most receptions in first 3 seasons in nfl history

Justin Jefferson made the most catches by a player in his first 3 seasons, with 324 catches.

Interpreted as:
most receptions by a player in first 3 seasons in NFL history
NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
324
50
476
4,825
14.9
96.5
25
40
11
3.6
0.8
1
2Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
321
47
417
3,787
11.8
80.6
23
0
0
0.0
0
3Amon-Ra St. Brown
A. St. Brown
315
49
429
3,588
11.4
73.2
21
180
20
9.0
3.7
1
4Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
313
44
432
4,191
13.4
95.3
19
240
33
7.3
5.5
2
5Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
303
48
379
2,523
8.3
52.6
15
2,920
623
4.7
60.8
24
6Jarvis Landry
J. Landry
288
48
409
3,051
10.6
63.6
13
126
25
5.0
2.6
1
7Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
288
43
457
4,122
14.3
95.9
35
47
9
5.2
1.1
0
8Jaxon Smith-Njigba
J. Smith-Njigba
282
51
393
3,551
12.6
69.6
20
62
12
5.2
1.2
0
9Garrett Wilson
G. Wilson
279
51
469
3,249
11.6
63.7
14
9
10
0.9
0.2
0
10Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
268
45
407
3,717
13.9
82.6
29
23
15
1.5
0.5
0
11CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
260
49
387
3,396
13.1
69.3
20
205
29
7.1
4.2
1
12A.J. Green
A.J. Green
260
47
457
3,833
14.7
81.6
29
91
9
10.1
1.9
0
13Anquan Boldin
A. Boldin
259
40
440
3,402
13.1
85.1
16
88
18
4.9
2.2
0
14Diontae Johnson
D. Johnson
254
47
405
2,764
10.9
58.8
20
109
12
9.1
2.3
0
15Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
251
47
361
3,385
13.5
72.0
18
41
8
5.1
0.9
1
16Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
243
45
302
2,068
8.5
46.0
10
2,408
485
5.0
53.5
27
17Drake London
D. London
241
50
385
3,042
12.6
60.8
15
-3
1
-3.0
-0.1
0
18DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
240
50
352
3,178
13.2
63.6
19
0
0
0.0
0
19DeAndre Hopkins
D. Hopkins
239
48
410
3,533
14.8
73.6
19
0
0
0.0
0
20Mike Evans
M. Evans
238
46
444
3,578
15.0
77.8
27
0
0
0.0
0
21LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
238
48
312
1,581
6.6
32.9
5
4,564
1,024
4.5
95.1
37
22Zay Flowers
Z. Flowers
237
50
342
3,128
13.2
62.6
14
174
27
6.4
3.5
2
23Larry Fitzgerald
L. Fitzgerald
230
45
391
3,135
13.6
69.7
24
55
16
3.4
1.2
0
24Michael Pittman Jr.
M. Pittman Jr.
227
46
331
2,510
11.1
54.6
11
100
11
9.1
2.2
0
25Brandon Marshall
B. Marshall
226
46
388
2,899
12.8
63.0
15
65
9
7.2
1.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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