nfl player most receiving yard in a rookie game

Ja'Marr Chase has the most yards on receptions by a player in his rookie season in a game, with 266 yards against the Chiefs on January 2, 2022.

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  • Data note: Receiving Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMEREC YDSDATETMOPPRECTRGAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
266
1/2/2022
vs
11
12
24.2
3
0
0
0
2Jerry Butler
J. Butler
255
9/23/1979
vs
10
25.5
4
12
1
12.0
0
3Jerry Rice
J. Rice
241
12/9/1985
vs
10
24.1
1
14
2
7.0
0
4Justin Blackmon
J. Blackmon
236
11/18/2012
@
7
13
33.7
1
0
0
0
5Eddie Kennison
E. Kennison
226
12/15/1996
@
5
45.2
3
0
0
0
6Anquan Boldin
A. Boldin
217
9/7/2003
@
10
14
21.7
2
0
0
0
7Harlon Hill
H. Hill
214
10/31/1954
@
7
30.6
4
8Mark Carrier
M. Carrier
212
12/6/1987
@
8
26.5
1
0
0
0
9Jackie Smith
J. Smith
212
10/13/1963
vs
9
23.6
2
0
0
0
10Hugh Taylor
H. Taylor
212
9/28/1947
@
8
26.5
3
11Sammy White
S. White
210
11/7/1976
vs
7
30.0
2
0
0
0
12Mike Evans
M. Evans
209
11/16/2014
@
7
9
29.9
2
0
0
0
13Rod Gardner
R. Gardner
208
10/21/2001
vs
6
8
34.7
1
0
0
0
14Jim Phillips
J. Phillips
208
11/16/1958
@
8
26.0
1
15Jimmy Orr
J. Orr
205
12/13/1958
vs
6
34.2
3
16James Dixon
J. Dixon
203
11/12/1989
@
6
33.8
1
0
0
0
17Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
201
10/24/2021
@
8
10
25.1
1
0
0
0
18Billy Howton
B. Howton
200
12/7/1952
@
6
33.3
0
19JuJu Smith-Schuster
J. Smith-Schuster
193
10/29/2017
@
7
10
27.6
1
0
0
0
20Gary Clark
G. Clark
193
10/20/1985
@
11
17.5
0
3
1
3.0
0
21Larry Brunson
L. Brunson
193
11/10/1974
vs
8
24.1
1
-2
1
-2.0
0
22Randy Moss
R. Moss
190
10/5/1998
@
5
38.0
2
0
0
0
23Ken Burrow
K. Burrow
190
12/19/1971
@
8
23.8
1
0
0
0
24Ken Burrow
K. Burrow
190
10/3/1971
@
6
31.7
2
0
0
0
25Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
190
11/12/1961
vs
9
21.1
3
0
0
0

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