nfl rookie wr receiving ypg leaders 2021

Ja'Marr Chase had the most receiving yards per game by a rookie wide receiver in 2021, with 85.6 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 Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
85.6
2021
CIN CIN
17
81
128
1,455
18.0
13
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
2 Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
63.4
2021
MIA MIA
16
104
140
1,015
9.8
6
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
3 DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
53.9
2021
PHI PHI
17
64
104
916
14.3
5
0
0
0.0
0
4 Amon-Ra St. Brown
A. St. Brown
53.6
2021
DET DET
17
90
119
912
10.1
5
61
7
8.7
3.6
1
5 Elijah Moore
E. Moore
48.9
2021
NYJ NYJ
11
43
77
538
12.5
5
54
5
10.8
4.9
1
6 Rashod Bateman
R. Bateman
42.9
2021
BAL BAL
12
46
68
515
11.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
7 Kadarius Toney
K. Toney
42.0
2021
NYG NYG
10
39
57
420
10.8
0
6
3
2.0
0.6
0
8 Nico Collins
N. Collins
31.9
2021
HOU HOU
14
33
60
446
13.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
9 Rondale Moore
R. Moore
31.1
2021
ARI ARI
14
54
64
435
8.1
1
76
18
4.2
5.4
0
10 Joshua Palmer
J. Palmer
20.8
2021
LAC LAC
17
33
49
353
10.7
4
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
11 Jauan Jennings
J. Jennings
17.6
2021
SF SF
16
24
38
282
11.8
5
0
0
0.0
0
12 Shi Smith
S. Smith
17.3
2021
CAR CAR
6
6
11
104
17.3
0
-3
1
-3.0
-0.5
0
13 Seth Williams
S. Williams
17.0
2021
DEN DEN
2
1
1
34
34.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Ihmir Smith-Marsette
I. Smith-Marsette
14.5
2021
MIN MIN
8
5
6
116
23.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
15 Antoine Wesley
A. Wesley
13.9
2021
ARI ARI
15
19
32
208
10.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
16 Trinity Benson
T. Benson
12.9
2021
DET DET
8
10
22
103
10.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
17 Dez Fitzpatrick
D. Fitzpatrick
12.3
2021
TEN TEN
4
5
8
49
9.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
18 D.J. Montgomery
D.J. Montgomery
12.0
2021
NYJ NYJ
3
3
6
36
12.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Dyami Brown
D. Brown
11.0
2021
WAS WAS
15
12
25
165
13.8
0
-4
1
-4.0
-0.3
0
20 Terrace Marshall
T. Marshall
10.6
2021
CAR CAR
13
17
30
138
8.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Tarik Black
T. Black
10.0
2021
NYJ NYJ
1
1
2
10
10.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22 Anthony Schwartz
A. Schwartz
9.6
2021
CLE CLE
14
10
23
135
13.5
1
39
6
6.5
2.8
0
23 Ben Skowronek
B. Skowronek
9.5
2021
LAR LAR
14
11
20
133
12.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Dazz Newsome
D. Newsome
7.7
2021
CHI CHI
3
2
5
23
11.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Dee Eskridge
D. Eskridge
6.4
2021
SEA SEA
10
10
20
64
6.4
1
59
4
14.8
5.9
0
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Team Rankings

PPG

19.3

24th

OPP PPG

30.3

26th

RUSH YDS/G

49.0

32nd

PASS YDS/G

190.0

26th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Browns Browns
1
2
0
.333
Ravens Ravens
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
CIN CIN
@
GB GB
4:25 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

2 - 1 - 0

48

Final

10

CIN Bengals

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

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
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
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

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM