nfl rookie receptions yards leaders 2021

Ja'Marr Chase caught 81 passes in his rookie season in 2021.

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  • Data note: Receptions, Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERECREC YDSSEASONTMGPTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
81
1,455
2021
17
128
18.0
85.6
13
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
2Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
68
1,026
2021
17
110
15.1
60.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
3Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
104
1,015
2021
16
140
9.8
63.4
6
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
4DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
64
916
2021
17
104
14.3
53.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
5Amon-Ra St. Brown
A. St. Brown
90
912
2021
17
119
10.1
53.6
5
61
7
8.7
3.6
1
6Elijah Moore
E. Moore
43
538
2021
11
77
12.5
48.9
5
54
5
10.8
4.9
1
7Rashod Bateman
R. Bateman
46
515
2021
12
68
11.2
42.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
8Pat Freiermuth
P. Freiermuth
60
497
2021
16
79
8.3
31.1
7
0
0
0.0
0
9Najee Harris
N. Harris
74
467
2021
17
94
6.3
27.5
3
1,200
307
3.9
70.6
7
10Nico Collins
N. Collins
33
446
2021
14
60
13.5
31.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Rondale Moore
R. Moore
54
435
2021
14
64
8.1
31.1
1
76
18
4.2
5.4
0
12Kadarius Toney
K. Toney
39
420
2021
10
57
10.8
42.0
0
6
3
2.0
0.6
0
13Joshua Palmer
J. Palmer
33
353
2021
17
49
10.7
20.8
4
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
14Michael Carter
M. Carter
36
325
2021
14
55
9.0
23.2
0
639
147
4.3
45.6
4
15Javonte Williams
J. Williams
43
316
2021
17
53
7.3
18.6
3
903
203
4.4
53.1
4
16Jauan Jennings
J. Jennings
24
282
2021
16
38
11.8
17.6
5
0
0
0.0
0
17Kenny Gainwell
K. Gainwell
33
253
2021
16
50
7.7
15.8
1
291
68
4.3
18.2
5
18John Bates
J. Bates
20
249
2021
17
25
12.5
14.6
1
0
0
0.0
0
19Antoine Wesley
A. Wesley
19
208
2021
15
32
10.9
13.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
20Demetric Felton
D. Felton
18
181
2021
16
21
10.1
11.3
2
24
7
3.4
1.5
0
21Tommy Tremble
T. Tremble
20
180
2021
16
35
9.0
11.3
1
11
3
3.7
0.7
1
22Brevin Jordan
B. Jordan
20
178
2021
9
28
8.9
19.8
3
0
0
0.0
0
23Chuba Hubbard
C. Hubbard
25
174
2021
17
37
7.0
10.2
1
612
172
3.6
36.0
5
24Dyami Brown
D. Brown
12
165
2021
15
25
13.8
11.0
0
-4
1
-4.0
-0.3
0
25Chris Evans
C. Evans
15
151
2021
14
17
10.1
10.8
2
77
17
4.5
5.5
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5
2
1
.688
4
5
0
.444
2
5
1
.313
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7
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.222
NFC NorthWLTPCT
7
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.778
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.750
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6
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1
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.875
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4
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.556
5
4
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.556
3
6
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7
1
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.875
5
4
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.556
2
7
0
.222
1
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6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
5
4
0
.556
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
3
5
0
.375
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
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7
2
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.778
6
2
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.750
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5
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