most receiving yards after age 25 in the nfl

Jerry Rice has the most career receiving yards by a player older than 25, with 18,731 yards.

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most receiving yards by a player after age 25 in the NFL

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jerry Rice J. Rice	18,731	253	1,324	709	14.1	74.0	153	409	56	7.3	1.6	6
2	Tim Brown T. Brown	13,382	206	996	670	13.4	65.0	87	124	31	4.0	0.6	0
3	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	12,878	158	965	1,431	13.3	81.5	114	20	5	4.0	0.1	0
4	Terrell Owens T. Owens	12,747	161	869	1,531	14.7	79.2	124	198	35	5.7	1.2	2
5	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	12,535	172	873	1,478	14.4	72.9	71	306	41	7.5	1.8	2
6	Jimmy Smith J. Smith	12,287	171	862	1,012	14.3	71.9	67	-1	2	-0.5	0.0	0
7	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	11,847	171	992	1,393	11.9	69.3	75	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
8	Reggie Wayne R. Wayne	11,810	157	885	1,420	13.3	75.2	64	0	4	0.0	0.0	0
9	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	11,629	175	676		17.2	66.5	50	55	9	6.1	0.3	0
10	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	11,517	187	1,006	1,623	11.4	61.6	75	13	4	3.3	0.1	0
11	Derrick Mason D. Mason	11,453	185	896	1,420	12.8	61.9	63	10	8	1.3	0.1	0
12	Cris Carter C. Carter	11,244	164	922	442	12.2	68.6	103	18	8	2.3	0.1	0
13	Rod Smith R. Smith	11,237	167	843	1,100	13.3	67.3	67	348	44	7.9	2.1	1
14	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	11,169	191	991	1,486	11.3	58.5	81	5	1	5.0	0.0	0
15	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	10,591	195	714	122	14.8	54.3	63	82	18	4.6	0.4	0
16	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	10,545	162	712	1,210	14.8	65.1	62	86	19	4.5	0.5	0
17	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	10,507	196	659		15.9	53.6	53	8	5	1.6	0.0	0
18	Don Maynard D. Maynard	10,485	159	556		18.9	65.9	82	25	12	2.1	0.2	0
19	Keenan McCardell K. McCardell	10,240	172	803	919	12.8	59.5	55	20	5	4.0	0.1	0
20	Andre Johnson A. Johnson	10,232	132	751	1,208	13.6	77.5	53	28	5	5.6	0.2	0
21	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	10,082	158	793	1,262	12.7	63.8	65	141	24	5.9	0.9	1
22	Art Monk A. Monk	10,029	173	755		13.3	58.0	54	335	52	6.4	1.9	0
23	Donald Driver D. Driver	9,784	183	719	1,177	13.6	53.5	59	213	33	6.5	1.2	1
24	Muhsin Muhammad M. Muhammad	9,773	164	740	1,304	13.2	59.6	55	65	10	6.5	0.4	0
25	James Lofton J. Lofton	9,698	169	522		18.6	57.4	53	234	28	8.4	1.4	1

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2,167

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RUSH

1,202

McCaffrey

REC

924

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Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

10th

OPP PPG

21.8

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RUSH YDS/G

106.9

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PASS YDS/G

254.0

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Seahawks	14	3	.824
Rams	12	5	.706
49ers	12	5	.706
Cardinals	3	14	.176

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	8:35 PM
Sun 9/20	MIA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	ARI	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM

Last Game

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1 - 1

Final

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4,564

Goff

4,552

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

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Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

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1,715

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1,429

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34

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Maye

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18

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16

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Rec TD Leaders

14

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113.5

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109.2

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105.5

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Sack Leaders

23.0

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30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

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19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

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Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

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53.0

49.0

48.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176