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2025 NFL Third-Quarter Receiving Leaders

Regular season · minimum 8 games · computed from nflverse play-by-play · this page is final and will not change

Most sites publish full-game receiving totals. Third-quarter targets reveal the first reads and opening-script favorites — and they settle third-quarter prop bets. Here is the complete 2025 leaderboard — Jaxon Smith-Njigba led with 463 Q3 receiving yards.
#PlayerTeamGames Q3 rece ydsPer gameBest Q3
1Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA1746327.281 @ TEN (wk 12)
2Puka NacuaLA1642426.570 vs DET (wk 15)
3Stefon DiggsNE1738022.471 @ BUF (wk 5)
4Zay FlowersBAL1734020.098 @ BUF (wk 1)
5Jameson WilliamsDET1733319.6108 vs CHI (wk 2)
6Emeka EgbukaTB1732118.996 @ SEA (wk 5)
7Trey McBrideARI1730718.165 @ SEA (wk 10)
8Bijan RobinsonATL1730017.6100 vs WAS (wk 4)
9Michael WilsonARI1728316.685 vs SF (wk 11)
10George PickensDAL1726415.549 @ CAR (wk 6)
11Jakobi MeyersJAX1626216.445 vs LAC (wk 11)
12Ja'Marr ChaseCIN1625415.951 @ MIA (wk 16)
13Parker WashingtonJAX1525416.9112 @ DEN (wk 16)
14CeeDee LambDAL1325019.258 vs ARI (wk 9)
15Christian WatsonGB1024224.254 vs BAL (wk 17)
16Michael PittmanIND1723914.137 @ TEN (wk 3)
17Travis KelceKC1723914.148 vs WAS (wk 8)
18DeVonta SmithPHI1723814.0131 @ MIN (wk 7)
19Khalil ShakirBUF1623714.863 @ CAR (wk 8)
20Juwan JohnsonNO1722713.439 @ CHI (wk 7)
21Christian McCaffreySF1721812.841 vs LA (wk 10)
22DJ MooreCHI1721712.859 vs PIT (wk 12)
23Wan'Dale RobinsonNYG1621713.631 @ CHI (wk 10)
24Alec PierceIND1521214.153 @ HOU (wk 18)
25Dallas GoedertPHI1520413.640 vs LV (wk 15)

Methodology: computed from nflverse play-by-play; a quarter's yards are the yards gained on plays snapped in that quarter. Averages use each player's games played, not team games. Updated 2026-07-28.

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