most yds per catch by a rookie wr, min 69 recs, since 1970

Since 1970, Randy Moss has averaged the most yards per reception by a rookie wide receiver with 69+ receptions, with 19.0 per catch in 1998.

NAME AVG REC SEASON TM GP TRG REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Randy Moss
R. Moss
19.0
69
1998
MIN MIN
16
1,313
82.1
17
4
1
4.0
0.3
0
2 Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
18.0
81
2021
CIN CIN
17
128
1,455
85.6
13
21
7
3.0
1.2
0
3 Justin Jefferson
J. Jefferson
15.9
88
2020
MIN MIN
16
125
1,400
87.5
7
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
4 Michael Clayton
M. Clayton
14.9
80
2004
TB TB
16
122
1,193
74.6
7
30
5
6.0
1.9
0
5 Amari Cooper
A. Cooper
14.9
72
2015
OAK OAK
16
130
1,070
66.9
6
-3
3
-1.0
-0.2
0
6 Marques Colston
M. Colston
14.8
70
2006
NO NO
14
115
1,038
74.1
8
0
0
0.0
0
7 Brian Thomas Jr.
B. Thomas Jr.
14.7
87
2024
JAX JAX
17
133
1,282
75.4
10
48
6
8.0
2.8
0
8 Keenan Allen
K. Allen
14.7
71
2013
SD SD
15
104
1,046
69.7
8
0
0
0.0
0
9 Chris Olave
C. Olave
14.5
72
2022
NO NO
15
119
1,042
69.5
4
0
0
0.0
0
10 Odell Beckham Jr.
O. Beckham Jr.
14.3
91
2014
NYG NYG
12
130
1,305
108.8
12
35
7
5.0
2.9
0
11 Willie Snead
W. Snead
14.3
69
2015
NO NO
15
101
984
65.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
12 Dwayne Bowe
D. Bowe
14.2
70
2007
KC KC
16
118
995
62.2
5
0
0
0.0
0
13 Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
14.2
105
2023
LAR LAR
17
160
1,486
87.4
6
89
12
7.4
5.2
0
14 Ladd McConkey
L. McConkey
14.0
82
2024
LAC LAC
16
112
1,149
71.8
7
0
0
0.0
0
15 Kelvin Benjamin
K. Benjamin
13.8
73
2014
CAR CAR
16
145
1,008
63.0
9
0
0
0.0
0
16 Anquan Boldin
A. Boldin
13.6
101
2003
ARI ARI
16
165
1,377
86.1
8
40
5
8.0
2.5
0
17 Garrett Wilson
G. Wilson
13.3
83
2022
NYJ NYJ
17
147
1,103
64.9
4
4
4
1.0
0.2
0
18 Jordan Addison
J. Addison
13.0
70
2023
MIN MIN
17
108
911
53.6
10
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
19 Gary Clark
G. Clark
12.9
72
1985
WAS WAS
16
926
57.9
5
10
2
5.0
0.6
0
20 CeeDee Lamb
C. Lamb
12.6
74
2020
DAL DAL
16
111
935
58.4
5
82
10
8.2
5.1
1
21 Terry Glenn
T. Glenn
12.6
90
1996
NE NE
15
1,132
75.5
6
42
5
8.4
2.8
0
22 Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
12.4
92
2016
NO NO
15
121
1,137
75.8
9
0
0
0.0
0
23 Drake London
D. London
12.0
72
2022
ATL ATL
17
117
866
50.9
4
0
0
0.0
0
24 Rashee Rice
R. Rice
11.9
79
2023
KC KC
16
102
938
58.6
7
-3
1
-3.0
-0.2
0
25 Zay Flowers
Z. Flowers
11.1
77
2023
BAL BAL
16
108
858
53.6
5
56
8
7.0
3.5
1
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

24.6

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OPP PPG

19.4

5th

RUSH YDS/G

106.8

21st

PASS YDS/G

224.2

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
Bears Bears
3
2
0
.600
Vikings Vikings
3
2
0
.600
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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
Sun
11/9
BAL BAL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Browns

1 - 4 - 0

17

Final

21

MIN Vikings

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

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)
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM