Overview
- At his fourth annual celebrity golf outing on Monday, June 15, Johnson said it is 'a matter of time' before his 1,964‑yard single‑season receiving record falls and named Puka Nacua the likeliest current challenger.
- Nacua finished 2025 with 1,715 receiving yards, missed time with injury, and would have projected to roughly 1,880 yards over a full 17 games based on his per‑game average.
- Johnson pointed to Matthew Stafford’s history of producing huge receiving seasons and said that continuity with a quarterback like Stafford helps put a receiver in position to challenge the record.
- He noted a recent run of near‑misses — Cooper Kupp (1,947 in 2021), Justin Jefferson (1,809 in 2022), Tyreek Hill (1,799 in 2023) and Jaxon Smith‑Njigba (1,793 last season) — as evidence the mark has been repeatedly threatened.
- Johnson stressed the practical needs for a record bid — a strong start, steady midseason pace, late‑season health and favorable game conditions — and added he would go to the game to celebrate whoever breaks his mark.