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Who Leads the NFL in Receiving Yards This Year?

Zack Cook

Host · Writer

Who Leads the NFL in Receiving Yards This Year?

There’s no shortage of talented wideouts in the NFL, many of whom can make a case to lead the league in receiving yards in 2023.

Who will end the year on top?

Who Leads the NFL in Receiving Yards This Year?

Rank	Name	Team	Receiving Yards
1	Tyreek Hill	Miami Dolphins	215
2	Justin Jefferson	Minnesota Vikings	150
3	Brandon Aiyuk	San Francisco 49ers	129
4. (Tie)	Tutu Atwell	Los Angeles Rams	119
4. (Tie)	Puka Nacua	Los Angeles Rams	119
6	Chris Olave	New Orleans Saints	112
7	Stefon Diggs	Buffalo Bills	102
8	Calvin Ridley	Jacksonville Jaguars	101
9	Michael Pittman	Indianapolis Colts	97
10	Rashid Shaheed	New Orleans Saints	89
11	Aaron Jones	Green Bay Packers	86
12	Jakobi Meyers	Las Vegas Raiders	81
13. (Tie)	Nico Collins	Houston Texans	80
13. (Tie)	Josh Reynolds	Detroit Lions	80
15	A.J. Brown	Philadelphia Eagles	79
16. (Tie)	Zay Flowers	Baltimore Ravens	78
16. (Tie)	Jaylen Waddle	Miami Dolphins	78
18	CeeDee Lamb	Dallas Cowboys	77
19	Keenan Allen	Los Angeles Chargers	76
20	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Detroit Lions	71
21. (Tie)	Davante Adams	Las Vegas Raiders	66
21. (Tie)	Mike Evans	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	66
23	DeAndre Hopkins	Tennessee Titans	65
24. (Tie)	Kendrick Bourne	New England Patriots	64
24. (Tie)	Allen Robinson	Pittsburgh Steelers	64

Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins put together the most dominant performance for a wide receiver in Week 1. Hill lit up the Los Angeles Chargers secondary, tallying eleven catches for 215 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Hill entered the NFL in 2016 and has tallied 8,555 career receiving yards. On deck for Hill and the Dolphins is an AFC East clash with the New England Patriots.

Justin Jefferson’s performance would have been one to write home about in a typical week, but Hill stole the spotlight. Despite the Minnesota Vikings getting upset by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1, Jefferson compiled nine receptions for 150 yards. Jefferson led the NFL in receiving yards in 2022, registering 1,809 yards.

Rounding out the top three performances in Week 1 was Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers. Aiyuk and the 49ers went into Pittsburgh and blew out the Steelers, highlighted by the wideout recording an impressive eight catches for 129 yards and two touchdowns.

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