nfl reception per game 2021 leaders

Cooper Kupp averaged the most receptions per game in 2021, with 8.5 per game.

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  • Data note: Receptions Per Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEREC/GSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
8.5
2021
17
145
191
1,947
13.4
114.5
16
18
4
4.5
1.1
0
2Davante Adams
D. Adams
7.7
2021
16
123
169
1,553
12.6
97.1
11
0
0
0.0
0
3Chris Godwin Jr.
C. Godwin Jr.
7.0
2021
14
98
127
1,103
11.3
78.8
5
21
4
5.3
1.5
1
4Diontae Johnson
D. Johnson
6.7
2021
16
107
169
1,161
10.9
72.6
8
53
5
10.6
3.3
0
5Keenan Allen
K. Allen
6.6
2021
16
106
157
1,138
10.7
71.1
6
0
0
0.0
0
6Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
6.5
2021
17
111
159
1,239
11.2
72.9
9
96
9
10.7
5.6
0
7Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
6.5
2021
16
104
140
1,015
9.8
63.4
6
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
8Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
6.4
2021
17
108
167
1,616
15.0
95.1
10
14
6
2.3
0.8
0
9Mark Andrews
M. Andrews
6.3
2021
17
107
153
1,361
12.7
80.1
9
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
10Calvin Ridley
C. Ridley
6.2
2021
5
31
52
281
9.1
56.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
11Stefon Diggs
S. Diggs
6.1
2021
17
103
164
1,225
11.9
72.1
10
0
0
0.0
0
12Hunter Renfrow
H. Renfrow
6.1
2021
17
103
128
1,038
10.1
61.1
9
3
3
1.0
0.2
0
13Antonio Brown
A. Brown
6.0
2021
7
42
62
545
13.0
77.9
4
6
1
6.0
0.9
0
14Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
5.8
2021
16
92
134
1,125
12.2
70.3
9
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
15Hollywood Brown
H. Brown
5.7
2021
16
91
146
1,008
11.1
63.0
6
5
1
5.0
0.3
0
16Brandin Cooks
B. Cooks
5.6
2021
16
90
134
1,037
11.5
64.8
6
21
2
10.5
1.3
0
17DJ Moore
DJ Moore
5.5
2021
17
93
163
1,157
12.4
68.1
4
48
8
6.0
2.8
0
18Amon-Ra St. Brown
A. St. Brown
5.3
2021
17
90
119
912
10.1
53.6
5
61
7
8.7
3.6
1
19Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
5.3
2021
7
37
41
343
9.3
49.0
1
442
99
4.5
63.1
1
20Tee Higgins
T. Higgins
5.3
2021
14
74
110
1,091
14.7
77.9
6
0
0
0.0
0
21Michael Pittman Jr.
M. Pittman Jr.
5.2
2021
17
88
129
1,082
12.3
63.6
6
44
5
8.8
2.6
0
22Adam Thielen
A. Thielen
5.2
2021
13
67
95
726
10.8
55.8
10
2
1
2.0
0.2
0
23Sterling Shepard
S. Shepard
5.1
2021
7
36
53
366
10.2
52.3
1
-9
1
-9.0
-1.3
0
24Cole Beasley
C. Beasley
5.1
2021
16
82
112
693
8.5
43.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
25T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
5.1
2021
12
61
84
583
9.6
48.6
4
0
0
0.0
0

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