Nfl receiving yards singleseason leaders profootball. Dec 16, 2019 most receiving yards first 4 seasons 1 viewer. George kittle passes mike ditka for most receiving yards by a. Don hutson led the league in receiving yards seven times, the most of any player. List of national football league annual receiving yards. Louis rams rank second with nine leagueleading seasons. Chiefs travis kelce is first te with 4 straight 1,000. List of national football league annual receiving yards leaders. Most receiving yards by a te in first three nfl seasons. George kittle is posting monster stats through three seasons. List of qbs with most passing yards in first four seasons.
His 2,777 receiving yards so far since being drafted are the most by a tight end during the players first three seasons. Ranked t1st in nfl with careerhigh 17 rec td in 1995, t5th most in single season alltime. Kelce also has a shot at the nfls record for receiving yards by a tight end in a season. Most receiving yards through the first three seasons for a tight end. With his first 11 receiving yards on the day against the denver broncos, kelce has become the only tight end in nfl history with four consecutive 1,000yard seasons as a receiver. Until beckham and landry this year, the player with the most catches in his first three seasons was cincinnatis a. With the performance, the 6foot4, 250pound tight end passes mike ditka for the most receiving yards through a players first three seasons as a tight end ditka, one of the best players in.
Discover 2019 all minnesota vikings pro football player player receiving stats and rankings by receiving yards on fox sports. Here is a comparison of both teams total passing yards in the span of those 3 seasons. Unsurprisingly, the top 5 list of players with the most catches in their first three seasons is made up of recent wide receivers. I mean yeah, obviously passing yards are much more inflated now, but he vikings were one of the more pass happy teams in the late 90s early 2000s. Hes been the most dominant passcatching tight end in nfl history through his first three seasons. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. Jan 03, 2016 new york giants wide receiver odell beckham jr. George kittle has most receiving yards ever by te through 3 seasons. Beckham 1st wideout with 80 catches and 1,000 receiving yards. Dec 15, 2019 george kittle has most receiving yards ever by te through 3 seasons. It only took kelce 96 receptions to break the record in 2018. George kittle passes mike ditka for most receiving yards.
Still another half and some change left vs colts, thomas may have the most before week 16 gets here. Michael thomas new orleans 90 receptions joins odell beckham, jr. The most receiving yards in philadelphia eagles history. Most receptions by a running back in first 3 seasons with 303 receptions. Players approaching career milestones in 2018 nfl football. Opening odds to lead nfl in receiving yards in 2019. He does not yet have the bucs single season record for receiving yards, but he is on pace to break it this year. While he played for the houston oilers from 196066 where he became a fivetime pro bowler and three time first team allpro it was. His 2017 numbers ranked first in receptions, fifth in receiving yards and. Landry had previously held the mark for most receptions by an nfl player through his first two seasons. George kittle has most receiving yards for te thru 3 seasons. Jul 10, 2018 penn state also set the ncaa record for fewest total yards allowed in a single game that season, when syracuse was held to 47 yards 107 rushing, 60 passing in a 400 penn state victory on oct. Wideout charley hennigan may not be a household name, but if you want to talk about receivers who made a living by completely torching opposing secondaries, youd be wise to include him in the conversation.
Beckham, landry have most catches in first 3 seasons in. He then had the most receiving yards and longest receiving touchdown by any panthers. Gallon holds the program record for most receiving yards in a season with 1,373 in 20. Gonzalez had 1,258 yards in 2004 on 102 receptions. The most recent receiving yards leader was julio jones of the atlanta falcons, who recorded 1,677 receiving yards over the 2018 season. The outing pushed him over 80 receptions on the season and made him the first player in nfl history to top 80 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first three seasons, per nfl.
In the national football league nfl, 48 players have gained at least 10,000 receiving yards in their career. Dec 24, 2016 the panthers greg olsen on saturday became the first tight end in nfl history to record three consecutive 1,000yard receiving seasons, setting the record on a 17yard catch from cam newton. Beckham 1st wideout with 80 catches and 1,000 receiving yards in first 3 seasons. Who are the nfl players with the most receiving yards in a. Jul 24, 2019 he set more franchise records receptions, scrimmage yards, yards after catch and first downs by a rookie. In american football, yards gained on a forward pass play are credited to the receiver as receiving yards. List of national football league career receiving yards. Landry has 338 catches for 3,449 yards and 16 touchdowns so far in his career. Profootballreference utilizes official nfl data for current nfl seasons. Top 10 receiving yards leaders in michigan football. Mims narrowly missed finishing his career with 3,000 receiving yards. He had 1,051 yards and eight touchdowns on just 52 receptions. Most 1,000yard receiving seasons, first five years of career, nfl history. I expect that career average to go up to after the next 2.
Jul 09, 2019 the most receiving yards in philadelphia eagles history. A green bay packers player has led the league in receiving yards eleven times, the most in the nfl. Mar 29, 2020 boston gained the most receiving yards in a single season in program history 1,435 yards, the second most receptions in a single season 85 receptions, and the third most receiving touchdowns. Nfl receiving yards yearbyyear leaders profootball. Over the last three years, calvin johnson has 5,7 receiving yards in 46 games. Panthers christian mccaffrey becomes third player in nfl. Dec 15, 2019 the receiving yards total also places kittle among some elite company. That mark comes with a bit of an asterisk, of course, as. Wide receiver finalists announced for nfl alltime team. List of national football league career receiving yards leaders. Most 1,000yard receiving seasons, first five years of career, nfl.
