fastest player to reach 5000 carreer receiving yards

Jim Colclough has the fewest career yards on receptions when gaining 5,000+ yards on receptions, with 5,001 yards.

Interpreted as:
fastest player to reach 5000 or more carreer receiving yards
NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jim Colclough
J. Colclough
5,001
126
283
17.7
39.7
39
51
4
12.8
0.4
0
2Raymond Chester
R. Chester
5,013
172
364
13.8
29.1
48
9
5
1.8
0.1
0
3DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
5,019
80
385
554
13.0
62.7
31
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
4Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
5,039
78
373
544
13.5
64.6
26
81
14
5.8
1.0
1
5Duriel Harris
D. Harris
5,055
127
302
16.7
39.8
20
33
3
11.0
0.3
0
6Johnny Morris
J. Morris
5,059
121
356
14.2
41.8
31
1,040
224
4.6
8.6
5
7Roger Carr
R. Carr
5,071
115
271
18.7
44.1
31
-8
1
-8.0
-0.1
0
8O.J. McDuffie
O.J. McDuffie
5,074
116
415
105
12.2
43.7
29
49
15
3.3
0.4
0
9Hakeem Nicks
H. Nicks
5,081
92
356
618
14.3
55.2
31
8
2
4.0
0.1
0
10Yancey Thigpen
Y. Thigpen
5,081
112
313
94
16.2
45.4
30
4
2
2.0
0.0
0
11Jimmie Giles
J. Giles
5,084
188
350
14.5
27.0
41
-3
5
-0.6
0.0
0
12Mickey Shuler
M. Shuler
5,100
180
462
11.0
28.3
37
0
0
0.0
0
13Mike Williams
M. Williams
5,104
106
330
546
15.5
48.2
32
34
10
3.4
0.3
1
14Charle Young
C. Young
5,106
187
418
12.2
27.3
27
80
16
5.0
0.4
1
15Marcedes Lewis
M. Lewis
5,115
290
437
737
11.7
17.6
40
0
0
0.0
0
16Frank Wycheck
F. Wycheck
5,126
155
505
395
10.2
33.1
28
5
4
1.3
0.0
1
17Elbie Nickel
E. Nickel
5,131
131
329
15.6
39.2
37
0
0
0.0
0
18Kenny Britt
K. Britt
5,137
116
329
609
15.6
44.3
32
14
2
7.0
0.1
0
19Qadry Ismail
Q. Ismail
5,137
137
353
453
14.6
37.5
33
25
5
5.0
0.2
0
20Robbie Chosen
R. Chosen
5,140
125
385
691
13.4
41.1
30
98
16
6.1
0.8
0
21Torrey Smith
T. Smith
5,141
119
319
645
16.1
43.2
41
45
8
5.6
0.4
0
22Kevin House
K. House
5,169
114
299
17.3
45.3
34
41
7
5.9
0.4
0
23Tiki Barber
T. Barber
5,183
154
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
10,449
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
24Mike Pritchard
M. Pritchard
5,187
127
422
48
12.3
40.8
26
102
17
6.0
0.8
0
25Brent Jones
B. Jones
5,195
143
417
12.5
36.3
33
0
0
0.0
0
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11
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9
1
.441
5
12
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13
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7
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8
9
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9
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11
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3
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5
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5
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