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NFL Wide Receiver Yards After Catch Leaders 2025

Puka Nacua (WR, LA) led wide receivers in yards after the catch in 2025 at 666. 240 players recorded yards after the catch in 2025.

Yards after catch is everything a receiver produced once the ball was in his hands. Read next to air yards, it tells you whether the production is coming from scheme and separation or from what he does on his own afterwards.

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The top 50,
ranked.

NFL Wide Receiver Yards After Catch leaders, 2025 season
Rank	Player	Pos	Team	Yards After Catch	Receptions	Rec Yards	Targets	Games
1	Puka Nacua	WR	LA	666	129	1,715	166	16
2	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	640	125	1,412	185	16
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	570	117	1,401	172	17
4	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	541	72	719	95	16
5	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	528	119	1,793	163	17
6	George Pickens	WR	DAL	479	93	1,429	137	17
7	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	WAS	466	72	727	99	16
8	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	458	86	1,211	118	17
9	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	451	84	1,048	141	17
10	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	441	65	1,117	102	17
11	DK Metcalf	WR	PIT	414	59	850	99	15
12	Rashee Rice	WR	KC	414	53	571	78	8
13	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	386	92	1,014	140	16
14	Stefon Diggs	WR	NE	354	85	1,013	102	17
15	Emeka Egbuka	WR	TB	335	63	938	127	17
16	Luther Burden III	WR	CHI	334	47	652	60	15
17	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	324	71	1,117	120	15
18	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	323	75	1,077	117	13
19	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	310	66	789	106	16
20	Cooper Kupp	WR	SEA	293	47	593	70	16
21	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI	293	77	1,008	113	17
22	Tre Tucker	WR	LV	291	57	696	92	17
23	Chris Olave	WR	NO	289	100	1,163	156	16
24	Jakobi Meyers	WR	JAX	282	75	835	110	16
25	Troy Franklin	WR	DEN	282	65	709	104	17
26	Michael Wilson	WR	ARI	273	78	1,006	126	17
27	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	CAR	269	70	1,014	122	17
28	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	268	78	1,003	121	15
29	Parker Washington	WR	JAX	265	58	847	95	16
30	Michael Pittman	WR	IND	259	80	784	111	17
31	Malik Washington	WR	MIA	253	46	317	65	17
32	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC	231	81	777	122	17
33	Marvin Mims Jr.	WR	DEN	231	37	322	51	15
34	Drake London	WR	ATL	229	68	919	112	12
35	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	228	64	910	100	16
36	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	222	74	1,017	124	17
37	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	222	50	682	85	17
38	Quentin Johnston	WR	LAC	221	51	735	84	13
39	Chimere Dike	WR	TEN	220	48	423	74	17
40	DeMario Douglas	WR	NE	214	31	447	46	16
41	KaVontae Turpin	WR	DAL	214	26	396	38	15
42	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	214	44	661	90	12
43	Chris Godwin Jr.	WR	TB	206	33	360	51	9
44	Ryan Flournoy	WR	DAL	204	40	475	56	15
45	Darius Slayton	WR	NYG	198	37	538	63	14
46	Greg Dortch	WR	ARI	194	29	206	33	12
47	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	193	42	532	73	14
48	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	KC	191	33	345	45	17
49	Marquise Brown	WR	KC	190	49	587	74	16
50	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	181	55	643	90	15

Showing the top 50 of 240 qualified players. Narrow it down by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs.

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Asked & answered

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Who led NFL wide receivers in yards after the catch in 2025?

Puka Nacua (WR, LA) led wide receivers in yards after the catch in 2025 at 666. Ja'Marr Chase (WR, CIN) was next at 640.

What is yards after the catch?

How many players qualified for the 2025 yards after the catch leaderboard?

240 players qualified for the 2025 yards after the catch leaderboard among wide receivers. The table above lists the top 50.

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Stats as of July 28, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.

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