page_title: Odell Beckham Jr.
section_title: 2018 season
hierarchical_section_title: Odell Beckham Jr. / Professional career / New York Giants / 2018 season
caption_attribution_description: English: New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. greeting members of the U.S. military in the Salute to Soldier event during the New York Giant's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 at Metlife Stadium. (U.S. Army Photos by Brandon O'Connor)
context_page_description: Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr., also widely known as OBJ, is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Beckham played college football at nearby Louisiana State University, and was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft with the 12th overall pick. Since entering the NFL, Beckham has been one of the most productive and popular players, but he has drawn media scrutiny for his conduct on and off the playing field.
  Beckham started the 2012 BCS National Championship Game in his first year playing for the LSU Tigers, and won the Paul Hornung Award following his junior season in 2013. In his first season with the New York Giants, Beckham broke numerous NFL rookie receiving records, despite missing the first four games of the season due to injury. Beckham became the first player to record more than 75 receptions, 1,100 yards, and ten touchdowns in a rookie season, and broke the rookie record for the most average receiving yards per game.
context_section_description: On August 27, 2018, Beckham signed a five-year, $95 million contract extension with the Giants with $41 million fully guaranteed with a total of $65 million in guarantees. In his first game back from injury, he recorded 11 receptions for 111 yards in the season-opening 20–15 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. After the Week 3 27-22 win over the Houston Texans, Beckham surpassed Lionel Taylor (319) for the most receptions by a player through his first 50 career games with 337 catches (he would be passed by Michael Thomas in 2019). During Week 5 against the Carolina Panthers, Beckham threw a pass to rookie Saquon Barkley that went for a 57-yard touchdown. In addition, Beckham finished with eight receptions for 131 receiving yards as the Giants lost 31-33. He became the first player since David Patten in 2001 and only the fourth since 1950 to record a passing touchdown of at least 50 yards while having at least 100 receiving yards in the same game. In Week 7, on Monday Night Football, he had eight receptions for 143 yards and a touchdown in the 23–20 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He followed that up with eight receptions for 136 yards in a 20–13 loss to the Washington Redskins. In Week 10 against the San Francisco 49ers, Beckham had four catches for 73 yards and two touchdowns in the 27-23 win. In Week 13 against the Chicago Bears, Beckham had three catches for 35 yards and a touchdown. He also threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Russell Shepard in the 30-27 win. He became the first non-quarterback with multiple passing touchdowns in a season since Antwaan Randle El in 2010.  In addition, he became the first player to record multiple games with a touchdown pass and a receiving touchdown in a single season since Eddie Kaw and Benny Boynton accomplished the feat for the 1924 Buffalo Bisons. Beckham was inactive for the final four games of the season due to a quad injury. He finished the season with 77 receptions, 1,052 yards, six touchdowns, and threw two passes for touchdowns. He was ranked 23rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
caption: Beckham greeting US military personnel before the start of a game in 2018.
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