We present them here for purely educational purposes. Most receiving yards first 4 seasons page 2 new orleans. Nov 26, 2018 most 1,000yard receiving seasons, first five years of career, nfl history. Most receiving yards first 4 seasons 1 viewer thread starter saint kamara. Harrison failed to clear even 900 yards andor 75 receptions during the first three seasons of his career. George kittle passes mike ditka for most receiving yards by a te in. His season shifted into another gear following a solid first four weeks, and he entered sunday with receiving touchdowns. Antonio brown ties record for most 100catch seasons in. Saints michael thomas passes randy moss for most receiving.
That included a 14catch, 369yard game against indiana that set a big ten conference record. Hutson also recorded the most consecutive seasons leading the league in receiving, doing so for five seasons from 1941 to 1945, while jerry rice ranks second with three consecutive leagueleading seasons from 1993 to 1995. Last sunday, christian mccaffrey recorded his eighth career game with a rushing and receiving touchdown, tying chuck foreman 197375 for the most in an nfl players first three seasons. That is a key statistic of note because antonio brown will be 31 in 2019. Can you name every nfl player to reach 5,000 or more receiving yards in their first five seasons in the league. Afl receiving yards leader 3 times, 19651966, 1968. In american football, yards gained on a forward pass play are credited to the receiver as. List of national football league records individual wikipedia. Beckham 1st wideout with 80 catches and 1,000 receiving. Mar 10, 2020 mims narrowly missed finishing his career with 3,000 receiving yards. Hes been the most dominant passcatching tight end in nfl history through his first three. Wilson led all nfl rushers in 2014 with an average of 7. He needs at total of 108 yards on the night to achieve that feat. Beckham, landry have most catches in first 3 seasons in nfl.
Players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard. Top 10 receiving yards leaders in michigan football history. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index view current leaderboard. Nfl career leaders receiving yards the football database. As of the 2008 season, the nfl record for receiving yards in a single season is held by jerry rice of the san francisco 49ers who had 1,848 receiving yards in 1995. Only greg olsen has come close to accomplishing this feat with three consecutive seasons of 1,000 receiving yards. Nfl receiving yards per game career leaders profootball. And according to the numbers, hopkins and fitzgerald have been eerily similar through their first seven seasons, though hopkins has a slight edge. Apr 12, 2018 landry has 400 career receptions in four seasons, the most by any player in his first four seasons in nfl history.
Are russell wilsons first three years the best in nfl. Dec 29, 2019 mccaffrey finished the 2019 season with 1,387 rushing yards and 1,005 receiving yards, ranking second in the nfl in rushing. The nfl did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season. However, beckham is in a much better situation and could match if not surpass his offensive production from his first three season in the league where he posted 1,300 or more receiving yards.
First player in nfl history with 50 rushing and 50 receiving yards in five consecutive games. Mar 30, 2020 the 1,174 receiving yards is the third most in a single season in program history. Randy moss, 15,292 through his first six seasons, randy moss produced 8,375 receiving yards and had the most receiving yards 10,700 before his 30th birthday. Mike evans stakes out spot in nfl history tampa bay buccaneers. Who has the most yards receiving in a season for the. Mar 22, 2020 these are the nfl players with the most receiving yards in a season. Dec 20, 2016 beckham 1st wideout with 80 catches and 1,000 receiving yards in first 3 seasons bleacher report milestones br staff december 20, 2016 comments. He was, perhaps, the best pure running back in football that year his yards per carry was the best in the nfl. Most receiving yards first 4 seasons new orleans saints. Jan 04, 2017 until beckham and landry this year, the player with the most catches in his first three seasons was cincinnatis a. Apr 08, 2015 including the postseason, wilson has the most rushing yards for a qb in nfl history in his first three seasons with 22 yards.
All he did after was literally put on the most ridiculous stretch that the wr position. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included. Anquan boldin is fourth, with 259 catches from 2003 to 2005, and. Mccaffrey has 5,443 yards from scrimmage in his first three seasons. The nfls alltime career postseason receiving leaders. Most of the damage came his final three seasons, with 61 receptions for 1,087 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore, 55. Thomas, a threetime probowler already, was selected in the. The receiving yards total also places kittle among some elite company. Travis kelce most receiving yards in a season by te in. Daltons problems have never been that he cant throw, and a lot of the blah, blah the press writes and you hear on here.
After starting his career with three rocksolid seasons, his statistics dipped over the last two, primarily because of the giants decline. That is the fourth most receiving yards in a single season by a player 31 years or older. Has 12 the tds gonzalez has in 24% of the games 65 to 270 but i wanted to know about single season tight end receiving dominance and importance to. Wide receiver jerry rice is the nfls alltime leader in receiving yards, with 22,895. Moss for the most receiving yards through a players first four seasons.