nfl rookie receiving yard leader 2008

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

NAME REC YDS SEASON TM GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Eddie Royal
E. Royal
980
2008
DEN DEN
15
91
129
10.8
65.3
5
109
11
9.9
7.3
0
2 DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
912
2008
PHI PHI
16
62
120
14.7
57.0
2
96
17
5.6
6.0
1
3 Donnie Avery
D. Avery
674
2008
STL STL
15
53
103
12.7
44.9
3
69
10
6.9
4.6
1
4 John Carlson
J. Carlson
627
2008
SEA SEA
16
55
80
11.4
39.2
5
0
0
0.0
0
5 Davone Bess
D. Bess
554
2008
MIA MIA
16
54
75
10.3
34.6
1
13
1
13.0
0.8
0
6 Dustin Keller
D. Keller
535
2008
NYJ NYJ
16
48
78
11.1
33.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
7 Matt Forte
M. Forte
477
2008
CHI CHI
16
63
76
7.6
29.8
4
1,238
316
3.9
77.4
8
8 Steve Slaton
S. Slaton
377
2008
HOU HOU
16
50
59
7.5
23.6
1
1,282
268
4.8
80.1
9
9 Jordy Nelson
J. Nelson
366
2008
GB GB
16
33
54
11.1
22.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
10 Chansi Stuckey
C. Stuckey
359
2008
NYJ NYJ
15
32
45
11.2
23.9
3
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
11 Harry Douglas
H. Douglas
320
2008
ATL ATL
16
23
39
13.9
20.0
1
69
12
5.8
4.3
1
12 Josh Morgan
J. Morgan
319
2008
SF SF
12
20
43
16.0
26.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
13 Robert Meachem
R. Meachem
289
2008
NO NO
14
12
20
24.1
20.6
3
20
1
20.0
1.4
1
14 Kevin Smith
K. Smith
286
2008
DET DET
16
39
54
7.3
17.9
0
976
238
4.1
61.0
8
15 Darren McFadden
D. McFadden
285
2008
OAK OAK
13
29
38
9.8
21.9
0
499
113
4.4
38.4
4
16 Martellus Bennett
M. Bennett
283
2008
DAL DAL
16
20
27
14.2
17.7
4
0
0
0.0
0
17 Ray Rice
R. Rice
273
2008
BAL BAL
13
33
43
8.3
21.0
0
454
107
4.2
34.9
0
18 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
272
2008
KC KC
16
27
40
10.1
17.0
1
357
67
5.3
22.3
0
19 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
260
2008
TEN TEN
15
43
62
6.0
17.3
1
1,228
251
4.9
81.9
9
20 John Standeford
J. Standeford
244
2008
DET DET
9
15
34
16.3
27.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Tim Hightower
T. Hightower
237
2008
ARI ARI
16
34
50
7.0
14.8
0
399
143
2.8
24.9
10
22 Chaz Schilens
C. Schilens
226
2008
OAK OAK
16
15
32
15.1
14.1
2
-2
1
-2.0
-0.1
0
23 Mike Sims-Walker
M. Sims-Walker
217
2008
JAX JAX
9
16
30
13.6
24.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Tashard Choice
T. Choice
185
2008
DAL DAL
16
21
30
8.8
11.6
0
472
92
5.1
29.5
2
25 Syndric Steptoe
S. Steptoe
182
2008
CLE CLE
16
19
41
9.6
11.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
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PPG

22.7

17th

OPP PPG

21.3

16th

RUSH YDS/G

129.0

8th

PASS YDS/G

178.3

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Broncos Broncos
1
2
0
.333
Chiefs Chiefs
1
2
0
.333
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NYG NYG
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

3 - 0 - 0

23

Final

20

DEN Broncos

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM