most receiving yards nfl history 1920 to 1987

From 1920 through 1987, Charlie Joiner had the most yards on receptions, with 12,146 yards.

Regular season

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	12,146	239	750	16.2	50.8	65	22	8	2.8	0.1	0
2	Steve Largent S. Largent	12,041	175	752	16.0	68.8	95	86	16	5.4	0.5	1
3	Don Maynard D. Maynard	11,834	186	633	18.7	63.6	88	70	24	2.9	0.4	0
4	James Lofton J. Lofton	10,536	148	571	18.5	71.2	54	246	32	7.7	1.7	1
5	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	10,372	208	579	17.9	49.9	76	181	33	5.5	0.9	0
6	Lance Alworth L. Alworth	10,266	136	542	18.9	75.5	85	129	24	5.4	0.9	2
7	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	9,364	154	475	19.7	60.8	60	133	20	6.7	0.9	0
8	Raymond Berry R. Berry	9,275	154	631	14.7	60.2	68	0	0		0.0	0
9	Charley Taylor C. Taylor	9,110	165	649	14.0	55.2	79	1,488	442	3.4	9.0	11
10	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	8,985	182	590	15.2	49.4	79	64	9	7.1	0.4	0
11	Fred Biletnikoff F. Biletnikoff	8,974	190	589	15.2	47.2	76	0	0		0.0	0
12	Wes Chandler W. Chandler	8,933	146	555	16.1	61.2	56	84	16	5.3	0.6	0
13	John Stallworth J. Stallworth	8,723	165	537	16.2	52.9	63	111	9	12.3	0.7	1
14	Cliff Branch C. Branch	8,685	183	501	17.3	47.5	67	70	11	6.4	0.4	0
15	Paul Warfield P. Warfield	8,565	157	427	20.1	54.6	85	204	22	9.3	1.3	0
16	Billy Howton B. Howton	8,459	142	503	16.8	59.6	61	29	5	5.8	0.2	0
17	Tommy McDonald T. McDonald	8,410	152	495	17.0	55.3	84	22	17	1.3	0.1	0
18	Carroll Dale C. Dale	8,277	189	438	18.9	43.8	52	30	4	7.5	0.2	0
19	Haven Moses H. Moses	8,091	199	448	18.1	40.7	56	43	18	2.4	0.2	1
20	Art Powell A. Powell	8,046	117	479	16.8	68.8	81	0	0		0.0	0
21	Don Hutson D. Hutson	7,991	116	488	16.4	68.9	99	284	62	4.6	2.4	3
22	Tony Hill T. Hill	7,988	141	479	16.7	56.7	51	84	14	6.0	0.6	0
23	Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell	7,954	148	521	15.3	53.7	65	2,735	513	5.3	18.5	18
24	Jackie Smith J. Smith	7,918	210	480	16.5	37.7	40	327	38	8.6	1.6	3
25	Jimmy Orr J. Orr	7,914	149	400	19.8	53.1	66	122	15	8.1	0.8	0

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	1.000
Broncos	0	1	.000
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Sun 9/27	LAC	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	LAC	@	SEA	4:25 PM
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Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

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Gibbs

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Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

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Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

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Rec TD Leaders

2

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QB Rating Leaders

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134.2

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Sack Leaders

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Hutchinson

2.0

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2.0

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PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

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

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Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000