Who Leads the NFL in Receptions?

Wondering who leads the NFL in receptions? Check out our blog post to find out!

Antonio Brown

2017 Season

In his 2017 season, Brown had 101 receptions for 1,533 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.

Career Receptions

As of the 2019 NFL season, Antonio Brown has caught 841 passes, which ranks him 10th all time in NFL history for career receptions. Jerry Rice holds the record with 1,549 career receptions.

Brown has played 9 seasons in the NFL, all with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has caught at least 100 passes in 6 of those 9 seasons, including a career high 129 catches in 2014. In 2018, Brown caught 104 passes for 1,297 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Julio Jones

Julio Jones is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Alabama, and was drafted by the Falcons sixth overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. Jones has led the NFL in receptions four times and is one of four players in NFL history to average over 100 receiving yards per game in his career.

2017 Season

In 2017, Julio Jones had 1,444 receiving yards and 3 touchdown receptions.

Career Receptions

As of the 2019 NFL season, Julio Jones leads active NFL players in career receptions with 815. He is followed by Larry Fitzgerald (1,303), Anquan Boldin (1,076), and Antonio Brown (1,048).

DeAndre Hopkins

DeAndre Hopkins has been one of the most consistent wide receivers in the NFL over the past few years. In 2018, he led the league in receptions with 115. He also had 1,572 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. Hopkins has been a top-10 receiver in the NFL in each of the past three seasons.

2017 Season

In 2017, DeAndre Hopkins caught 96 passes for 1,378 yards and 13 touchdowns, leading the NFL in receptions and receiving yards. He was named to the Pro Bowl and was selected as a first-team All-Pro.

Career Receptions

In his seven NFL seasons, DeAndre Hopkins has been one of the most productive and consistent wide receivers in the league, hauling in 632 receptions for 9,338 yards and 54 touchdowns. His career reception total ranks sixth among active players, and his yardage total is good for seventh.

Since he entered the league in 2013, Hopkins has averaged 90 receptions per season, which is the most of any player in that span. He’s also averaged 1,344 receiving yards per season, which is second only to Antonio Brown. In terms of touchdown catches, Hopkins ranks sixth over that span with 53.

Odell Beckham Jr.

As of right now, Odell Beckham Jr. leads the NFL in receptions. He has 77 receptions for 1,052 yards and six touchdowns. Beckham is on pace to break the single-season record for receptions, which is currently held by Marvin Harrison.

2017 Season

In his 2017 season, Beckham played in all 16 games for the first time in his career. He finished the season with 101 receptions for 1,367 yards and 10 touchdowns. Beckham’s 101 receptions were the most in the NFL, and his 10 touchdown catches were tied for sixth-most in the NFL. He also had four 100-yard receiving games during the season. Beckham was named to the Pro Bowl for the third straight year.

Career Receptions

Odell Beckham Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU), and was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft with the 12th overall pick. He quickly became one of the most productive and popular players in the league, winning Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2014 and being selected for the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons, while also becoming known for numerous one-handed catches. In 2019, Beckham was traded to the Browns.

In his rookie season, Beckham caught 91 passes for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns, earning him Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. Following his impressive first year, he was voted as a starter for the 2015 Pro Bowl; he recorded 166 receptions for 2,755 yards and 35 touchdowns over his next two seasons, earning him Pro Bowl nods in both 2016 and 2017 as well as First Team All-Pro recognition in 2016. In 2018, while hampered by injuries, Beckham still managed to tally 77 receptions for 1,052 yards and six touchdowns. After being traded to Cleveland prior to the 2019 season, Beckham had another productive year with 74 catches for 1,035 yards and four touchdowns

Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas has been one of the most productive receivers in the NFL over the past few seasons. In 2018, he caught an NFL-record 125 passes for 1,405 yards and nine touchdowns. Last season, he caught 107 passes for 1,208 yards and nine touchdowns. This year, he has caught 100 passes for 1,387 yards and nine touchdowns. He is on pace to catch 108 passes for 1,451 yards and nine touchdowns.

2017 Season

Michael Thomas had an incredible 2017 season, leading the NFL in receptions with 104 catches.

This was the most catches by any player in a single season in NFL history, and Thomas showed no signs of slowing down.

He was a key part of the New Orleans Saints offense that helped them to the divisional round of the playoffs, and he looks poised to have another big year in 2018.

Career Receptions

Michael Thomas (born March 17, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State University, and was drafted by the Saints in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

In his NFL career, Thomas has 350 catches for 4,512 yards and 32 touchdowns. He set the Saints franchise record for most receptions in a season with 125 in 2019; he also set an NFL record for most receptions in a player’s first three seasons with 321. In 2019, he was named a First Team All-Pro and selected for the Pro Bowl.