Who Leads The NFL In Receiving Yards 2021?

The NFL season is underway and we have a leader in receiving yards. Find out who it is and see if they can hold on to the title all season long.

Davante Adams

As of February 8th, 2021, Davante Adams leads the NFL in receiving yards with 957. This is Adams’ second time leading the NFL in receiving yards, as he also accomplished this feat in the 2016 season. In addition to this, Adams is currently tied for second place in the NFL for most receiving touchdowns, with 13.

Green Bay Packers

As of week 17, Davante Adams leads the NFL in receiving yards with 1,374. He is closely followed by Stefon Diggs of the Buffalo Bills with 1,314 yards. DeAndre Hopkins of the Arizona Cardinals rounds out the top three with 1,235 yards.

2020 season stats

Davante Adams had a monster 2020 season, and led the NFL in receiving yards with 1,374. He also had 18 touchdown catches, which was second only to Stefon Diggs. Adams was a key part of the Packers’ offense, and helped them reach the NFC Championship game.

Stefon Diggs

Stefon Diggs is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland. As of 2021, Diggs is the NFL leader in receiving yards with 1,535.

Buffalo Bills

In 2020, Stefon Diggs was traded to the Buffalo Bills from the Minnesota Vikings. He instantly became the Bills’ number one receiver, and he did not disappoint. Diggs led the Bills to their first AFC Championship game appearance since 1993, and he did so in style. Diggs caught 102 passes for 1,535 yards and eight touchdowns during the Regular Season. He then followed that up with 20 catches for 421 yards and two touchdowns in the Bills’ three Playoff games.

Due to his impressive play, Diggs was named a First-Team All-Pro for the 2020 season. He is also the leading candidate for NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

2020 season stats

In 2020, Stefon Diggs had 127 receptions for 1,535 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Keenan Allen

Keenan Allen is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chargers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a two-time All-Pac-12 selection.

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 is currently the Chargers’ all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards.

In 2021, Allen signed a four-year contract extension with the Chargers worth $80 million, making him one of the highest-paid wide receivers in the NFL.

Through Week 12 of the 2021 season, Allen leads the NFL in receiving yards with 1,318 yards on 90 receptions. He is on pace to have a career-best season and is one of only four players in NFL history to have at least 90 catches and 1,300 receiving yards through 12 games of a season.

2020 season stats

Keenan Allen had a monster year in 2020. He led the NFL in receiving yards with 1,393 on 133 catches with eight touchdowns. It was the second time in his career that he topped 1,300 receiving yards, and his 133 catches were second in the NFL behind only Julio Jones (134). Allen also had a career-high 18 catches of 20-plus yards.

Calvin Ridley

The NFL’s leading receiver in 2021 is Calvin Ridley of the Atlanta Falcons. Ridley has compiled 1,453 receiving yards through 14 games played. This total is 97 yards more than the second place receiver, Keenan Allen of the Los Angeles Chargers.

Atlanta Falcons

Calvin Ridley (born December 20, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Falcons in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

2020 season stats

Calvin Ridley entered the 2020 season as the Falcons’ top receiver and did not disappoint, finishing the year with 1,391 yards and nine touchdowns on 90 receptions. He also added two touchdowns on the ground.

Ridley was especially dangerous in the red zone, where he caught eight of his nine touchdown passes. He averaged a healthy 15.5 yards per catch and finished the season with a reception of at least 40 yards in four different games.

The 25-year-old receiver has now eclipsed 1,000 yards in each of his first three NFL seasons and is quickly establishing himself as one of the league’s best young playmakers. With Julio Jones on the other side of the field drawing attention from opposing defenses, Ridley should continue to see plenty of opportunities to make big plays in 2021.

DeAndre Hopkins

As of right now, the leading receiver in the NFL for the 2021 season is DeAndre Hopkins of the Arizona Cardinals. Although the season is still young, Hopkins has already made a name for himself as a top receiver in the league.

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Cardinals were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898, and are owned by William V. Bidwill.

2020 season stats

In 2020, he had 115 receptions for 1,407 receiving yards and 11 touchdown. For his career, Hopkins has 632 receptions for 9,048 receiving yards and 54 touchdowns. He has been selected to the Pro Bowl five times and was a first-team All-Pro in 2015 and 2017.