nfl rookie wide receiver receiving yards per game leaders 2020

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

NAME REC YDS/G SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS AVG REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
87.5
2020
MIN MIN
16
88
125
1,400
15.9
7
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
2 Brandon Aiyuk
B. Aiyuk
62.3
2020
SF SF
12
60
96
748
12.5
5
77
6
12.8
6.4
2
3 CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
58.4
2020
DAL DAL
16
74
111
935
12.6
5
82
10
8.2
5.1
1
4 Tee Higgins
T. Higgins
56.8
2020
CIN CIN
16
67
108
908
13.6
6
28
5
5.6
1.8
0
5 Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
54.6
2020
PIT PIT
16
62
109
873
14.1
9
16
10
1.6
1.0
2
6 Jerry Jeudy
J. Jeudy
53.5
2020
DEN DEN
16
52
113
856
16.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
7 Laviska Shenault Jr.
L. Shenault Jr.
42.9
2020
JAX JAX
14
58
79
600
10.3
5
91
18
5.1
6.5
0
8 Denzel Mims
D. Mims
39.7
2020
NYJ NYJ
9
23
44
357
15.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
9 Darnell Mooney
D. Mooney
39.4
2020
CHI CHI
16
61
98
631
10.3
4
20
4
5.0
1.3
0
10 Michael Pittman Jr.
M. Pittman Jr.
38.7
2020
IND IND
13
40
61
503
12.6
1
26
3
8.7
2.0
0
11 Gabe Davis
G. Davis
37.4
2020
BUF BUF
16
35
62
599
17.1
7
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
12 Jalen Reagor
J. Reagor
36.0
2020
PHI PHI
11
31
54
396
12.8
1
26
4
6.5
2.4
0
13 Henry Ruggs III
H. Ruggs III
34.8
2020
LV LV
13
26
43
452
17.4
2
49
9
5.4
3.8
0
14 Tyron Billy-Johnson
T. Billy-Johnson
33.2
2020
LAC LAC
12
20
26
398
19.9
3
17
3
5.7
1.4
0
15 KJ Hamler
KJ Hamler
29.3
2020
DEN DEN
13
30
56
381
12.7
3
40
9
4.4
3.1
0
16 Quintez Cephus
Q. Cephus
26.8
2020
DET DET
13
20
35
349
17.5
2
0
0
0.0
0
17 Donovan Peoples-Jones
D. Peoples-Jones
25.3
2020
CLE CLE
12
14
20
304
21.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
18 Ja'Marcus Bradley
J. Bradley
20.0
2020
CLE CLE
3
5
11
60
12.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Collin Johnson
C. Johnson
19.4
2020
JAX JAX
14
18
31
272
15.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
20 Marquez Callaway
M. Callaway
19.4
2020
NO NO
11
21
27
213
10.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Quez Watkins
Q. Watkins
17.7
2020
PHI PHI
6
7
13
106
15.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
22 Lawrence Cager
L. Cager
17.5
2020
NYJ NYJ
2
2
6
35
17.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Bryan Edwards
B. Edwards
16.1
2020
LV LV
12
11
15
193
17.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
24 Isaiah Wright
I. Wright
14.1
2020
WAS WAS
14
27
35
197
7.3
0
16
3
5.3
1.1
0
25 Van Jefferson
V. Jefferson
13.8
2020
LAR LAR
16
19
31
220
11.6
1
-1
1
-1.0
-0.1
0
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PPG

27.0

6th

OPP PPG

18.7

9th

RUSH YDS/G

122.3

13th

PASS YDS/G

167.7

30th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Lions Lions
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
Bears Bears
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
PHI PHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

2 - 1 - 0

48

Final

10

CIN Bengals

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM