Assuming he’s neither totally shut down by Josh Norman nor ejected before catching a single pass, Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will set an all-time NFL record on Sunday. Via NFL.com, with a single catch, Beckham will get to 200 career catches in fewer games than any player in league history.
Sunday’s game will be Beckham’s 30th, because he missed the first four of his rookie year with a hamstring injury. Former LSU teammate and current Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry -- the most underrated receiver if not player at any position in the league -- currently holds the mark with 200 catches in 33 games.
That’s the all-time mark, folks. Name any current or future Hall of Fame receiver and Landry and Beckham have outperformed them, from the perspective of doing what receivers do: Receiving thrown footballs.
It shouldn’t be a surprise. Beckham and Landry, respectively, are No. 1 and No. 2 all time in receptions in a player’s first two NFL seasons.