Puka Nacua (WR, LA) led wide receivers in receptions in 2025 at 129. 240 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 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR | CIN | 125 | 185 | 1,412 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | SEA | 119 | 163 | 1,793 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | DET | 117 | 172 | 1,401 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Chris Olave | WR | NO | 100 | 156 | 1,163 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | George Pickens | WR | DAL | 93 | 137 | 1,429 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | NYG | 92 | 140 | 1,014 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Zay Flowers | WR | BAL | 86 | 118 | 1,211 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Stefon Diggs | WR | NE | 85 | 102 | 1,013 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN | 84 | 141 | 1,048 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC | 81 | 122 | 777 | 4 | 17 |
| 12 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND | 80 | 111 | 784 | 7 | 17 |
| 13 | A.J. Brown | WR | PHI | 78 | 121 | 1,003 | 7 | 15 |
| 14 | Michael Wilson | WR | ARI | 78 | 126 | 1,006 | 7 | 17 |
| 15 | DeVonta Smith | WR | PHI | 77 | 113 | 1,008 | 4 | 17 |
| 16 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL | 75 | 117 | 1,077 | 3 | 13 |
| 17 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | JAX | 75 | 110 | 835 | 3 | 16 |
| 18 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN | 74 | 124 | 1,017 | 7 | 17 |
| 19 | Deebo Samuel Sr. | WR | WAS | 72 | 99 | 727 | 5 | 16 |
| 20 | Khalil Shakir | WR | BUF | 72 | 95 | 719 | 4 | 16 |
| 21 | Nico Collins | WR | HOU | 71 | 120 | 1,117 | 6 | 15 |
| 22 | Tetairoa McMillan | WR | CAR | 70 | 122 | 1,014 | 7 | 17 |
| 23 | Drake London | WR | ATL | 68 | 112 | 919 | 7 | 12 |
| 24 | Ladd McConkey | WR | LAC | 66 | 106 | 789 | 6 | 16 |
| 25 | Jameson Williams | WR | DET | 65 | 102 | 1,117 | 7 | 17 |
| 26 | Troy Franklin | WR | DEN | 65 | 104 | 709 | 6 | 17 |
| 27 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | MIA | 64 | 100 | 910 | 6 | 16 |
| 28 | Emeka Egbuka | WR | TB | 63 | 127 | 938 | 6 | 17 |
| 29 | Davante Adams | WR | LA | 60 | 114 | 789 | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | DK Metcalf | WR | PIT | 59 | 99 | 850 | 6 | 15 |
| 31 | Rashid Shaheed | WR | SEA | 59 | 92 | 687 | 2 | 18 |
| 32 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN | 59 | 98 | 846 | 11 | 15 |
| 33 | Josh Downs | WR | IND | 58 | 88 | 566 | 4 | 16 |
| 34 | Parker Washington | WR | JAX | 58 | 95 | 847 | 5 | 16 |
| 35 | Tre Tucker | WR | LV | 57 | 92 | 696 | 5 | 17 |
| 36 | Jauan Jennings | WR | SF | 55 | 90 | 643 | 9 | 15 |
| 37 | Romeo Doubs | WR | GB | 55 | 85 | 724 | 6 | 16 |
| 38 | Rashee Rice | WR | KC | 53 | 78 | 571 | 5 | 8 |
| 39 | Quentin Johnston | WR | LAC | 51 | 84 | 735 | 8 | 13 |
| 40 | DJ Moore | WR | CHI | 50 | 85 | 682 | 6 | 17 |
| 41 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | CLE | 50 | 106 | 602 | 2 | 17 |
| 42 | Marquise Brown | WR | KC | 49 | 74 | 587 | 5 | 16 |
| 43 | Brian Thomas Jr. | WR | JAX | 48 | 91 | 707 | 2 | 14 |
| 44 | Chimere Dike | WR | TEN | 48 | 74 | 423 | 4 | 17 |
| 45 | Alec Pierce | WR | IND | 47 | 84 | 1,003 | 6 | 15 |
| 46 | Cooper Kupp | WR | SEA | 47 | 70 | 593 | 2 | 16 |
| 47 | Luther Burden III | WR | CHI | 47 | 60 | 652 | 2 | 15 |
| 48 | Mack Hollins | WR | NE | 46 | 65 | 550 | 2 | 14 |
| 49 | Malik Washington | WR | MIA | 46 | 65 | 317 | 3 | 17 |
| 50 | Rome Odunze | WR | CHI | 44 | 90 | 661 | 6 | 12 |
Showing the top 50 of 240 qualified players. Narrow it down by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs.
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Puka Nacua (WR, LA) led wide receivers in receptions in 2025 at 129. Ja'Marr Chase (WR, CIN) was next at 125.
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.
240 players qualified for the 2025 receptions leaderboard among wide receivers. 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.