Between the 1920 and 2010 seasons, Jerry Rice had the most receiving yards in a season, with 1,848 yards in 1995.
Interpreted as:
most reception yds by a player in a season 1920 to 2010| NAME | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Rice | 1,848 | 1995 |  SF | 16 | 122 | 15.1 | 115.5 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | I. Bruce | 1,781 | 1995 |  STL | 16 | 119 | 15.0 | 111.3 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | C. Hennigan | 1,746 | 1961 |  HOU | 14 | 82 | 21.3 | 124.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | M. Harrison | 1,722 | 2002 |  IND | 16 | 143 | 205 | 12.0 | 107.6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 5 | | T. Holt | 1,696 | 2003 | STL | 16 | 117 | 183 | 14.5 | 106.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 6 | | H. Moore | 1,686 | 1995 |  DET | 16 | 123 | 13.7 | 105.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | M. Harrison | 1,663 | 1999 | IND | 16 | 115 | 193 | 14.5 | 103.9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 8 | | J. Smith | 1,636 | 1999 |  JAX | 16 | 116 | 177 | 14.1 | 102.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | T. Holt | 1,635 | 2000 | STL | 16 | 82 | 139 | 19.9 | 102.2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 10 |  | R. Moss | 1,632 | 2003 |  MIN | 16 | 111 | 172 | 14.7 | 102.0 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 11 |  | M. Irvin | 1,603 | 1995 |  DAL | 16 | 111 | 14.4 | 100.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | R. Smith | 1,602 | 2000 |  DEN | 16 | 100 | 173 | 16.0 | 100.1 | 8 | 99 | 6 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 13 | | L. Alworth | 1,602 | 1965 |  SD | 14 | 69 | 23.2 | 114.4 | 14 | -12 | 3 | -4.0 | -0.9 | 0 | |
| 14 | | D. Boston | 1,598 | 2001 |  ARI | 16 | 98 | 175 | 16.3 | 99.9 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 15 | | R. Moore | 1,584 | 1997 | ARI | 16 | 97 | 16.3 | 99.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | A. Johnson | 1,575 | 2008 |  HOU | 16 | 115 | 171 | 13.7 | 98.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | J. Rice | 1,570 | 1986 | SF | 16 | 86 | 18.3 | 98.1 | 15 | 72 | 10 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| 18 | | A. Johnson | 1,569 | 2009 | HOU | 16 | 101 | 171 | 15.5 | 98.1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 19 | | S. Smith Sr. | 1,563 | 2005 |  CAR | 16 | 103 | 150 | 15.2 | 97.7 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 20 | | R. Green | 1,555 | 1984 |  STL | 16 | 78 | 19.9 | 97.2 | 12 | -10 | 1 | -10.0 | -0.6 | 0 | |
| 21 | | C. Hennigan | 1,546 | 1964 | HOU | 14 | 101 | 15.3 | 110.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | M. Harrison | 1,524 | 2001 | IND | 16 | 109 | 164 | 14.0 | 95.3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 23 | | M. Irvin | 1,523 | 1991 | DAL | 16 | 93 | 16.4 | 95.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | R. Wayne | 1,510 | 2007 | IND | 16 | 104 | 156 | 14.5 | 94.4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 25 | | J. Rice | 1,503 | 1993 | SF | 16 | 98 | 15.3 | 93.9 | 15 | 69 | 3 | 23.0 | 4.3 | 1 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.
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