nfl rookie receiving yards leaders 2000 to 2021

Between the 2000 and 2021 seasons, Ja'Marr Chase had the most receiving yards by a rookie, with 1,455 yards in 2021.

NAME REC YDS SEASON TM GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
1,455
2021
CIN CIN
17
81
128
18.0
85.6
13
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
2 Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
1,400
2020
MIN MIN
16
88
125
15.9
87.5
7
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
3 Anquan Boldin
A. Boldin
1,377
2003
ARI ARI
16
101
165
13.6
86.1
8
40
5
8.0
2.5
0
4 Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
1,305
2014
NYG NYG
12
91
130
14.3
108.8
12
35
7
5.0
2.9
0
5 Michael Clayton
M. Clayton
1,193
2004
TB TB
16
80
122
14.9
74.6
7
30
5
6.0
1.9
0
6 Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
1,137
2016
NO NO
15
92
121
12.4
75.8
9
0
0
0.0
0
7 Amari Cooper
A. Cooper
1,070
2015
OAK OAK
16
72
130
14.9
66.9
6
-3
3
-1.0
-0.2
0
8 A.J. Green
A.J. Green
1,057
2011
CIN CIN
15
65
115
16.3
70.5
7
53
5
10.6
3.5
0
9 A.J. Brown
A.J. Brown
1,051
2019
TEN TEN
16
52
84
20.2
65.7
8
60
3
20.0
3.8
1
10 Mike Evans
M. Evans
1,051
2014
TB TB
15
68
123
15.5
70.1
12
0
0
0.0
0
11 Keenan Allen
K. Allen
1,046
2013
SD SD
15
71
104
14.7
69.7
8
0
0
0.0
0
12 Marques Colston
M. Colston
1,038
2006
NO NO
14
70
115
14.8
74.1
8
0
0
0.0
0
13 Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
1,026
2021
ATL ATL
17
68
110
15.1
60.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
14 Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
1,015
2021
MIA MIA
16
104
140
9.8
63.4
6
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
15 Kelvin Benjamin
K. Benjamin
1,008
2014
CAR CAR
16
73
145
13.8
63.0
9
0
0
0.0
0
16 Dwayne Bowe
D. Bowe
995
2007
KC KC
16
70
118
14.2
62.2
5
0
0
0.0
0
17 Willie Snead
W. Snead
984
2015
NO NO
15
69
101
14.3
65.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
18 Sammy Watkins
S. Watkins
982
2014
BUF BUF
16
65
128
15.1
61.4
6
8
2
4.0
0.5
0
19 Eddie Royal
E. Royal
980
2008
DEN DEN
15
91
129
10.8
65.3
5
109
11
9.9
7.3
0
20 Andre Johnson
A. Johnson
976
2003
HOU HOU
16
66
119
14.8
61.0
4
-10
5
-2.0
-0.6
0
21 Mike Williams
M. Williams
964
2010
TB TB
16
65
129
14.8
60.3
11
0
0
0.0
0
22 Julio Jones
J. Jones
959
2011
ATL ATL
13
54
95
17.8
73.8
8
56
6
9.3
4.3
0
23 CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
935
2020
DAL DAL
16
74
111
12.6
58.4
5
82
10
8.2
5.1
1
24 Terry McLaurin
T. McLaurin
919
2019
WAS WAS
14
58
93
15.8
65.6
7
0
0
0.0
0
25 JuJu Smith-Schuster
J. Smith-Schuster
917
2017
PIT PIT
14
58
79
15.8
65.5
7
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

19.3

24th

OPP PPG

30.3

26th

RUSH YDS/G

49.0

32nd

PASS YDS/G

190.0

26th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Browns Browns
1
2
0
.333
Ravens Ravens
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
CIN CIN
@
GB GB
4:25 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

2 - 1 - 0

48

Final

10

CIN Bengals

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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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