Who Is Leading The NFL In Receiving Yards?

The NFL season is well underway and there are already some clear leaders in the receiving yards category. Who is your pick for the player who will end the season with the most receiving yards?

Antonio Brown

Despite playing in just one game this season, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown leads the NFL in receiving yards with 431. Brown, who is in his ninth season in the league, has caught 29 passes for 517 yards and four touchdowns.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Antonio Brown is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Michigan University, where he earned All-American honors in 2008 and 2009 as a punt returner. A sixth-round pick by the Steelers in 2010, Brown has emerged as one of the NFL’s best wide receivers, leading the league in receiving yards in 2014 and 2017 while earning four Pro Bowl selections in his eight-year career.

2017 stats

In 2017, Antonio Brown had 101 receptions for 1,533 yards and nine touchdowns. He also had a rushing touchdown.

Julio Jones

Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team, after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League (AFL).

In their 51 years of existence, the Falcons have compiled a record of 368–446–6 (.451), winning division championships in 1980, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2016. The Falcons have appeared in two Super Bowls during that time, losing to the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl VI and again to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI.

2017 stats

In his seventh NFL season, Julio Jones had another monster year, leading the league in receiving yards for the second time in his career. The Atlanta Falcons star wideout finished the 2017 campaign with 1,444 yards, just ahead of Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers (1,533) and Keenan Allen of the Los Angeles Chargers (1,393).

Jones was once again the Falcons’ go-to receiver, hauling in 83 catches while being targeted a team-high 154 times. He averaged a career-high 17.0 yards per reception and found the end zone six times.

The 27-year-old Jones has now topped 1,400 receiving yards in four of his seven NFL seasons. He’s also been selected to five Pro Bowls and was named a first-team All-Pro in 2015 and 2016.

DeAndre Hopkins

As of right now, DeAndre Hopkins is leading the NFL in receiving yards. He has a total of 1,165 yards. This puts him ahead of Julio Jones, who has 1,142 yards. Michael Thomas is in third with 1,131 yards.

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium, an outdoor stadium in Houston; Reliant Stadium hosted the majority of the Texans’ home games from 2002 to 2013.

The franchise was founded in 2002 as the Houston Texans expansion team, and played its first regular season game against the Dallas Cowboys on September 8, 2002. The team’s majority owner is Bob McNair.

In 2017, Hopkins led the NFL in receiving yards with 1,378 on 96 receptions with 13 touchdowns.

2017 stats

In his fifth NFL season, DeAndre Hopkins continued to be one of the league’s most productive and consistent wide receivers. He was targeted a league-high 174 times and caught 96 passes for 1,378 yards and a career-high 13 touchdowns. His 96 catches were the second most in a season in franchise history, and his 1,378 receiving yards were the third most. Hopkins has now caught 50 or more passes in each of his five NFL seasons, and he has 3,533 career receiving yards, which ranks sixth in franchise history.

A.J. Green

A.J. Green is currently leading the NFL in receiving yards with 732 yards. This is amazing considering he was injured for six games last season. He is averaging over 100 yards per game and has scored six touchdowns. Green is on pace to have one of the best seasons in NFL history.

Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Their home stadium is Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati. They are currently coached by Zac Taylor.

The Bengals were established in 1967 as an expansion team of the American Football League (AFL), and joined the NFL with the AFL–NFL merger of 1970. The Bengals play their home games at Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati. They currently have two West Coast passing offense themed alternate uniforms featuring Bengals stripes on the sides of both white and black jerseys which were introduced in 2018. The franchise has won two AFC championships, but lost both Super Bowl appearances they made, following the 1981 and 1988 seasons.

2017 stats

A.J. Green – 2017 stats
In 2017, A.J. Green caught 66 passes for 964 yards and 8 touchdowns. He had a career-high 15 catches for a season-high 227 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 14.

Keenan Allen

Keenan Allen is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley, and was drafted by the Chargers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Los Angeles Chargers

Keenan Allen is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley, and was drafted by the Chargers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has appeared in three Pro Bowls and is currently second in career receiving yards among active players.

2017 stats

Keenan Alexander had a great 2017 season, leading the NFL in receiving yards with 1,393. He also had 102 receptions and six touchdowns. Keenan is a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers and is entering his sixth season in the NFL.