most rookie receiving yards record by a cowboy

Bob Hayes has the most receiving yards by a Cowboys rookie, with 1,003 yards in 1965.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
1,003
1965
DAL DAL
13
46
21.8
77.2
12
-8
4
-2.0
-0.6
1
2CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
935
2020
DAL DAL
16
74
111
12.6
58.4
5
82
10
8.2
5.1
1
3Herschel Walker
H. Walker
837
1986
DAL DAL
16
76
11.0
52.3
2
737
151
4.9
46.1
12
4Mike Sherrard
M. Sherrard
744
1986
DAL DAL
16
41
18.1
46.5
5
11
2
5.5
0.7
0
5Terrance Williams
T. Williams
736
2013
DAL DAL
16
44
74
16.7
46.0
5
4
3
1.3
0.3
0
6Antonio Bryant
A. Bryant
733
2002
DAL DAL
16
44
93
16.7
45.8
6
40
6
6.7
2.5
0
7Michael Irvin
M. Irvin
654
1988
DAL DAL
14
32
20.4
46.7
5
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
8Dez Bryant
D. Bryant
561
2010
DAL DAL
12
45
73
12.5
46.8
6
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
9Michael Gallup
M. Gallup
507
2018
DAL DAL
16
33
68
15.4
31.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
10James Dixon
J. Dixon
477
1989
DAL DAL
16
24
19.9
29.8
2
30
3
10.0
1.9
0
11Jason Tucker
J. Tucker
439
1999
DAL DAL
15
23
46
19.1
29.3
2
8
1
8.0
0.5
0
12Billy Joe DuPree
B. Joe DuPree
392
1973
DAL DAL
14
29
13.5
28.0
5
2
2
1.0
0.1
0
13Drew Pearson
D. Pearson
388
1973
DAL DAL
14
22
17.6
27.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
14Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
363
2016
DAL DAL
15
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
1,631
322
5.1
108.7
15
15Jason Witten
J. Witten
347
2003
DAL DAL
15
35
54
9.9
23.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
16Alvin Harper
A. Harper
326
1991
DAL DAL
15
20
16.3
21.7
1
0
0
0.0
0
17Don Perkins
D. Perkins
298
1961
DLC DLC
14
32
9.3
21.3
1
815
200
4.1
58.2
4
18Martellus Bennett
M. Bennett
283
2008
DAL DAL
16
20
27
14.2
17.7
4
0
0
0.0
0
19Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
273
1977
DAL DAL
14
29
9.4
19.5
1
1,007
208
4.8
71.9
12
20Ron Springs
R. Springs
251
1979
DAL DAL
16
25
10.0
15.7
1
248
67
3.7
15.5
2
21Karl Powe
K. Powe
237
1985
DAL DAL
15
14
16.9
15.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Calvin Hill
C. Hill
232
1969
DAL DAL
13
20
11.6
17.8
0
942
204
4.6
72.5
8
23Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
228
1990
DAL DAL
16
24
9.5
14.3
0
937
241
3.9
58.6
11
24Dan Reeves
D. Reeves
210
1965
DAL DAL
13
9
23.3
16.2
1
102
33
3.1
7.8
2
25Everett Gay
E. Gay
205
1988
DAL DAL
16
15
13.7
12.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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30.8

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31.3

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120.4

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271.0

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TEAMWLTPCT
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6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
Commanders Commanders
3
6
0
.333
Giants Giants
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
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Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Mon
11/17
DAL DAL
@
LV LV
8:15 PM
Sun
11/23
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Last Game
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24

Final

44

DEN Broncos

6 - 2 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
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.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
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.625
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5
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3
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2
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.750
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4
1
.438
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2
1
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3
0
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6
2
0
.750
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4
0
.556
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2
0
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2
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
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9:30 AM
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11/9
NE NE
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TB TB
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11/9
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1:00 PM