most receptions per game by player in one nfl season

Michael Thomas has the most receptions per game played in a season, with 9.31 in 2019.

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	NAME	REC/GP	REC	GP	SEASON	TM	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	9.31	149	16	2019	NO	185	1,725	11.6	107.8	9	-9	1	-9.0	-0.6	0
2	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	9.25	37	4	2026	DAL	46	498	13.5	124.5	4	-6	2	-3.0	-1.5	0
3	Keith McKeller K. McKeller	9	9	1	1987	BUF		80	8.9	80.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
4	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	8.94	143	16	2002	IND	205	1,722	12.0	107.6	11	10	2	5.0	0.6	0
5	Wes Welker W. Welker	8.79	123	14	2009	NE	162	1,348	11.0	96.3	4	36	5	7.2	2.6	0
6	Chris Olave C. Olave	8.75	35	4	2026	NO	48	491	14.0	122.8	1	0	0		0.0	0
7	Cooper Kupp C. Kupp	8.53	145	17	2021	LAR	191	1,947	13.4	114.5	16	18	4	4.5	1.1	0
8	Antonio Brown A. Brown	8.5	136	16	2015	PIT	193	1,834	13.5	114.6	10	28	3	9.3	1.8	0
9	Julio Jones J. Jones	8.5	136	16	2015	ATL	203	1,871	13.8	116.9	8	0	0		0.0	0
10	Keenan Allen K. Allen	8.38	67	8	2015	SD	89	725	10.8	90.6	4	0	0		0.0	0
11	Cooper Kupp C. Kupp	8.33	75	9	2022	LAR	98	812	10.8	90.2	6	52	9	5.8	5.8	1
12	Keenan Allen K. Allen	8.31	108	13	2023	LAC	150	1,243	11.5	95.6	7	6	2	3.0	0.5	0
13	Trey McBride T. McBride	8.25	33	4	2026	ARI	46	242	7.3	60.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
14	Davante Adams D. Adams	8.21	115	14	2020	GB	149	1,374	11.9	98.1	18	0	0		0.0	0
15	Julio Jones J. Jones	8.2	41	5	2013	ATL	60	580	14.1	116.0	2	7	1	7.0	1.4	0
16	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	8.06	129	16	2025	LAR	166	1,715	13.3	107.2	10	105	10	10.5	6.6	1
17	Antonio Brown A. Brown	8.06	129	16	2014	PIT	181	1,698	13.2	106.1	13	13	4	3.3	0.8	0
18	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	8	32	4	2026	SEA	42	481	15.0	120.3	6	0	0		0.0	0
19	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	8	16	2	2026	LV	25	202	12.6	101.0	2	0	0		0.0	0
20	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	7.94	135	17	2023	DAL	181	1,749	13.0	102.9	12	113	14	8.1	6.6	2
21	Stefon Diggs S. Diggs	7.94	127	16	2020	BUF	166	1,535	12.1	95.9	8	1	1	1.0	0.1	0
22	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	7.86	55	7	1984	SD		663	12.1	94.7	2	0	0		0.0	0
23	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	7.81	125	16	2025	CIN	185	1,412	11.3	88.3	8	14	3	4.7	0.9	0
24	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	7.81	125	16	2018	NO	147	1,405	11.2	87.8	9	0	0		0.0	0
25	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	7.75	31	4	2026	DET	46	303	9.8	75.8	5	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

1,203

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

491

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

26.3

10th

OPP PPG

32.0

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

88.5

27th

PASS YDS/G

300.8

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

2 - 2

Final

Saints

1 - 3

Mon 5 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

Michael Thomas has the most receptions per game played in a season, with 9.31 in 2019.

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119.6

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NFL Fantasy 2026

98.1

94

91.4

84.7

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