rookie reciving yards per game leaders since 2016

Since 2016, Justin Jefferson has averaged the most receiving yards per game by a rookie, with 87.5 per game in 2020.

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  • Data note: Receiving Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1932
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
2Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
87.4
2023
17
105
160
1,486
14.2
6
89
12
7.4
5.2
0
3Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
85.6
2021
17
81
128
1,455
18.0
13
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
4Malik Nabers
M. Nabers
80.3
2024
15
109
170
1,204
11.0
7
2
5
0.4
0.1
0
5Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
75.8
2016
15
92
121
1,137
12.4
9
0
0
0.0
0
6Brian Thomas Jr.
B. Thomas Jr.
75.4
2024
17
87
133
1,282
14.7
10
48
6
8.0
2.8
0
7Ladd McConkey
L. McConkey
71.8
2024
16
82
112
1,149
14.0
7
0
0
0.0
0
8Brock Bowers
B. Bowers
70.2
2024
17
112
153
1,194
10.7
5
13
5
2.6
0.8
0
9Chris Olave
C. Olave
69.5
2022
15
72
119
1,042
14.5
4
0
0
0.0
0
10A.J. Brown
A.J. Brown
65.7
2019
16
52
84
1,051
20.2
8
60
3
20.0
3.8
1
11Terry McLaurin
T. McLaurin
65.6
2019
14
58
93
919
15.8
7
0
0
0.0
0
12JuJu Smith-Schuster
J. Smith-Schuster
65.5
2017
14
58
79
917
15.8
7
0
0
0.0
0
13Garrett Wilson
G. Wilson
64.9
2022
17
83
147
1,103
13.3
4
4
4
1.0
0.2
0
14Tank Dell
T. Dell
64.5
2023
11
47
75
709
15.1
7
51
11
4.6
4.6
0
15Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
63.4
2021
16
104
140
1,015
9.8
6
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
16Brandon Aiyuk
B. Aiyuk
62.3
2020
12
60
96
748
12.5
5
77
6
12.8
6.4
2
17Omar Cooper Jr.
O. Cooper Jr.
62.0
2026
4
12
13
248
20.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
18Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
60.4
2021
17
68
110
1,026
15.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
19Tetairoa McMillan
T. McMillan
59.6
2025
17
70
122
1,014
14.5
7
0
0
0.0
0
20Carnell Tate
C. Tate
59.0
2026
7
34
51
413
12.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
21Rashee Rice
R. Rice
58.6
2023
16
79
102
938
11.9
7
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
22CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
58.4
2020
16
74
111
935
12.6
5
82
10
8.2
5.1
1
23Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
57.9
2017
15
62
94
869
14.0
5
0
0
0.0
0
24Tee Higgins
T. Higgins
56.8
2020
16
67
108
908
13.6
6
28
5
5.6
1.8
0
25Caleb Douglas
C. Douglas
56.5
2026
4
13
19
226
17.4
2
0
0
0.0
0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,022

Murray

Kyler Murray

RUSH

458

Jones

Aaron Jones Sr.

REC

335

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson
Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

27th

OPP PPG

13.3

1st

RUSH YDS/G

113.9

17th

PASS YDS/G

185.4

29th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Vikings Vikings
6
1
0
.857
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/9
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/22
@
8:20 PM
Sun
11/29
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/6
@
4:25 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

6 - 1

15

Final

19

DET Lions

5 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
2
6
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
2
5
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
4
4
0
.500
4
4
0
.500
3
5
0
.375
AFC EastWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
3
0
.625
2
6
0
.250
1
6
0
.143
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
4
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
5
2
0
.714
2
5
0
.286
2
6
0
.250
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
0
7
0
.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
13-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/5
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/8
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM