most recieving yards in the first 2 years of a receivers career

Justin Jefferson had the most receiving yards by a wide receiver in his first 2 seasons, with 3,016 yards.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	3,016	33	196	292	15.4	91.4	17	16	7	2.3	0.5	0
2	Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell	2,820	28	141		20.0	100.7	18	29	4	7.3	1.0	0
3	Odell Beckham Jr. O. Beckham Jr.	2,755	27	187	288	14.7	102.0	25	38	8	4.8	1.4	0
4	Randy Moss R. Moss	2,726	32	149	137	18.3	85.2	28	47	5	9.4	1.5	0
5	Bill Groman B. Groman	2,648	28	122		21.7	94.6	29	2	1	2.0	0.1	1
6	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	2,501	29	168	262	14.9	86.2	22	29	12	2.4	1.0	0
7	Jerry Rice J. Rice	2,497	32	135		18.5	78.0	18	98	16	6.1	3.1	2
8	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	2,476	28	184	266	13.5	88.4	9	135	23	5.9	4.8	1
9	Charley Hennigan C. Hennigan	2,468	25	126		19.6	98.7	18	0	0		0.0	0
10	Josh Gordon J. Gordon	2,451	30	137	254	17.9	81.7	14	88	5	17.6	2.9	0
11	Torry Holt T. Holt	2,423	32	134	236	18.1	75.7	12	32	5	6.4	1.0	0
12	A.J. Green	2,407	31	162	279	14.9	77.6	18	91	9	10.1	2.9	0
13	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	2,382	31	196	270	12.2	76.8	14	0	0		0.0	0
14	Jaylen Waddle J. Waddle	2,371	33	179	257	13.2	71.8	14	29	5	5.8	0.9	1
15	JuJu Smith-Schuster J. Smith-Schuster	2,343	30	169	245	13.9	78.1	14	13	1	13.0	0.4	0
16	George Sauer G. Sauer	2,268	28	138		16.4	81.0	11	-3	1	-3.0	-0.1	0
17	Mike Evans M. Evans	2,257	30	142	271	15.9	75.2	15	0	0		0.0	0
18	Marques Colston M. Colston	2,240	30	168	259	13.3	74.7	19	0	0		0.0	0
19	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	2,235	27	110		20.3	82.8	25	-9	5	-1.8	-0.3	1
20	Amari Cooper A. Cooper	2,223	32	155	262	14.3	69.5	11	-3	4	-0.8	-0.1	0
21	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	2,214	32	145		15.3	69.2	13	23	6	3.8	0.7	0
22	DK Metcalf	2,203	32	141	229	15.6	68.8	17	11	2	5.5	0.3	0
23	Gary Clark G. Clark	2,191	31	146		15.0	70.7	12	10	2	5.0	0.3	0
24	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	2,189	32	161	280	13.6	68.4	18	55	16	3.4	1.7	0
25	Elroy Hirsch E. Hirsch	2,182	24	108		20.2	90.9	24	22	3	7.3	0.9	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

812

Murray

RUSH

436

Jones

REC

302

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

24th

OPP PPG

12.3

1st

RUSH YDS/G

119.3

12th

PASS YDS/G

181.3

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	5	3	.625

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 5

Final

Vikings

6 - 0

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

16

Love

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

102.5

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000