most receptions by a rookie receiver in nfl history in a game

Puka Nacua has made the most catches by a rookie wide receiver in a game, with 15 receptions against the 49ers on September 17, 2023.

Interpreted as:
most receptions by a rookie receiver in NFL history in a regular-season game
NAMERECDATETMOPPTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
15
9/17/2023
LAR LAR
vs
SF SF
20
147
9.8
0
4
2
2.0
0
2Don Looney
D. Looney
14
12/1/1940
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
180
12.9
0
3Deion Branch
D. Branch
13
9/29/2002
NE NE
@
SD SD
15
128
9.8
0
4
1
4.0
0
4Malik Nabers
M. Nabers
12
9/26/2024
NYG NYG
vs
DAL DAL
15
115
9.6
0
-4
1
-4.0
0
5Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
12
9/26/2021
MIA MIA
@
LV LV
13
58
4.8
0
0
0
0
6Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
12
12/28/2014
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
21
185
15.4
1
0
0
0
7Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
12
12/14/2014
NYG NYG
vs
WAS WAS
15
143
11.9
3
0
1
0.0
0
8Eddie Bell
E. Bell
12
10/18/1970
NYJ NYJ
vs
BAL BAL
151
12.6
1
0
0
0
9Danny Abramowicz
D. Abramowicz
12
10/29/1967
NO NO
vs
PIT PIT
156
13.0
0
0
0
0
10Glenn Bass
G. Bass
12
12/3/1961
BUF BUF
@
OAK OAK
110
9.2
0
0
0
0
11Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
11
1/2/2022
CIN CIN
vs
KC KC
12
266
24.2
3
0
0
0
12Rondale Moore
R. Moore
11
11/21/2021
ARI ARI
@
SEA SEA
11
51
4.6
0
0
0
0
13Darnell Mooney
D. Mooney
11
1/3/2021
CHI CHI
vs
GB GB
13
93
8.5
0
0
0
0
14Keke Coutee
K. Coutee
11
9/30/2018
HOU HOU
@
IND IND
15
109
9.9
0
-2
2
-1.0
0
15Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
11
12/7/2014
NYG NYG
@
TEN TEN
15
130
11.8
1
9
1
9.0
0
16Chris Givens
C. Givens
11
12/2/2012
STL STL
vs
SF SF
14
92
8.4
0
0
0
0
17Julio Jones
J. Jones
11
10/2/2011
ATL ATL
@
SEA SEA
17
127
11.5
0
0
0
0
18Eddie Royal
E. Royal
11
12/28/2008
DEN DEN
@
SD SD
17
76
6.9
0
0
0
0
19Marques Colston
M. Colston
11
11/5/2006
NO NO
@
TB TB
14
123
11.2
1
0
0
0
20Gary Clark
G. Clark
11
10/20/1985
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
193
17.5
0
3
1
3.0
0
21Malik Nabers
M. Nabers
10
12/15/2024
NYG NYG
vs
BAL BAL
14
82
8.2
1
0
0
0
22Brian Thomas Jr.
B. Thomas Jr.
10
12/15/2024
JAX JAX
vs
NYJ NYJ
14
105
10.5
2
0
0
0
23Malik Nabers
M. Nabers
10
9/15/2024
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
18
127
12.7
1
0
0
0
24Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
10
9/10/2023
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
15
119
11.9
0
0
0
0
25Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
10
12/27/2021
MIA MIA
@
NO NO
12
92
9.2
1
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receptions going back to the 1960 season.

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