nfl oldest wr player in a rookie season after 1980

Since 1981, Joey Walters is the oldest rookie wide receiver. He was 33 years old in 1987.

NAMEAGESEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Joey Walters
J. Walters
33
1987
HOU HOU
5
5
99
19.8
19.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Michael L. Lewis
M. L. Lewis
30
2001
NO NO
8
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Devon Allen
D. Allen
29
2023
PHI PHI
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Gary Banks
G. Banks
29
2010
SD SD
2
1
3
2
2.0
1.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Ron Daugherty
R. Daugherty
29
1987
MIN MIN
3
2
21
10.5
7.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Terry Greer
T. Greer
29
1986
CLE CLE
11
3
51
17.0
4.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Waddell Smith
W. Smith
29
1984
DAL DAL
2
1
7
7.0
3.5
0
-5
1
-5.0
-2.5
0
8Andre King
A. King
28
2001
CLE CLE
7
11
17
149
13.5
21.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Karl Hankton
K. Hankton
28
1998
PHI PHI
10
0
0
0.0
0
-4
1
-4.0
-0.4
0
10Ray Ethridge
R. Ethridge
28
1996
BAL BAL
14
2
24
12.0
1.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Vince Courville
V. Courville
28
1987
DAL DAL
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Mack Cummings
M. Cummings
28
1987
NYG NYG
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Mervyn Fernandez
M. Fernandez
28
1987
RAI RAI
7
14
236
16.9
33.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Tim Kearse
T. Kearse
28
1987
IND IND
3
3
56
18.7
18.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Eric Truvillion
E. Truvillion
28
1987
DET DET
3
12
207
17.3
69.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
16Keith Baker
K. Baker
28
1985
PHI PHI
8
2
25
12.5
3.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Frank Lockett
F. Lockett
28
1985
MIA MIA
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Xavier Smith
X. Smith
27
2024
LAR LAR
15
2
2
6
3.0
0.4
0
36
4
9.0
2.4
0
19Devaughn Vele
D. Vele
27
2024
DEN DEN
13
41
55
475
11.6
36.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
20Rodney Adams
R. Adams
27
2021
CHI CHI
1
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Marken Michel
M. Michel
27
2020
CAR CAR
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Reggie Begelton
R. Begelton
27
2020
GB GB
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Tevin Jones
T. Jones
27
2019
PIT PIT
5
4
10
61
15.3
12.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Codey McElroy
C. McElroy
27
2019
TB TB
1
1
1
30
30.0
30.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Diontae Spencer
D. Spencer
27
2019
DEN DEN
16
6
8
31
5.2
1.9
0
6
3
2.0
0.4
0

More Titans Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

13.8

32nd

OPP PPG

28.8

29th

RUSH YDS/G

80.4

32nd

PASS YDS/G

201.9

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
Texans Texans
3
4
0
.429
Titans Titans
1
7
0
.125
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
LAC LAC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
HOU HOU
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
SEA SEA
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
TEN Titans

1 - 7 - 0

14

Final

38

IND Colts

7 - 1 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM