List of National Football League career receiving yards leaders
In American football, yards gained on a forward pass play are credited to the receiver as receiving yards. In the National Football League (NFL), 48 players have gained at least 10,000 receiving yards in their career: all but four are wide receivers; the rest are tight ends. Wide receiver Jerry Rice is the NFL's all-time leader in receiving yards, with 22,895. He is the only player to surpass 18,000 yards. Larry Fitzgerald is the only player nearing this milestone. Here are the 50 players with the most receiving yards:
Regular season career receiving yards leaders
^ | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who is still active in the NFL |
Through end of 2019 season
Active players not in top 50 but have at least 8,800 receiving yards
Through end of 2019 season; includes ranking.
1 | Demaryius Thomas | 9,763 (52nd) |
2 | A.J. Green | 8,907 (67th) |
Players with at least 1,000 post season receiving yards
Through end of 2019 playoffs[1]
Rank | Player | Position | Team(s) by season | Receptions | Yards | Average |
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1 | Jerry Rice^ | Wide Receiver | San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004) |
151 | 2,245 | 14.9 |
2 | Julian Edelman* | Wide Receiver | New England Patriots (2009–present) | 118 | 1,442 | 12.2 |
3 | Michael Irvin^ | Wide Receiver | Dallas Cowboys (1988–1999) | 87 | 1,315 | 15.1 |
4 | Cliff Branch | Wide Receiver | Oakland Raiders (1972–1985) | 73 | 1,289 | 17.7 |
5 | Reggie Wayne | Wide Receiver | Indianapolis Colts (2001–2014) | 93 | 1,254 | 13.5 |
6 | Andre Reed^ | Wide Receiver | Buffalo Bills (1985–1999) Washington Redskins (2000) |
85 | 1,229 | 14.5 |
7 | Hines Ward | Wide Receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers (1998–2011) | 88 | 1,181 | 13.4 |
8 | Fred Biletnikoff^ | Wide Receiver | Oakland Raiders (1965–1978) | 70 | 1,167 | 16.7 |
9 | Rob Gronkowski* | Tight End | New England Patriots (2010–2018) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020–present) |
81 | 1,163 | 14.4 |
10 | Drew Pearson | Wide Receiver | Dallas Cowboys (1973–1983) | 68 | 1,131 | 16.6 |
11 | Paul Warfield^ | Wide Receiver | Cleveland Browns (1964–1969 and 1976–1977) Miami Dolphins (1970–1974) |
58 | 1,121 | 19.3 |
12 | Art Monk^ | Wide Receiver | Washington Redskins (1980–1993) New York Jets (1994) Philadelphia Eagles (1995) |
69 | 1,062 | 15.4 |
13 | Anquan Boldin | Wide Receiver | Arizona Cardinals (2003–2009) Baltimore Ravens (2010–2012) San Francisco 49ers (2013–2015) Detroit Lions (2016) |
70 | 1,057 | 15.1 |
14 | John Stallworth^ | Wide Receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers (1974–1987) | 57 | 1,054 | 17.5 |
15 | Steve Smith Sr. | Wide Receiver | Carolina Panthers (2001–2013) Baltimore Ravens (2014–2016) |
59 | 1,001 | 17.0 |
See also
References
- "NFL Receiving Yards Career Playoffs Leaders". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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