nfl rookie receiving yards per game leaders 2020

Justin Jefferson had the most receiving yards per game by a rookie in 2020, with 87.5 per game.

NAMEREC YDS/GSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
87.5
2020
16
88
125
1,400
15.9
7
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
2Brandon Aiyuk
B. Aiyuk
62.3
2020
12
60
96
748
12.5
5
77
6
12.8
6.4
2
3CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
58.4
2020
16
74
111
935
12.6
5
82
10
8.2
5.1
1
4Tee Higgins
T. Higgins
56.8
2020
16
67
108
908
13.6
6
28
5
5.6
1.8
0
5Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
54.6
2020
16
62
109
873
14.1
9
16
10
1.6
1.0
2
6Jerry Jeudy
J. Jeudy
53.5
2020
16
52
113
856
16.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
7Laviska Shenault Jr.
L. Shenault Jr.
42.9
2020
14
58
79
600
10.3
5
91
18
5.1
6.5
0
8Denzel Mims
D. Mims
39.7
2020
9
23
44
357
15.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Darnell Mooney
D. Mooney
39.4
2020
16
61
98
631
10.3
4
20
4
5.0
1.3
0
10Michael Pittman Jr.
M. Pittman Jr.
38.7
2020
13
40
61
503
12.6
1
26
3
8.7
2.0
0
11Gabe Davis
G. Davis
37.4
2020
16
35
62
599
17.1
7
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
12Jalen Reagor
J. Reagor
36.0
2020
11
31
54
396
12.8
1
26
4
6.5
2.4
0
13Henry Ruggs III
H. Ruggs III
34.8
2020
13
26
43
452
17.4
2
49
9
5.4
3.8
0
14Tyron Billy-Johnson
T. Billy-Johnson
33.2
2020
12
20
26
398
19.9
3
17
3
5.7
1.4
0
15Albert Okwuegbunam Jr.
A. Okwuegbunam Jr.
30.3
2020
4
11
15
121
11.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
16KJ Hamler
KJ Hamler
29.3
2020
13
30
56
381
12.7
3
40
9
4.4
3.1
0
17D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
27.5
2020
13
46
57
357
7.8
2
521
114
4.6
40.1
8
18Quintez Cephus
Q. Cephus
26.8
2020
13
20
35
349
17.5
2
0
0
0.0
0
19Donovan Peoples-Jones
D. Peoples-Jones
25.3
2020
12
14
20
304
21.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
20James Robinson
J. Robinson
24.6
2020
14
49
60
344
7.0
3
1,070
240
4.5
76.4
7
21Clyde Edwards-Helaire
C. Edwards-Helaire
22.8
2020
13
36
54
297
8.3
1
803
181
4.4
61.8
4
22Lynn Bowden
L. Bowden
21.1
2020
10
28
37
211
7.5
0
32
9
3.6
3.2
0
23Ja'Marcus Bradley
J. Bradley
20.0
2020
3
5
11
60
12.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Antonio Williams
A. Williams
20.0
2020
1
1
1
20
20.0
0
63
12
5.3
63.0
2
25Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
19.9
2020
15
36
39
299
8.3
1
1,169
232
5.0
77.9
11
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,450

McCarthy

J.J. McCarthy

RUSH

664

Mason

Jordan Mason

REC

947

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson
Team Rankings

PPG

20.5

26th

OPP PPG

20.6

10th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

25th

PASS YDS/G

185.6

31st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Vikings Vikings
8
8
0
.500
Schedule
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DET Lions

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10

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23

MIN Vikings

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Thu 25 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
3
13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
5
0
.688
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
7
9
0
.438
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
Rams Rams - w
11
5
0
.688
3
13
0
.188
AFC EastWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
Bills Bills - w
11
5
0
.688
7
9
0
.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
0
.188
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
0
.250
AFC SouthWLTPCT
12
4
0
.750
11
5
0
.688
Colts Colts - e
8
8
0
.500
3
13
0
.188
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
.375
2
14
0
.125

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9/27
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9/27
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9/27
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9/27
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