QB injuries and uncertainty at the position could hold back several perennial favorites
Notable Week 3 Performers: Tre Tucker, eight receptions for 145 yards and three touchdowns; Courtlan Sutton, six receptions for 118 yards and one touchdown; Ricky Pearsall, eight receptions for 117 yards
Notable underperformers: Ja’Marr Chase (5 catches for 50 yards); Drake London (five catches for 50 yards); Malik Nabers (two receptions for 13 yards)
A superstar quarterback can make an average receiver look good and a good receiver great. But great receivers, the kind that will make an average quarterback look great, are the ones whose NFL receiving yards leader odds you want to pay attention to the most throughout the season.
Our goal on this page will be to keep you updated on the latest NFL Receiving Yards Leader odds and so much more!
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Player | Team | Odds |
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Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams | +350 BET HERE |
Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks | +700 BET HERE |
JaMarr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals | +700 BET HERE |
CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys | +850 BET HERE |
Malik Nabers | New York Giants | +1000 BET HERE |
Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit Lions | +1600 BET HERE |
Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings | +1600 BET HERE |
Nico Collins | Houston Texans | +1100 BET HERE |
Ricky Pearsall | San Francisco 49ers | +1800 BET HERE |
Zay Flowers | Baltimore Ravens | +2000 BET HERE |
Problems at quarterback can mess up the season of the best wide receivers, and that appears to be happening already this season. With Joe Burrow out, Ja’Marr Chase is stuck with Jake Browning. Last week, he had 14 receptions for 165 yards; this week, five catches for 50 yards.
Justin Jefferson was already having issues with J.J. McCarthy. Carson Wentz wasn’t bad last week, but Jefferson can’t win receiving titles by catching five balls for 75 yards.
Hopes were certainly high for Malik Nabers coming into the season. After bouncing back from a weak performance in Week 1, he had nine catches for 167 yards (and two scores) in Week 2 vs. Dallas. But then he only catches two for 13 yards against the Chiefs.
It may be best to stay away from Malik Nabers unless the QB situation sorts itself out soon. With CeeDee Lamb headed to the IR (probably) due to a high-ankle sprain, his odds are due to plummet any day now.
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You can’t count a talent like Ja’Marr Chase out, but it isn’t looking good for the defending champ. But that means we could see a somewhat competitive race for the receiving yards title…or Puka Nacua’s consistency could turn him into a heavy favorite sooner rather than later.
He leads the NFL after three weeks with 333 yards and has yet to go for less than 91 yards in a game.
His odds have gone from +1200 when the season got underway to +350 just three weeks later. The prudent thing may be to keep an eye on him for a couple more weeks. However, if you do that and he continues to play as he has been, his odds will become significantly smaller.
It may also be worth it to few bucks down on Nacua’s closest competitor, Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The Seahawks receiver is off to a solid start with his new quarterback, Sam Darnold. Through Week 3, he has 22 catches for 323 yards and has had at least 96 yards in every game.
Keep an eye on: Ricky Pearsall (+1800), Quentin Johnson (+5000), and Rome Odunze (+3500).
The receiving yards leader is a futures market as it is something that takes the length of the regular season to decide. But there is no vote, and it is not a popularity contest; it is all about how you play and produce more than everyone else.
Like any other bet, the ‘How’ has to begin with research: style of offense, the quarterback, offensive line, offensive play caller, who the No. 2 receiver is, etc. Once you decide who you want to put your money on, do the following:
Pick a sportsbook (or books) to register for an account with and complete the registration process.
Deposit money into your account(s).
Locate the NFL Receiving Yards odds page, locate who you want to bet on, and place your bet.
The odds for the NFL Receiving Yards Leader, as all futures markets do, consist of a three-digit number and either a plus (+) or minus (-) sign. A team will have less than a 50% chance of winning if it has plus money odds and will have a better than 50% chance if it has minus money odds.
Let’s examine a couple of examples:
Ja’Marr Chase has opened with +550 odds to lead the league in receiving yards this season. If you were to place a $100 bet on him to do so at those odds, you’d receive a $650 payout, your stake plus $550 in winnings.
Now, let’s say it’s Week 17 and Chase leads the next closest player by 75 yards, but that guy is playing with his third-string quarterback. Chase is going to be a heavy favorite at this point, we’ll say his odds would be -550.
What that means is that you’d need to bet $550 in order to win $100.
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It depends on how I want to approach betting on this market. If I feel like going all in on someone and betting big (i.e., up to $1,500), I want to go with a sportsbook that offers some form of bet insurance, such as a no-sweat bet or First Bet. BetMGM Sportsbook offers a welcome bonus exactly like that when signing up with our promo code WSNSPORTS: Bet $10, Get $150 if You Win*. That way, I can put down $1,500 on Ja’Marr Chase, and if he loses, I get my stake back in bonus bets.
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But if I decide to go with a blanket approach and place a bunch of smaller bets, then I’m leaning towards FanDuel Sportsbook since their welcome bonus is awarded in the form of bonus bets. Their current offer is as follows: Bet $5, Get $300 in Bonus Bets if Your Bet Wins. That way, I can put $25 down on Chase, Nico Collins, Puka Nacua, and CeeDee Lamb (or other players).
As long as one wins, I’m happy. If they all lose, I’m not out any money.
The following table contains the name, team, preseason odds, and the total receiving yards for the last 15 NFL Receiving Yards leaders:
Season | Player | Team |
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2024 | J'Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals |
2023 | Tyreek Hill | Miami Dolphins |
2022 | Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings |
2021 | Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams |
2020 | Stefon Diggs | Buffalo Bills |
2019 | Michael Thomas | New Orleans Saints |
2018 | Julio Jones | Atlanta Falcons |
2017 | Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers |
2016 | T.Y. Hilton | Indianapolis Colts |
2015 | Julio Jones | Atlanta Falcons |
2014 | Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers |
2013 | Josh Gordon | Cleveland Browns |
2012 | Calvin Johnson | Detroit Lions |
2011 | Calvin Johnson | Detroit Lions |
2010 | Brandon Lloyd | Denver Broncos |
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