nfl rookie receiving leaders 2008

Eddie Royal had the most receiving yards by a rookie in 2008, with 980 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Eddie Royal
E. Royal
980
2008
15
91
129
10.8
65.3
5
109
11
9.9
7.3
0
2DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
912
2008
16
62
120
14.7
57.0
2
96
17
5.6
6.0
1
3Donnie Avery
D. Avery
674
2008
15
53
103
12.7
44.9
3
69
10
6.9
4.6
1
4John Carlson
J. Carlson
627
2008
16
55
80
11.4
39.2
5
0
0
0.0
0
5Davone Bess
D. Bess
554
2008
16
54
75
10.3
34.6
1
13
1
13.0
0.8
0
6Dustin Keller
D. Keller
535
2008
16
48
78
11.1
33.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
7Matt Forte
M. Forte
477
2008
16
63
76
7.6
29.8
4
1,238
316
3.9
77.4
8
8Steve Slaton
S. Slaton
377
2008
16
50
59
7.5
23.6
1
1,282
268
4.8
80.1
9
9Jordy Nelson
J. Nelson
366
2008
16
33
54
11.1
22.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
10Chansi Stuckey
C. Stuckey
359
2008
15
32
45
11.2
23.9
3
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
11Harry Douglas
H. Douglas
320
2008
16
23
39
13.9
20.0
1
69
12
5.8
4.3
1
12Josh Morgan
J. Morgan
319
2008
12
20
43
16.0
26.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
13Robert Meachem
R. Meachem
289
2008
14
12
20
24.1
20.6
3
20
1
20.0
1.4
1
14Kevin Smith
K. Smith
286
2008
16
39
54
7.3
17.9
0
976
238
4.1
61.0
8
15Darren McFadden
D. McFadden
285
2008
13
29
38
9.8
21.9
0
499
113
4.4
38.4
4
16Martellus Bennett
M. Bennett
283
2008
16
20
27
14.2
17.7
4
0
0
0.0
0
17Ray Rice
R. Rice
273
2008
13
33
43
8.3
21.0
0
454
107
4.2
34.9
0
18Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
272
2008
16
27
40
10.1
17.0
1
357
67
5.3
22.3
0
19Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
260
2008
15
43
62
6.0
17.3
1
1,228
251
4.9
81.9
9
20John Standeford
J. Standeford
244
2008
9
15
34
16.3
27.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Tim Hightower
T. Hightower
237
2008
16
34
50
7.0
14.8
0
399
143
2.8
24.9
10
22Chaz Schilens
C. Schilens
226
2008
16
15
32
15.1
14.1
2
-2
1
-2.0
-0.1
0
23Mike Sims-Walker
M. Sims-Walker
217
2008
9
16
30
13.6
24.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Tashard Choice
T. Choice
185
2008
16
21
30
8.8
11.6
0
472
92
5.1
29.5
2
25Syndric Steptoe
S. Steptoe
182
2008
16
19
41
9.6
11.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
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7
9
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6
9
0
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10
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