nfl rookie average yards per reception leaders 2022

George Pickens averaged the most yards per reception by a rookie in 2022, with 15.4 per catch.

Interpreted as:
NFL rookie average yards per reception with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game leaders 2022
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1George Pickens
G. Pickens
15.4
2022
17
52
84
801
47.1
4
24
3
8.0
1.4
1
2Jahan Dotson
J. Dotson
14.9
2022
12
35
61
523
43.6
7
-7
2
-3.5
-0.6
0
3Christian Watson
C. Watson
14.9
2022
14
41
66
611
43.6
7
80
7
11.4
5.7
2
4Chris Olave
C. Olave
14.5
2022
15
72
119
1,042
69.5
4
0
0
0.0
0
5Alec Pierce
A. Pierce
14.5
2022
16
41
78
593
37.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
6Chig Okonkwo
C. Okonkwo
14.1
2022
17
32
46
450
26.5
3
2
3
0.7
0.1
0
7Treylon Burks
T. Burks
13.5
2022
11
33
54
444
40.4
1
47
4
11.8
4.3
0
8Garrett Wilson
G. Wilson
13.3
2022
17
83
147
1,103
64.9
4
4
4
1.0
0.2
0
9Greg Dulcich
G. Dulcich
12.5
2022
10
33
55
411
41.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
10Drake London
D. London
12.0
2022
17
72
117
866
50.9
4
0
0
0.0
0
11Isaiah Likely
I. Likely
10.4
2022
16
36
60
373
23.3
3
0
0
0.0
0
12Romeo Doubs
R. Doubs
10.1
2022
13
42
67
425
32.7
3
11
1
11.0
0.8
0
13Cade Otton
C. Otton
9.3
2022
16
42
65
391
24.4
2
0
0
0.0
0
14Rachaad White
R. White
5.8
2022
17
50
58
290
17.1
2
481
129
3.7
28.3
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StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

More Steelers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,322

Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers

RUSH

958

Warren

Jaylen Warren

REC

850

Metcalf

DK Metcalf
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PPG

23.4

15th

OPP PPG

22.8

17th

RUSH YDS/G

103.3

26th

PASS YDS/G

213.6

22nd

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TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
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1 - 0

30

Final

6

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176