NFL Stats Leader 2021: Who finished the season with most receiving yards?

Modified Nov 08, 2022 11:48 GMT

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp

Most receiving yards in the 2021 NFL season

Here are the NFL players who have accumulated the most receiving yards this year.

#3 - Davante Adams, Green Bay Packers - 1,553 yards

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams

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Davante Adams has established himself as one of the most consistently dominant wide receivers in the entire NFL. He has eclipsed both 110 receptions and 1,350 receiving yards in three of his last four seasons. Adams has also recorded ten or more touchdowns in five of his last six seasons. He is the biggest weapon on the Green Bay Packers and among the best players in the NFL.

#2 - Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings - 1,616 yards

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson

Justin Jefferson has the most receiving yards of any player in NFL history across their first two seasons. After accumulating 1,400 yards in his rookie season, he followed that up with 1,616 yards in his second season. In totaling more than 3,000 yards across his first two seasons in the NFL, Jefferson becomes the first player to ever do so.

#1 - Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams - 1,947 yards

Cooper Kupp put together one of the greatest seasons by any wide receiver in NFL history. He is just the fourth player since the 1970 season to win the receiving triple crown, leading the NFL with 145 receptions, 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns. His single-season yardage and reception totals rank second most in NFL history.

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