most yards ever by a receiver in his first 2 seasons

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

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	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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More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

662

Murray

RUSH

410

Jones

REC

258

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.8

22nd

OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

116.0

12th

PASS YDS/G

187.6

28th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	4	2	.667
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
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

Last Game

Vikings

5 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000