most receptions in first season by a new england patriot

Wes Welker had the most receptions by a player in his first season with the Patriots, with 112 catches.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Wes Welker
W. Welker
112
2007
NE NE
16
145
1,175
10.5
73.4
8
34
4
8.5
2.1
0
2Randy Moss
R. Moss
98
2007
NE NE
16
160
1,493
15.2
93.3
23
0
0
0.0
0
3Terry Glenn
T. Glenn
90
1996
NE NE
15
1,132
12.6
75.5
6
42
5
8.4
2.8
0
4Brandon LaFell
B. LaFell
74
2014
NE NE
16
119
953
12.9
59.6
7
13
2
6.5
0.8
0
5Brandon Lloyd
B. Lloyd
74
2012
NE NE
16
130
911
12.3
56.9
4
0
0
0.0
0
6Brandin Cooks
B. Cooks
65
2017
NE NE
16
114
1,082
16.6
67.6
7
40
9
4.4
2.5
0
7Leroy Thompson
L. Thompson
65
1994
NE NE
16
465
7.2
29.1
5
312
102
3.1
19.5
2
8Reche Caldwell
R. Caldwell
61
2006
NE NE
16
102
760
12.5
47.5
4
5
1
5.0
0.3
0
9Kendrick Bourne
K. Bourne
55
2021
NE NE
17
70
800
14.5
47.1
5
125
12
10.4
7.4
0
10Martellus Bennett
M. Bennett
55
2016
NE NE
16
73
701
12.7
43.8
7
10
2
5.0
0.6
0
11Danny Amendola
D. Amendola
54
2013
NE NE
12
83
633
11.7
52.8
2
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
12Eric Sievers
E. Sievers
54
1989
NE NE
16
615
11.4
38.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
52
1995
NE NE
16
334
6.4
20.9
0
250
60
4.2
15.6
2
14Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
51
2023
NE NE
17
65
313
6.1
18.4
2
642
184
3.5
37.8
3
15David Patten
D. Patten
51
2001
NE NE
16
93
749
14.7
46.8
4
67
5
13.4
4.2
1
16Randy Vataha
R. Vataha
51
1971
NE NE
14
872
17.1
62.3
9
0
0
0.0
0
17Hunter Henry
H. Henry
50
2021
NE NE
17
75
603
12.1
35.5
9
0
0
0.0
0
18Shawn Jefferson
S. Jefferson
50
1996
NE NE
15
771
15.4
51.4
4
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
19DeMario Douglas
D. Douglas
49
2023
NE NE
14
79
561
11.4
40.1
0
41
8
5.1
2.9
0
20Hart Lee Dykes
H. Lee Dykes
49
1989
NE NE
16
795
16.2
49.7
5
0
0
0.0
0
21Jim Colclough
J. Colclough
49
1960
BOS BOS
14
666
13.6
47.6
9
0
0
0.0
0
22Damiere Byrd
D. Byrd
47
2020
NE NE
16
77
604
12.9
37.8
1
15
2
7.5
0.9
0
23Donte' Stallworth
D. Stallworth
46
2007
NE NE
16
75
697
15.2
43.6
3
12
1
12.0
0.8
0
24Austin Hooper
A. Hooper
45
2024
NE NE
17
59
476
10.6
28.0
3
0
0
0.0
0
25Aaron Hernandez
A. Hernandez
45
2010
NE NE
14
64
563
12.5
40.2
6
47
3
15.7
3.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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