most games with 50+ rec yds in first three seasons

Justin Jefferson and Michael Thomas were tied for the most games when gaining 50+ yards on receptions in their first 3 seasons, with 37 games.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player game data complete from 1960

	NAME	GP	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	37	4,406	279	395	15.8	119.1	23	29	9	3.2	0.8	1
2	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	37	3,402	276	349	12.3	91.9	22	0	0		0.0	0
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	36	3,291	277	369	11.9	91.4	20	180	20	9.0	5.0	1
4	A.J. Green	36	3,504	232	386	15.1	97.3	25	59	6	9.8	1.6	0
5	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	35	3,901	283	376	13.8	111.5	17	233	32	7.3	6.7	2
6	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	35	2,977	213	304	14.0	85.1	19	155	23	6.7	4.4	1
7	Torry Holt T. Holt	35	3,458	185	298	18.7	98.8	16	23	4	5.8	0.7	0
8	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	34	3,177	200	335	15.9	93.4	18	0	0		0.0	0
9	Randy Moss R. Moss	34	3,781	189	211	20.0	111.2	38	35	6	5.8	1.0	0
10	Garrett Wilson G. Wilson	33	2,717	212	345	12.8	82.3	11	9	9	1.0	0.3	0
11	Jaylen Waddle J. Waddle	33	2,901	203	274	14.3	87.9	16	18	5	3.6	0.5	1
12	Mike Wallace M. Wallace	33	2,830	141	218	20.1	85.8	22	141	12	11.8	4.3	0
13	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	32	3,063	225	304	13.6	95.7	16	58	11	5.3	1.8	0
14	Zay Flowers Z. Flowers	32	2,686	180	249	14.9	83.9	11	83	19	4.4	2.6	1
15	Terry McLaurin T. McLaurin	32	2,730	180	272	15.2	85.3	15	30	2	15.0	0.9	0
16	DK Metcalf	32	2,678	170	267	15.8	83.7	21	17	3	5.7	0.5	0
17	Odell Beckham Jr. O. Beckham Jr.	32	3,691	242	374	15.3	115.3	30	34	8	4.3	1.1	0
18	Mike Evans M. Evans	32	3,049	193	342	15.8	95.3	23	0	0		0.0	0
19	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	31	3,295	218	309	15.1	106.3	25	6	7	0.9	0.2	0
20	Diontae Johnson D. Johnson	31	2,423	204	313	11.9	78.2	18	71	8	8.9	2.3	0
21	DJ Moore	31	2,777	167	264	16.6	89.6	10	133	14	9.5	4.3	0
22	Jarvis Landry J. Landry	31	2,496	224	315	11.1	80.5	10	67	18	3.7	2.2	0
23	Dez Bryant D. Bryant	31	2,610	173	259	15.1	84.2	22	-5	2	-2.5	-0.2	0
24	Keyshawn Johnson K. Johnson	31	2,538	181		14.0	81.9	17	60	2	30.0	1.9	1
25	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	31	2,947	180		16.4	95.1	18	11	4	2.8	0.4	0

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Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM

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28.1

27.2

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381.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

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146.4

141.7

141.5

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
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Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

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Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000