nfl rookie receiving yards leaders 2021

Ja'Marr Chase had the most yards on receptions by a rookie in 2021, with 1,455 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
1,455
2021
CIN CIN
17
81
128
18.0
85.6
13
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
2Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
1,026
2021
ATL ATL
17
68
110
15.1
60.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
3Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
1,015
2021
MIA MIA
16
104
140
9.8
63.4
6
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
4DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
916
2021
PHI PHI
17
64
104
14.3
53.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
5Amon-Ra St. Brown
A. St. Brown
912
2021
DET DET
17
90
119
10.1
53.6
5
61
7
8.7
3.6
1
6Elijah Moore
E. Moore
538
2021
NYJ NYJ
11
43
77
12.5
48.9
5
54
5
10.8
4.9
1
7Rashod Bateman
R. Bateman
515
2021
BAL BAL
12
46
68
11.2
42.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
8Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
497
2021
PIT PIT
16
60
79
8.3
31.1
7
0
0
0.0
0
9Najee Harris
N. Harris
467
2021
PIT PIT
17
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
1,200
307
3.9
70.6
7
10Nico Collins
N. Collins
446
2021
HOU HOU
14
33
60
13.5
31.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Rondale Moore
R. Moore
435
2021
ARI ARI
14
54
64
8.1
31.1
1
76
18
4.2
5.4
0
12Kadarius Toney
K. Toney
420
2021
NYG NYG
10
39
57
10.8
42.0
0
6
3
2.0
0.6
0
13Joshua Palmer
J. Palmer
353
2021
LAC LAC
17
33
49
10.7
20.8
4
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
14Michael Carter
M. Carter
325
2021
NYJ NYJ
14
36
55
9.0
23.2
0
639
147
4.3
45.6
4
15Javonte Williams
J. Williams
316
2021
DEN DEN
17
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
903
203
4.4
53.1
4
16Jauan Jennings
J. Jennings
282
2021
SF SF
16
24
38
11.8
17.6
5
0
0
0.0
0
17Kenneth Gainwell
K. Gainwell
253
2021
PHI PHI
16
33
50
7.7
15.8
1
291
68
4.3
18.2
5
18John Bates
J. Bates
249
2021
WAS WAS
17
20
25
12.5
14.6
1
0
0
0.0
0
19Antoine Wesley
A. Wesley
208
2021
ARI ARI
15
19
32
10.9
13.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
20Demetric Felton
D. Felton
181
2021
CLE CLE
16
18
21
10.1
11.3
2
24
7
3.4
1.5
0
21Tommy Tremble
T. Tremble
180
2021
CAR CAR
16
20
35
9.0
11.3
1
11
3
3.7
0.7
1
22Brevin Jordan
B. Jordan
178
2021
HOU HOU
9
20
28
8.9
19.8
3
0
0
0.0
0
23Chuba Hubbard
C. Hubbard
174
2021
CAR CAR
17
25
37
7.0
10.2
1
612
172
3.6
36.0
5
24Dyami Brown
D. Brown
165
2021
WAS WAS
15
12
25
13.8
11.0
0
-4
1
-4.0
-0.3
0
25Chris Evans
C. Evans
151
2021
CIN CIN
14
15
17
10.1
10.8
2
77
17
4.5
5.5
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

23.3

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OPP PPG

31.2

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

88.5

30th

PASS YDS/G

238.1

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TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Bengals Bengals
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8
0
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Browns Browns
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8
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BUF BUF
1:00 PM
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12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
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12/21
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@
MIA MIA
8:20 PM
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12/28
ARI ARI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
CLE CLE
@
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1:00 PM
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CIN Bengals

4 - 8

32

Final

14

BAL Ravens

6 - 6

Thu 27 Nov 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
Ravens Ravens
6
6
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.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
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3
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.727
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4
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.636
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9
2
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.818
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4
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.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
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.727

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Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
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LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
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9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
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11/30
ATL ATL
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11/30
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11/30
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1:00 PM
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11/30
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