
G. Farmer
31
1970
CHI CHI
11
496
16.0
45.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
19 Ronnie Bull
R. Bull
31
1962
CHI CHI
14
331
10.7
23.6
0
363
113
3.2
25.9
1
20 Ken Grandberry
K. Grandberry
30
1974
CHI CHI
14
212
7.1
15.1
0
475
144
3.3
33.9
2
21 Jordan Howard
J. Howard
29
2016
CHI CHI
15
50
298
10.3
19.9
1
1,313
252
5.2
87.5
6
22 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
29
1965
CHI CHI
14
507
17.5
36.2
6
867
166
5.2
61.9
14
23 Cole Kmet
C. Kmet
28
2020
CHI CHI
16
44
243
8.7
15.2
2
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
24 Dane Sanzenbacher
D. Sanzenbacher
27
2011
CHI CHI
16
54
276
10.2
17.3
3
-4
1
-4.0
-0.3
0
25 Roland Harper
R. Harper
27
1975
CHI CHI
13
191
7.1
14.7
0
453
100
4.5
34.8
1
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

25.2

10th

OPP PPG

28.2

27th

RUSH YDS/G

110.8

18th

PASS YDS/G

241.2

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2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
Bears Bears
3
2
0
.600
Vikings Vikings
3
2
0
.600
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CHI CHI
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
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3 - 3 - 0

24

Final

25

CHI Bears

3 - 2 - 0

Mon 13 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM