most receptions by a rookie in saints history

Michael Thomas has made the most receptions by a Saints rookie, with 92 catches in 2016.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
92
2016
15
121
1,137
12.4
75.8
9
0
0
0.0
0
2Reggie Bush
R. Bush
88
2006
16
121
742
8.4
46.4
2
565
155
3.6
35.3
6
3Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
81
2017
16
100
826
10.2
51.6
5
728
120
6.1
45.5
8
4Chris Olave
C. Olave
72
2022
15
119
1,042
14.5
69.5
4
0
0
0.0
0
5Marques Colston
M. Colston
70
2006
14
115
1,038
14.8
74.1
8
0
0
0.0
0
6Willie Snead
W. Snead
69
2015
15
101
984
14.3
65.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
7Cameron Cleeland
C. Cleeland
54
1998
16
684
12.7
42.8
6
0
0
0.0
0
8Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
54
1976
14
420
7.8
30.0
1
570
136
4.2
40.7
7
9Brandin Cooks
B. Cooks
53
2014
10
69
550
10.4
55.0
3
73
7
10.4
7.3
1
10Danny Abramowicz
D. Abramowicz
50
1967
14
721
14.4
51.5
6
0
0
0.0
0
11Donte' Stallworth
D. Stallworth
42
2002
13
69
594
14.1
45.7
8
2
2
1.0
0.2
0
12Alvin Maxson
A. Maxson
42
1974
14
294
7.0
21.0
1
714
165
4.3
51.0
2
13Eugene Goodlow
E. Goodlow
41
1983
16
487
11.9
30.4
2
3
1
3.0
0.2
0
14Joel Parker
J. Parker
41
1974
14
455
11.1
32.5
4
2
2
1.0
0.1
0
15Eric Martin
E. Martin
35
1985
16
522
14.9
32.6
4
-1
2
-0.5
-0.1
0
16Wes Chandler
W. Chandler
35
1978
16
472
13.5
29.5
2
10
2
5.0
0.6
0
17Kenny Stills
K. Stills
32
2013
16
50
641
20.0
40.1
5
10
3
3.3
0.6
0
18Paul Seal
P. Seal
32
1974
14
466
14.6
33.3
3
7
2
3.5
0.5
1
19Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
31
2010
15
44
356
11.5
23.7
5
3
1
3.0
0.2
0
20Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
31
1976
12
272
8.8
22.7
0
659
149
4.4
54.9
2
21Brandon Coleman
B. Coleman
30
2015
16
49
454
15.1
28.4
2
0
0
0.0
0
22Chad Morton
C. Morton
30
2000
16
37
213
7.1
13.3
0
136
36
3.8
8.5
0
23Michael Strachan
M. Strachan
30
1975
11
224
7.5
20.4
0
668
161
4.1
60.7
2
24Rashid Shaheed
R. Shaheed
28
2022
12
34
488
17.4
40.7
2
57
4
14.3
4.8
1
25Tre'Quan Smith
T. Smith
28
2018
15
44
427
15.3
28.5
5
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

2,384

Shough

Tyler Shough

RUSH

471

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,163

Olave

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PPG

18.0

28th

OPP PPG

22.5

16th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

28th

PASS YDS/G

236.9

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