most receiving yards by wr in nfl history active players

Mike Evans has the most career receiving yards by an active wide receiver, with 13,265 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Mike Evans M. Evans	13,265	180	883	1,518	15.0	73.7	110	10	1	10.0	0.1	0
2	Davante Adams D. Adams	13,023	182	1,039	1,660	12.5	71.6	119	-1	3	-0.3	0.0	0
3	Keenan Allen K. Allen	12,151	174	1,068	1,571	11.4	69.8	71	113	18	6.3	0.6	0
4	Stefon Diggs S. Diggs	11,674	165	960	1,375	12.2	70.8	77	170	35	4.9	1.0	1
5	Brandin Cooks B. Cooks	9,811	174	734	1,136	13.4	56.4	60	341	58	5.9	2.0	2
6	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	8,738	98	598	895	14.6	89.2	45	27	16	1.7	0.3	1
7	Cooper Kupp C. Kupp	8,483	124	690	973	12.3	68.4	60	139	26	5.3	1.1	1
8	DJ Moore	8,391	135	620	997	13.5	62.2	42	515	74	7.0	3.8	2
9	A.J. Brown	8,055	106	527	820	15.3	76.0	56	70	5	14.0	0.7	1
10	Odell Beckham Jr. O. Beckham Jr.	7,987	122	575	963	13.9	65.5	59	170	23	7.4	1.4	1
11	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	7,923	100	610	888	13.0	79.2	45	384	60	6.4	3.8	3
12	Chris Godwin Jr. C. Godwin Jr.	7,805	125	631	888	12.4	62.4	41	92	16	5.8	0.7	2
13	DK Metcalf	7,387	116	513	858	14.4	63.7	55	29	5	5.8	0.3	1
14	Terry McLaurin T. McLaurin	7,102	110	508	808	14.0	64.6	42	73	12	6.1	0.7	0
15	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	7,049	82	541	795	13.0	86.0	57	69	21	3.3	0.8	0
16	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	6,555	87	578	788	11.3	75.3	49	195	25	7.8	2.2	1
17	Courtland Sutton C. Sutton	6,443	119	462	792	13.9	54.1	39	21	5	4.2	0.2	0
18	Tee Higgins T. Higgins	5,842	89	414	649	14.1	65.6	46	28	5	5.6	0.3	0
19	Calvin Ridley C. Ridley	5,759	95	410	680	14.0	60.6	40	140	30	4.7	1.5	1
20	Deebo Samuel Sr. D. Samuel Sr.	5,704	101	420	626	13.6	56.5	30	1,292	226	5.7	12.8	21
21	Jakobi Meyers J. Meyers	5,629	112	483	707	11.7	50.3	25	69	17	4.1	0.6	2
22	Christian Kirk C. Kirk	5,415	106	432	675	12.5	51.1	30	159	22	7.2	1.5	0
23	Michael Pittman Jr. M. Pittman Jr.	5,343	98	492	721	10.9	54.5	25	100	11	9.1	1.0	0
24	DeVonta Smith D. Smith	5,254	83	404	581	13.0	63.3	32	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
25	Jaylen Waddle J. Waddle	5,224	82	389	570	13.4	63.7	27	95	15	6.3	1.2	1

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More Buccaneers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

615

Mayfield

RUSH

406

Irving

REC

192

Egbuka

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

23rd

OPP PPG

22.4

15th

RUSH YDS/G

133.0

7th

PASS YDS/G

190.4

26th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

1 - 4

Final

Cowboys

2 - 3

Thu 8 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,402

Stroud

1,381

Prescott

1,299

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

537

Olave

507

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

10

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Washington

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

109.0

Smith

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

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

300.5

292.8

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

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

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

40.8

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

68

Reichard

54

Shrader

54

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	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
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
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	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	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