most receptions in nfl history before 1995

Before 1995, Art Monk made the most receptions, with 934 receptions.

Interpreted as:
most receptions by a player in NFL history before 1995
NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Art Monk
A. Monk
934
221
12,607
13.5
57.0
68
332
63
5.3
1.5
0
2Jerry Rice
J. Rice
820
156
13,275
16.2
85.1
131
511
64
8.0
3.3
8
3Steve Largent
S. Largent
819
200
13,089
16.0
65.4
100
83
17
4.9
0.4
1
4James Lofton
J. Lofton
764
233
14,004
18.3
60.1
75
246
32
7.7
1.1
1
5Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
750
239
12,146
16.2
50.8
65
22
8
2.8
0.1
0
6Andre Reed
A. Reed
676
153
9,536
14.1
62.3
66
419
57
7.4
2.7
1
7Henry Ellard
H. Ellard
667
174
11,158
16.7
64.1
54
50
19
2.6
0.3
0
8Gary Clark
G. Clark
662
151
10,331
15.6
68.4
63
54
11
4.9
0.4
0
9Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
662
198
7,980
12.1
40.3
47
135
18
7.5
0.7
2
10Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
649
165
9,110
14.0
55.2
79
1,488
442
3.4
9.0
11
11Drew Hill
D. Hill
634
211
9,831
15.5
46.6
60
19
3
6.3
0.1
0
12Don Maynard
D. Maynard
633
186
11,834
18.7
63.6
88
70
24
2.9
0.4
0
13Raymond Berry
R. Berry
631
154
9,275
14.7
60.2
68
0
0
0.0
0
14Sterling Sharpe
S. Sharpe
595
112
8,134
13.7
72.6
65
72
23
3.1
0.6
0
15Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
590
182
8,985
15.2
49.4
79
64
9
7.1
0.4
0
16Fred Biletnikoff
F. Biletnikoff
589
190
8,974
15.2
47.2
76
0
0
0.0
0
17Mark Clayton
M. Clayton
582
158
8,974
15.4
56.8
84
108
14
7.7
0.7
0
18Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
579
208
10,372
17.9
49.9
76
181
33
5.5
0.9
0
19Lionel Taylor
L. Taylor
567
121
7,195
12.7
59.5
45
20
4
5.0
0.2
0
20Roger Craig
R. Craig
566
165
4,911
8.7
29.8
17
8,189
1,991
4.1
49.6
56
21Roy Green
R. Green
559
190
8,965
16.0
47.2
66
140
23
6.1
0.7
1
22Wes Chandler
W. Chandler
559
150
8,966
16.0
59.8
56
84
16
5.3
0.6
0
23Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
557
196
10,716
19.2
54.7
72
127
21
6.0
0.6
0
24Eric Martin
E. Martin
553
153
8,161
14.8
53.3
49
11
4
2.8
0.1
0
25J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
544
169
6,974
12.8
41.3
35
76
7
10.9
0.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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