best receiving seasons for a wide reciever

Jerry Rice had 22,895 receiving yards in his career.

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	NAME	REC YDS	SEAS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jerry Rice J. Rice	22,895	20	303	1,549	709	14.8	75.6	197	645	87	7.4	2.1	10
2	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	12,146	18	239	750		16.2	50.8	65	22	8	2.8	0.1	0
3	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	17,492	17	263	1,432	2,335	12.2	66.5	121	68	20	3.4	0.3	0
4	Ricky Proehl R. Proehl	8,878	17	244	669	389	13.3	36.4	54	115	19	6.1	0.5	0
5	Tim Brown T. Brown	14,934	17	255	1,094	670	13.7	58.6	100	190	50	3.8	0.7	1
6	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	12,785	17	255	851	122	15.0	50.1	84	242	44	5.5	0.9	1
7	Matthew Slater M. Slater	46	16	239	1	8	46.0	0.2	0	11	2	5.5	0.0	0
8	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	14,731	16	219	1,031	1,745	14.3	67.3	81	387	57	6.8	1.8	2
9	Joey Galloway J. Galloway	10,950	16	198	701	910	15.6	55.3	77	496	63	7.9	2.5	1
10	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	15,208	16	223	1,024	1,210	14.9	68.2	91	139	25	5.6	0.6	0
11	Keenan McCardell K. McCardell	11,373	16	209	883	919	12.9	54.4	63	20	5	4.0	0.1	0
12	Cris Carter C. Carter	13,899	16	234	1,101	442	12.6	59.4	130	41	13	3.2	0.2	0
13	Andre Reed A. Reed	13,198	16	234	951	111	13.9	56.4	87	500	75	6.7	2.1	1
14	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	13,777	16	228	814		16.9	60.4	65	50	19	2.6	0.2	0
15	Art Monk A. Monk	12,721	16	224	940		13.5	56.8	68	332	63	5.3	1.5	0
16	James Lofton J. Lofton	14,004	16	233	764		18.3	60.1	75	246	32	7.7	1.1	1
17	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	10,372	16	208	579		17.9	49.9	76	181	33	5.5	0.9	0
18	DeSean Jackson D. Jackson	11,263	15	183	641	1,144	17.6	61.5	58	463	72	6.4	2.5	4
19	Brandon Stokley B. Stokley	5,339	15	152	397	650	13.4	35.1	39	32	9	3.6	0.2	0
20	Derrick Mason D. Mason	12,061	15	230	943	1,439	12.8	52.4	66	3	9	0.3	0.0	0
21	Terrell Owens T. Owens	15,934	15	219	1,078	1,604	14.8	72.8	153	251	39	6.4	1.1	3
22	Troy Brown T. Brown	6,366	15	192	557	680	11.4	33.2	31	178	29	6.1	0.9	0
23	Keenan Allen K. Allen	12,151	14	174	1,068	1,571	11.4	69.8	71	113	18	6.3	0.6	0
24	Ted Ginn T. Ginn	5,742	14	193	412	759	13.9	29.8	33	486	68	7.1	2.5	2
25	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	13,779	14	202	1,076	1,739	12.8	68.2	82	229	42	5.5	1.1	1

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More 49ers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,007

Purdy

RUSH

218

McCaffrey

REC

244

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

16.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	4	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	.750
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Broncos

2 - 2

Final

49ers

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000