Michael Thomas led the NFL in receptions in the 2018 regular season with 125.
Next came Zach Ertz (116) and DeAndre Hopkins (115) — the full top 50 is ranked below with team and position.
| Rank | Player | Team | Position | Receptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Thomas | NO | UNK | 125 |
| 2 | Zach Ertz | WSH | TE | 116 |
| 3 | DeAndre Hopkins | BAL | WR | 115 |
| 4 | Adam Thielen | MIN | WR | 113 |
| 5 | Julio Jones | PHI | UNK | 113 |
| 6 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC | WR | 111 |
| 7 | Davante Adams | LAR | WR | 111 |
| 8 | Christian McCaffrey | SF | RB | 107 |
| 9 | Antonio Brown | PIT | UNK | 104 |
| 10 | Travis Kelce | KC | TE | 103 |
| 11 | Stefon Diggs | NE | WR | 102 |
| 12 | Keenan Allen | LAC | WR | 97 |
| 13 | Saquon Barkley | PHI | RB | 91 |
| 14 | George Kittle | SF | TE | 88 |
| 15 | James White | NE | UNK | 87 |
| 16 | Tyreek Hill | MIA | WR | 87 |
| 17 | Robert Woods | HOU | UNK | 86 |
| 18 | Mike Evans | SF | WR | 86 |
| 19 | Jarvis Landry | CLE | UNK | 81 |
| 20 | Alvin Kamara | NO | RB | 81 |
| 21 | Brandin Cooks | NO | WR | 80 |
| 22 | Odell Beckham Jr. | MIA | WR | 77 |
| 23 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | UNK | 77 |
| 24 | Tyler Boyd | TEN | UNK | 76 |
| 25 | Adam Humphries | WSH | UNK | 76 |