Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Rookie receiver watch: Odell Beckham is a monster

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- If there was any lingering doubt about which player should win the league’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award, New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. pretty much wiped it away on Sunday.

Beckham caught 12 passes for 143 yards and three touchdowns in the Giants’ 24-13 victory over Washington on Sunday, which moved him into the lead among rookies for receptions (71) and receiving yards (972) and into second place with nine touchdowns.

Beckham missed the first four games of the season because of an injury and caught 10 passes for 106 yards and three touchdowns in his first three games. In the last seven, however, he has 61 receptions for 866 yards and six touchdowns.

Just engrave the trophy now.

Here is the latest look at the banner class of rookie receivers, which includes two Jaguars. They are ranked by targets, which is a true measure of how much a receiver is utilized. We’re using the qualifier of having a minimum of four targets per game (56 targets needed to qualify):

Kelvin Benjamin, Carolina (127 targets): He had the second-biggest week of the receivers on this list, catching eight passes for 104 yards in the Panthers’ 19-17 victory over Tampa Bay – even though he was playing with Derek Anderson and not Cam Newton. Benjamin now has 67 catches and is second among rookies with 952 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.

Sammy Watkins, Buffalo (116): He caught just one pass for 28 yards in the Bills’ 21-13 upset of Green Bay and has 59 catches for 850 yards and five touchdowns.

Mike Evans, Tampa Bay (105): He caught only two passes for 13 yards, but one was an 8-yard touchdown pass. He leads all rookies with 11 touchdown catches and is third with 948 yards on 59 catches.

Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants (95): His monster game moved him atop the list of rookies in receiving yardage (972) and catches (71) to go along with nine touchdowns.

Jarvis Landry, Miami (93): He moved up to fifth on this list after being targeted 12 times and catching eight passes for 99 yards in the Dolphins’ 41-13 loss to New England. He is tied for the lead among rookies with 71 catches for 672 yards and five touchdowns.

Jordan Matthews, Philadelphia (88): Matthews was the only active player on the list to not record a catch last week and has 56 catches for 709 yards and seven touchdowns.

John Brown, Arizona (86): He caught just two passes for 22 yards in the Cardinals’ 12-6 victory over St. Louis and has 41 catches for 591 yards and five touchdowns.

Allen Hurns, Jacksonville (86): He caught six passes for 70 yards in the Jaguars’ 20-12 loss to Baltimore and now has 46 catches for 636 yards and six touchdowns.

Allen Robinson, Jacksonville (80): He’s out for the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his right foot and finishes with 48 catches for 548 yards and two touchdowns.

Brandin Cooks, New Orleans (66): He is out for the rest of the season with a broken thumb and finishes with 53 catches for 550 yards and three TDs.

Taylor Gabriel, Cleveland (62): He caught just one pass for 2 yards in the Browns’ 30-0 loss to Cincinnati and has 32 catches for 554 yards and one touchdown.

Davante Adams, Green Bay (59): He caught just one pass for 6 yards in the Packers’ loss to the Bills and has 36 catches for 429 yards and three touchdowns.

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