nfl rookie receiving yards leaders single season since 2020

Since 2020, Puka Nacua has the most yards on receptions by a rookie, with 1,486 yards in 2023.

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	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	1,486	2023	LAR	17	105	160	14.2	87.4	6	89	12	7.4	5.2	0
2	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	1,455	2021	CIN	17	81	128	18.0	85.6	13	21	7	3.0	1.2	0
3	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	1,400	2020	MIN	16	88	125	15.9	87.5	7	2	1	2.0	0.1	0
4	Brian Thomas Jr. B. Thomas Jr.	1,282	2024	JAX	17	87	133	14.7	75.4	10	48	6	8.0	2.8	0
5	Malik Nabers M. Nabers	1,204	2024	NYG	15	109	170	11.0	80.3	7	2	5	0.4	0.1	0
6	Brock Bowers B. Bowers	1,194	2024	LV	17	112	153	10.7	70.2	5	13	5	2.6	0.8	0
7	Ladd McConkey L. McConkey	1,149	2024	LAC	16	82	112	14.0	71.8	7	0	0		0.0	0
8	Garrett Wilson G. Wilson	1,103	2022	NYJ	17	83	147	13.3	64.9	4	4	4	1.0	0.2	0
9	Chris Olave C. Olave	1,042	2022	NO	15	72	119	14.5	69.5	4	0	0		0.0	0
10	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	1,026	2021	ATL	17	68	110	15.1	60.4	1	0	0		0.0	0
11	Jaylen Waddle J. Waddle	1,015	2021	MIA	16	104	140	9.8	63.4	6	3	2	1.5	0.2	1
12	Tetairoa McMillan T. McMillan	1,014	2025	CAR	17	70	122	14.5	59.6	7	0	0		0.0	0
13	Emeka Egbuka E. Egbuka	938	2025	TB	17	63	127	14.9	55.2	6	9	2	4.5	0.5	0
14	Rashee Rice R. Rice	938	2023	KC	16	79	102	11.9	58.6	7	-3	1	-3.0	-0.2	0
15	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	935	2020	DAL	16	74	111	12.6	58.4	5	82	10	8.2	5.1	1
16	DeVonta Smith D. Smith	916	2021	PHI	17	64	104	14.3	53.9	5	0	0		0.0	0
17	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	912	2021	DET	17	90	119	10.1	53.6	5	61	7	8.7	3.6	1
18	Jordan Addison J. Addison	911	2023	MIN	17	70	108	13.0	53.6	10	2	1	2.0	0.1	0
19	Tee Higgins T. Higgins	908	2020	CIN	16	67	108	13.6	56.8	6	28	5	5.6	1.8	0
20	Sam LaPorta S. LaPorta	889	2023	DET	17	86	120	10.3	52.3	10	4	1	4.0	0.2	0
21	Marvin Harrison Jr. M. Harrison Jr.	885	2024	ARI	17	62	116	14.3	52.1	8	0	0		0.0	0
22	Chase Claypool C. Claypool	873	2020	PIT	16	62	109	14.1	54.6	9	16	10	1.6	1.0	2
23	Drake London D. London	866	2022	ATL	17	72	117	12.0	50.9	4	0	0		0.0	0
24	Zay Flowers Z. Flowers	858	2023	BAL	16	77	108	11.1	53.6	5	56	8	7.0	3.5	1
25	Jerry Jeudy J. Jeudy	856	2020	DEN	16	52	113	16.5	53.5	3	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

872

Stafford

RUSH

214

Williams

REC

358

Adams

Team Rankings

PPG

20.3

20th

OPP PPG

21.0

13th

RUSH YDS/G

133.7

7th

PASS YDS/G

295.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	LAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM

Last Game

Rams

1 - 2

Final

Broncos

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

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6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Since 2020, Puka Nacua has the most yards on receptions by a rookie, with 1,486 yards in 2023.

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80.3

69.9

68.2

77.1

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