most receiving yards in the nfl 1997 to 2001

From 1997 through 2001, Jimmy Smith had the most yards on receptions, with 6,728 yards.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jimmy Smith J. Smith	6,728	79	479	498	14.0	85.2	34	-3	1	-3.0	0.0	0
2	Rod Smith R. Smith	6,367	78	448	483	14.2	81.6	41	205	20	10.3	2.6	1
3	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	6,242	76	458	526	13.6	82.1	54	0	4	0.0	0.0	0
4	Tim Brown T. Brown	6,057	80	442	418	13.7	75.7	40	67	14	4.8	0.8	0
5	Terrell Owens T. Owens	5,650	76	377	399	15.0	74.3	55	85	11	7.7	1.1	1
6	Antonio Freeman A. Freeman	5,471	78	353	360	15.5	70.1	47	17	8	2.1	0.2	0
7	Cris Carter C. Carter	5,466	80	426	425	12.8	68.3	53	3	2	1.5	0.0	0
8	Keyshawn Johnson K. Johnson	5,404	79	419	450	12.9	68.4	32	71	9	7.9	0.9	1
9	Randy Moss R. Moss	5,396	64	308	418	17.5	84.3	53	90	11	8.2	1.4	0
10	Keenan McCardell K. McCardell	5,264	79	414	432	12.7	66.6	27	0	0		0.0	0
11	Johnnie Morton J. Morton	5,156	80	367	393	14.0	64.5	20	75	9	8.3	0.9	0
12	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	5,014	65	316	358	15.9	77.1	33	96	11	8.7	1.5	0
13	Eric Moulds E. Moulds	4,886	78	322	414	15.2	62.6	26	87	10	8.7	1.1	0
14	Derrick Alexander D. Alexander	4,694	75	278	317	16.9	62.6	28	143	8	17.9	1.9	1
15	Frank Sanders F. Sanders	4,483	79	338	345	13.3	56.7	16	5	5	1.0	0.1	0
16	Muhsin Muhammad M. Muhammad	4,279	71	343	406	12.5	60.3	21	12	2	6.0	0.2	0
17	Wayne Chrebet W. Chrebet	4,200	74	306	318	13.7	56.8	23	-3	3	-1.0	0.0	0
18	Terance Mathis T. Mathis	4,197	80	315	384	13.3	52.5	30	24	6	4.0	0.3	0
19	Ed McCaffrey E. McCaffrey	4,072	62	287	280	14.2	65.7	35	0	0		0.0	0
20	Tony Martin T. Martin	4,063	69	259	257	15.7	58.9	20	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
21	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	4,022	76	384	320	10.5	52.9	27	6,495	1,354	4.8	85.5	50
22	Jerry Rice J. Rice	4,009	66	314	371	12.8	60.7	31	1	4	0.3	0.0	0
23	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	3,958	79	334	376	11.9	50.1	30	9	1	9.0	0.1	0
24	Amani Toomer A. Toomer	3,954	80	272	401	14.5	49.4	24	103	9	11.4	1.3	1
25	Jeff Graham J. Graham	3,828	75	253	337	15.1	51.0	15	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

1,932

Lawrence

RUSH

521

Tuten

REC

493

Washington

Team Rankings

PPG

28.6

4th

OPP PPG

15.1

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

117.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

242.5

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	.750
Texans	3	5	.375
Colts	2	7	.222
Titans	1	7	.125

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	JAX	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	JAX	@	NYG	4:25 PM
Sun 11/29	TEN	@	JAX	4:05 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Mon 12/14	PIT	@	JAX	8:15 PM

Last Game

Jaguars

6 - 2

Final

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4 - 5

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

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Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

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7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

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2-7

3-6

3-5

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000