most receptions in first 12 seasons of career

Jerry Rice had the most catches in his first 12 seasons, with 1,050 receptions.

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	NAME	REC	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jerry Rice J. Rice	1,050	188		16,377	15.6	87.1	154	624	80	7.8	3.3	10
2	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	1,042	175	1,324	13,944	13.4	79.7	123	28	10	2.8	0.2	0
3	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	1,018	186	1,731	13,366	13.1	71.9	98	63	18	3.5	0.3	0
4	Davante Adams D. Adams	1,017	178	1,622	12,633	12.4	71.0	117	-1	3	-0.3	0.0	0
5	Andre Johnson A. Johnson	1,012	169	1,643	13,597	13.4	80.5	64	54	23	2.3	0.3	0
6	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	1,004	175	1,400	12,151	12.1	69.4	77	15	9	1.7	0.1	2
7	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	984	178	1,585	12,965	13.2	72.8	83	21	6	3.5	0.1	0
8	Keenan Allen K. Allen	974	154	1,429	11,274	11.6	73.2	66	113	18	6.3	0.7	0
9	Reggie Wayne R. Wayne	968	189	1,538	13,063	13.5	69.1	78	-5	3	-1.7	0.0	0
10	Stefon Diggs S. Diggs	960	165	1,375	11,674	12.2	70.8	77	170	35	4.9	1.0	1
11	Brandon Marshall B. Marshall	959	172	1,627	12,215	12.7	71.0	82	118	20	5.9	0.7	0
12	Jason Witten J. Witten	943	191	1,337	10,502	11.1	55.0	57	0	0		0.0	0
13	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	940	172	1,533	12,406	13.2	72.1	70	229	42	5.5	1.3	1
14	Antonio Brown A. Brown	928	146	1,406	12,291	13.2	84.2	83	128	35	3.7	0.9	0
15	Randy Moss R. Moss	926	186	1,503	14,465	15.6	77.8	148	159	25	6.4	0.9	0
16	Torry Holt T. Holt	920	173	1,561	13,382	14.5	77.4	74	57	11	5.2	0.3	0
17	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	916	190	1,258	10,940	11.9	57.6	76	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
18	Julio Jones J. Jones	903	155	1,413	13,629	15.1	87.9	63	163	24	6.8	1.1	0
19	Wes Welker W. Welker	903	175	1,276	9,924	11.0	56.7	50	151	19	7.9	0.9	0
20	Hines Ward H. Ward	895	186	1,367	10,947	12.2	58.9	78	430	56	7.7	2.3	1
21	Terrell Owens T. Owens	882	173	1,216	13,070	14.8	75.5	129	164	26	6.3	0.9	2
22	Mike Evans M. Evans	866	176	1,494	13,052	15.1	74.2	108	10	1	10.0	0.1	0
23	Jimmy Smith J. Smith	862	178	1,012	12,287	14.3	69.0	67	-1	2	-0.5	0.0	0
24	Rod Smith R. Smith	849	183	1,100	11,389	13.4	62.2	68	348	44	7.9	1.9	1
25	Cris Carter C. Carter	834	181		10,447	12.5	57.7	101	37	12	3.1	0.2	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,196

Purdy

RUSH

286

McCaffrey

REC

326

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

3rd

OPP PPG

18.6

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

128.6

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

49ers

5 - 0

Final

Seahawks

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000