Amari Cooper has been the best rookie wideout, and it hasn't been close. Cooper went over 1,000 yards for the Oakland Raiders. He's the only rookie who will reach that total; maybe the only one who will reach 800.
Next in line is Stefon Diggs, who's at 693 for the Vikings. Probably if Diggs had been starting the first month of the season, he'd have made it there, too.
Cooper didn't help anyone in Week 16, that's for certain, but he's had a nice year. With one game to play, Cooper might slip into the top-5 rookie performers over the last 20 years. He's only 82 yards behind No. 5 Terry Glenn.
The table below shows all the 1,000-yard rookie wideouts over the last 20 years, as well as the best of the 2015 rookies.
1,000-YARD ROOKIE WRS, 1995-2014, PLUS 2015 | |||||
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Year | Player | Team | Rec | Yds | TD |
2003 | Anquan Boldin | ARI | 101 | 1,377 | 8 |
1998 | Randy Moss | MIN | 69 | 1,313 | 17 |
2014 | Odell Beckham | NYG | 91 | 1,305 | 12 |
2004 | Michael Clayton | TB | 80 | 1,193 | 7 |
1996 | Terry Glenn | NE | 90 | 1,132 | 6 |
2011 | A.J. Green | CIN | 65 | 1,057 | 7 |
2014 | Mike Evans | TB | 68 | 1,051 | 12 |
2015 | Amari Cooper | OAK | 70 | 1,050 | 6 |
2013 | Keenan Allen | SD | 71 | 1,046 | 8 |
1995 | Joey Galloway | SEA | 67 | 1,039 | 7 |
2006 | Marques Colston | NO | 70 | 1,038 | 8 |
2014 | Kelvin Benjamin | CAR | 73 | 1,008 | 9 |
2007 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | 70 | 995 | 5 |
1999 | Kevin Johnson | CLE | 66 | 986 | 8 |
2014 | Sammy Watkins | BUF | 65 | 982 | 6 |
2008 | Eddie Royal | DEN | 91 | 980 | 5 |
2003 | Andre Johnson | HOU | 66 | 976 | 4 |
2010 | Mike Williams | TB | 65 | 964 | 11 |
2011 | Julio Jones | ATL | 54 | 959 | 8 |
1996 | Eddie Kennison | STL | 54 | 924 | 9 |
2008 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | 62 | 912 | 2 |
2001 | Chris Chambers | MIA | 48 | 883 | 7 |
1995 | Frank Sanders | ARI | 52 | 883 | 2 |
2014 | Jordan Matthews | PHI | 67 | 872 | 8 |
2012 | Justin Blackmon | JAC | 64 | 865 | 5 |
2012 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | 50 | 861 | 7 |
1996 | Keyshawn Johnson | NYJ | 63 | 844 | 8 |
2004 | Lee Evans | BUF | 48 | 843 | 9 |
2011 | Torrey Smith | BAL | 50 | 841 | 7 |
1996 | Marvin Harrison | IND | 64 | 836 | 8 |
2006 | Santonio Holmes | PIT | 49 | 824 | 2 |
1995 | Chris Sanders | HOU | 35 | 823 | 9 |
2004 | Roy Williams | DET | 54 | 817 | 8 |
2012 | Josh Gordon | CLE | 50 | 805 | 5 |
2013 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | 52 | 802 | 2 |
2009 | Percy Harvin | MIN | 60 | 790 | 6 |
2009 | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | 47 | 790 | 6 |
2011 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | 51 | 788 | 4 |
1999 | Torry Holt | STL | 52 | 788 | 6 |
2004 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | 58 | 780 | 8 |
2009 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | 56 | 773 | 4 |
2014 | Jarvis Landry | MIA | 84 | 758 | 5 |
2009 | Mike Wallace | PIT | 39 | 756 | 6 |
2007 | Calvin Johnson | DET | 48 | 756 | 4 |
2004 | Keary Colbert | CAR | 47 | 754 | 5 |
2015 | Stefon Diggs | MIN | 47 | 693 | 4 |
2015 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | 46 | 595 | 6 |
2015 | Dorial Green-Beckham | TEN | 30 | 528 | 3 |
2015 | Jamison Crowder | WAS | 52 | 482 | 1 |
2015 | Devin Funchess | CAR | 24 | 353 | 4 |
2015 | J.J. Nelson | ARI | 11 | 299 | 2 |
2015 | DeVante Parker | MIA | 17 | 295 | 2 |
2015 | Adam Humphries | TB | 26 | 250 | 1 |
--Andy Richardson