wide receiver yard leaders in rookie season since 2016

Since 2016, Puka Nacua has the most yards on receptions by a rookie wide receiver, with 1,486 yards in 2023.

Interpreted as:
wide receiver receiving yard leaders in rookie season since 2016
NAME REC YDS SEASON TM GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
1,486
2023
LAR LAR
17
105
160
14.2
87.4
6
89
12
7.4
5.2
0
2 Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
1,455
2021
CIN CIN
17
81
128
18.0
85.6
13
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
3 Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
1,400
2020
MIN MIN
16
88
125
15.9
87.5
7
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
4 Brian Thomas Jr.
B. Thomas Jr.
1,282
2024
JAX JAX
17
87
133
14.7
75.4
10
48
6
8.0
2.8
0
5 Malik Nabers
M. Nabers
1,204
2024
NYG NYG
15
109
170
11.0
80.3
7
2
5
0.4
0.1
0
6 Ladd McConkey
L. McConkey
1,149
2024
LAC LAC
16
82
112
14.0
71.8
7
0
0
0.0
0
7 Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
1,137
2016
NO NO
15
92
121
12.4
75.8
9
0
0
0.0
0
8 Garrett Wilson
G. Wilson
1,103
2022
NYJ NYJ
17
83
147
13.3
64.9
4
4
4
1.0
0.2
0
9 A.J. Brown
A.J. Brown
1,051
2019
TEN TEN
16
52
84
20.2
65.7
8
60
3
20.0
3.8
1
10 Chris Olave
C. Olave
1,042
2022
NO NO
15
72
119
14.5
69.5
4
0
0
0.0
0
11 Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
1,015
2021
MIA MIA
16
104
140
9.8
63.4
6
3
2
1.5
0.2
1
12 Rashee Rice
R. Rice
938
2023
KC KC
16
79
102
11.9
58.6
7
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
13 CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
935
2020
DAL DAL
16
74
111
12.6
58.4
5
82
10
8.2
5.1
1
14 Terry McLaurin
T. McLaurin
919
2019
WAS WAS
14
58
93
15.8
65.6
7
0
0
0.0
0
15 JuJu Smith-Schuster
J. Smith-Schuster
917
2017
PIT PIT
14
58
79
15.8
65.5
7
0
0
0.0
0
16 DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
916
2021
PHI PHI
17
64
104
14.3
53.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
17 Amon-Ra St. Brown
A. St. Brown
912
2021
DET DET
17
90
119
10.1
53.6
5
61
7
8.7
3.6
1
18 Jordan Addison
J. Addison
911
2023
MIN MIN
17
70
108
13.0
53.6
10
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
19 Tee Higgins
T. Higgins
908
2020
CIN CIN
16
67
108
13.6
56.8
6
28
5
5.6
1.8
0
20 DK Metcalf
DK Metcalf
900
2019
SEA SEA
16
58
100
15.5
56.3
7
11
2
5.5
0.7
0
21 Marvin Harrison Jr.
M. Harrison Jr.
885
2024
ARI ARI
17
62
116
14.3
52.1
8
0
0
0.0
0
22 Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
873
2020
PIT PIT
16
62
109
14.1
54.6
9
16
10
1.6
1.0
2
23 Cooper Kupp
C. Kupp
869
2017
LAR LAR
15
62
94
14.0
57.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
24 Drake London
D. London
866
2022
ATL ATL
17
72
117
12.0
50.9
4
0
0
0.0
0
25 Zay Flowers
Z. Flowers
858
2023
BAL BAL
16
77
108
11.1
53.6
5
56
8
7.0
3.5
1
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TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
Rams Rams
3
2
0
.600
Cardinals Cardinals
2
2
0
.500
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Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
11/2
NO NO
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
SEA SEA
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
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3 - 2 - 0

23

Final

26

SF 49ers

4 - 1 - 0

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

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
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NE NE
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Schedule

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Sun
10/5
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@
CLE CLE
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Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM