Puka Nacua (WR, LA) led the NFL in receptions in 2025 at 129. 527 players recorded receptions in 2025.
Receptions is the catch count, and in points-per-reception scoring it is a scoring category in its own right rather than just a description of what happened.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Receptions | Targets | Rec Yards | Rec TDs | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puka Nacua | WR | LA | 129 | 166 | 1,715 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | 126 | 169 | 1,239 | 11 | 17 |
| 3 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR | CIN | 125 | 185 | 1,412 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | SEA | 119 | 163 | 1,793 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | DET | 117 | 172 | 1,401 | 11 | 17 |
| 6 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | SF | 102 | 129 | 924 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | Chris Olave | WR | NO | 100 | 156 | 1,163 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | George Pickens | WR | DAL | 93 | 137 | 1,429 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | NYG | 92 | 140 | 1,014 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | 88 | 118 | 928 | 5 | 17 |
| 11 | Zay Flowers | WR | BAL | 86 | 118 | 1,211 | 5 | 17 |
| 12 | Stefon Diggs | WR | NE | 85 | 102 | 1,013 | 4 | 17 |
| 13 | Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN | 84 | 141 | 1,048 | 2 | 17 |
| 14 | Dalton Schultz | TE | HOU | 82 | 106 | 777 | 3 | 17 |
| 15 | Jake Ferguson | TE | DAL | 82 | 102 | 600 | 8 | 17 |
| 16 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC | 81 | 122 | 777 | 4 | 17 |
| 17 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND | 80 | 111 | 784 | 7 | 17 |
| 18 | Bijan Robinson | RB | ATL | 79 | 103 | 820 | 4 | 17 |
| 19 | A.J. Brown | WR | PHI | 78 | 121 | 1,003 | 7 | 15 |
| 20 | Michael Wilson | WR | ARI | 78 | 126 | 1,006 | 7 | 17 |
| 21 | DeVonta Smith | WR | PHI | 77 | 113 | 1,008 | 4 | 17 |
| 22 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | DET | 77 | 94 | 616 | 5 | 17 |
| 23 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | 77 | 102 | 889 | 3 | 17 |
| 24 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 76 | 108 | 851 | 5 | 17 |
| 25 | Tyler Warren | TE | IND | 76 | 112 | 817 | 4 | 17 |
| 26 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL | 75 | 117 | 1,077 | 3 | 13 |
| 27 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | JAX | 75 | 110 | 835 | 3 | 16 |
| 28 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN | 74 | 124 | 1,017 | 7 | 17 |
| 29 | Kenny Gainwell | RB | PIT | 73 | 85 | 486 | 3 | 17 |
| 30 | Deebo Samuel Sr. | WR | WAS | 72 | 99 | 727 | 5 | 16 |
| 31 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | CLE | 72 | 107 | 731 | 6 | 16 |
| 32 | Khalil Shakir | WR | BUF | 72 | 95 | 719 | 4 | 16 |
| 33 | Nico Collins | WR | HOU | 71 | 120 | 1,117 | 6 | 15 |
| 34 | Tetairoa McMillan | WR | CAR | 70 | 122 | 1,014 | 7 | 17 |
| 35 | Chase Brown | RB | CIN | 69 | 88 | 437 | 5 | 17 |
| 36 | Drake London | WR | ATL | 68 | 112 | 919 | 7 | 12 |
| 37 | De'Von Achane | RB | MIA | 67 | 85 | 488 | 4 | 16 |
| 38 | Ladd McConkey | WR | LAC | 66 | 106 | 789 | 6 | 16 |
| 39 | Jameson Williams | WR | DET | 65 | 102 | 1,117 | 7 | 17 |
| 40 | Troy Franklin | WR | DEN | 65 | 104 | 709 | 6 | 17 |
| 41 | Brock Bowers | TE | LV | 64 | 86 | 680 | 7 | 12 |
| 42 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | MIA | 64 | 100 | 910 | 6 | 16 |
| 43 | Emeka Egbuka | WR | TB | 63 | 127 | 938 | 6 | 17 |
| 44 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 60 | 82 | 591 | 11 | 15 |
| 45 | Davante Adams | WR | LA | 60 | 114 | 789 | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE | 60 | 87 | 768 | 7 | 17 |
| 47 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | 59 | 81 | 572 | 1 | 15 |
| 48 | DK Metcalf | WR | PIT | 59 | 99 | 850 | 6 | 15 |
| 49 | Rashid Shaheed | WR | SEA | 59 | 92 | 687 | 2 | 18 |
| 50 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN | 59 | 98 | 846 | 11 | 15 |
Showing the top 50 of 527 qualified players. Narrow it down by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs.
Receptions by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs
More 2025 leaderboards: Target Share leaders · Snap Share leaders · Air Yards leaders · Average Depth of Target leaders · all NFL stats
Puka Nacua (WR, LA) led the NFL in receptions in 2025 at 129. Trey McBride (TE, ARI) was next at 126.
Receptions is the catch count, and in points-per-reception scoring it is a scoring category in its own right rather than just a description of what happened.
527 players qualified for the 2025 receptions leaderboard. The table above lists the top 50.
Stats as of July 28, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.