nfl most receiving yards in a player's first 4 seasons

Justin Jefferson had the most yards on receptions in his first 4 seasons, with 5,899 yards.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	5,899	60	392	576	15.0	98.3	30	28	12	2.3	0.5	1
2	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	5,512	63	470	602	11.7	87.5	32	-9	1	-9.0	-0.1	0
3	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	5,425	62	395	582	13.7	87.5	46	55	18	3.1	0.9	0
4	Randy Moss R. Moss	5,396	64	308	418	17.5	84.3	53	90	11	8.2	1.4	0
5	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	5,145	66	395	568	13.0	78.0	32	318	43	7.4	4.8	3
6	Torry Holt T. Holt	5,088	64	306	529	16.6	79.5	23	50	9	5.6	0.8	0
7	Jerry Rice J. Rice	4,881	60	264		18.5	81.4	49	256	37	6.9	4.3	4
8	A.J. Green	4,874	60	329	573	14.8	81.2	35	93	11	8.5	1.6	0
9	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	4,851	66	430	570	11.3	73.5	33	186	22	8.5	2.8	1
10	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	4,676	49	358	494	13.1	95.4	21	261	38	6.9	5.3	3
11	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	4,605	56	342	592	13.5	82.2	20	116	23	5.0	2.1	0
12	Mike Evans M. Evans	4,579	61	309	580	14.8	75.1	32	0	0		0.0	0
13	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	4,544	60	330	558	13.8	75.7	34	55	16	3.4	0.9	0
14	A.J. Brown	4,491	60	273	440	16.5	74.9	35	70	5	14.0	1.2	1
15	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	4,487	64	317	561	14.2	70.1	23	0	0		0.0	0
16	Odell Beckham Jr. O. Beckham Jr.	4,424	47	313	498	14.1	94.1	38	55	10	5.5	1.2	0
17	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	4,418	58	340	471	13.0	76.2	28	91	15	6.1	1.6	0
18	T.Y. Hilton	4,413	62	283	493	15.6	71.2	24	55	9	6.1	0.9	0
19	Charley Hennigan C. Hennigan	4,386	53	241		18.2	82.8	36	0	0		0.0	0
20	Julio Jones J. Jones	4,330	49	278	447	15.6	88.4	26	94	14	6.7	1.9	0
21	DJ Moore	4,313	63	301	498	14.3	68.5	14	282	29	9.7	4.5	0
22	James Lofton J. Lofton	4,306	64	242		17.8	67.3	22	12	4	3.0	0.2	0
23	Terry McLaurin T. McLaurin	4,281	63	299	477	14.3	68.0	21	71	10	7.1	1.1	0
24	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	4,280	64	281		15.2	66.9	23	41	12	3.4	0.6	0
25	George Pickens G. Pickens	4,270	65	267	430	16.0	65.7	21	36	8	4.5	0.6	1

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PASS

812

Murray

RUSH

436

Jones

REC

302

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

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OPP PPG

12.3

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RUSH YDS/G

119.3

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PASS YDS/G

181.3

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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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Final

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1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

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Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

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Robinson

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Olave

Pass TD Leaders

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Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

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PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

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17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
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
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
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
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000