most receptions per game in an nfl season by a wide receiver

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

NAMEREC/GPRECGPSEASONTMTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
9.31
149
16
2019
NO NO
185
1,725
11.6
107.8
9
-9
1
-9.0
-0.6
0
2Marvin Harrison
M. Harrison
8.94
143
16
2002
IND IND
205
1,722
12.0
107.6
11
10
2
5.0
0.6
0
3Wes Welker
W. Welker
8.79
123
14
2009
NE NE
162
1,348
11.0
96.3
4
36
5
7.2
2.6
0
4Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
8.53
145
17
2021
LAR LAR
191
1,947
13.4
114.5
16
18
4
4.5
1.1
0
5Antonio Brown
A. Brown
8.5
136
16
2015
PIT PIT
193
1,834
13.5
114.6
10
28
3
9.3
1.8
0
6Julio Jones
J. Jones
8.5
136
16
2015
ATL ATL
203
1,871
13.8
116.9
8
0
0
0.0
0
7Keenan Allen
K. Allen
8.38
67
8
2015
SD SD
89
725
10.8
90.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
8Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
8.33
75
9
2022
LAR LAR
98
812
10.8
90.2
6
52
9
5.8
5.8
1
9Keenan Allen
K. Allen
8.31
108
13
2023
LAC LAC
150
1,243
11.5
95.6
7
6
2
3.0
0.5
0
10Davante Adams
D. Adams
8.21
115
14
2020
GB GB
149
1,374
11.9
98.1
18
0
0
0.0
0
11Julio Jones
J. Jones
8.2
41
5
2013
ATL ATL
60
580
14.1
116.0
2
7
1
7.0
1.4
0
12Antonio Brown
A. Brown
8.06
129
16
2014
PIT PIT
181
1,698
13.2
106.1
13
13
4
3.3
0.8
0
13CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
7.94
135
17
2023
DAL DAL
181
1,749
13.0
102.9
12
113
14
8.1
6.6
2
14Stefon Diggs
S. Diggs
7.94
127
16
2020
BUF BUF
166
1,535
12.1
95.9
8
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
15Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
7.85
102
13
2025
LAR LAR
129
1,367
13.4
105.2
6
81
8
10.1
6.2
1
16Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
7.81
125
16
2018
NO NO
147
1,405
11.2
87.8
9
0
0
0.0
0
17Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
7.77
101
13
2025
CIN CIN
155
1,147
11.4
88.2
5
14
3
4.7
1.1
0
18Davante Adams
D. Adams
7.69
123
16
2021
GB GB
169
1,553
12.6
97.1
11
0
0
0.0
0
19Herman Moore
H. Moore
7.69
123
16
1995
DET DET
1,686
13.7
105.4
14
0
0
0.0
0
20Lionel Taylor
L. Taylor
7.67
92
12
1960
DEN DEN
1,235
13.4
102.9
12
-6
2
-3.0
-0.5
0
21Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
7.63
122
16
2012
DET DET
204
1,964
16.1
122.8
5
0
0
0.0
0
22Wes Welker
W. Welker
7.63
122
16
2011
NE NE
173
1,569
12.9
98.1
9
30
4
7.5
1.9
0
23Cris Carter
C. Carter
7.63
122
16
1995
MIN MIN
1,371
11.2
85.7
17
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
24Jerry Rice
J. Rice
7.63
122
16
1995
SF SF
1,848
15.1
115.5
15
36
5
7.2
2.3
1
25Cris Carter
C. Carter
7.63
122
16
1994
MIN MIN
1,256
10.3
78.5
7
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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