nfl rookie reception leaders in nfl history

Brock Bowers has the most catches by a rookie, with 112 catches in 2024.

NAME REC SEASON TM GP TRG REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
112
2024
LV LV
17
153
1,194
10.7
70.2
5
13
5
2.6
0.8
0
2 Malik Nabers
M. Nabers
109
2024
NYG NYG
15
170
1,204
11.0
80.3
7
2
5
0.4
0.1
0
3 Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
105
2023
LAR LAR
17
160
1,486
14.2
87.4
6
89
12
7.4
5.2
0
4 Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
104
2021
MIA MIA
16
140
1,015
9.8
63.4
6
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
5 Anquan Boldin
A. Boldin
101
2003
ARI ARI
16
165
1,377
13.6
86.1
8
40
5
8.0
2.5
0
6 Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
92
2016
NO NO
15
121
1,137
12.4
75.8
9
0
0
0.0
0
7 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
91
2018
NYG NYG
16
121
721
7.9
45.1
4
1,307
261
5.0
81.7
11
8 Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
91
2014
NYG NYG
12
130
1,305
14.3
108.8
12
35
7
5.0
2.9
0
9 Eddie Royal
E. Royal
91
2008
DEN DEN
15
129
980
10.8
65.3
5
109
11
9.9
7.3
0
10 Amon-Ra St. Brown
A. St. Brown
90
2021
DET DET
17
119
912
10.1
53.6
5
61
7
8.7
3.6
1
11 Terry Glenn
T. Glenn
90
1996
NE NE
15
1,132
12.6
75.5
6
42
5
8.4
2.8
0
12 Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
88
2020
MIN MIN
16
125
1,400
15.9
87.5
7
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
13 Reggie Bush
R. Bush
88
2006
NO NO
16
121
742
8.4
46.4
2
565
155
3.6
35.3
6
14 Brian Thomas Jr.
B. Thomas Jr.
87
2024
JAX JAX
17
133
1,282
14.7
75.4
10
48
6
8.0
2.8
0
15 Sam LaPorta
S. LaPorta
86
2023
DET DET
17
120
889
10.3
52.3
10
4
1
4.0
0.2
0
16 Jarvis Landry
J. Landry
84
2014
MIA MIA
16
112
758
9.0
47.4
5
-4
2
-2.0
-0.3
0
17 Garrett Wilson
G. Wilson
83
2022
NYJ NYJ
17
147
1,103
13.3
64.9
4
4
4
1.0
0.2
0
18 Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
83
1980
SF SF
16
567
6.8
35.4
4
720
171
4.2
45.0
5
19 Ladd McConkey
L. McConkey
82
2024
LAC LAC
16
112
1,149
14.0
71.8
7
0
0
0.0
0
20 Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
81
2021
CIN CIN
17
128
1,455
18.0
85.6
13
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
21 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
81
2017
NO NO
16
100
826
10.2
51.6
5
728
120
6.1
45.5
8
22 Keith Jackson
K. Jackson
81
1988
PHI PHI
16
869
10.7
54.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
23 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
80
2017
CAR CAR
16
113
651
8.1
40.7
5
435
117
3.7
27.2
2
24 Michael Clayton
M. Clayton
80
2004
TB TB
16
122
1,193
14.9
74.6
7
30
5
6.0
1.9
0
25 Rashee Rice
R. Rice
79
2023
KC KC
16
102
938
11.9
58.6
7
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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0
0
1.000
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2
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2
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10/12
TEN TEN
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LV LV
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10/19
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@
KC KC
1:00 PM
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@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Last Game
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41

Final

24

LV Raiders

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
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Thu
9/4
KC KC
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21-27
Sat
9/6
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Sun
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Sun
9/28
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9/28
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Sun
9/28
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