most receptions of all time by a wide receiver

Jerry Rice has the most career receptions by a wide receiver, with 1,549 catches.

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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	1,549	303	709	22,895	14.8	75.6	197	645	87	7.4	2.1	10
2	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	1,432	263	2,335	17,492	12.2	66.5	121	68	20	3.4	0.3	0
3	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	1,102	190	1,431	14,580	13.2	76.7	128	28	10	2.8	0.1	0
4	Cris Carter C. Carter	1,101	234	442	13,899	12.6	59.4	130	41	13	3.2	0.2	0
5	Tim Brown T. Brown	1,094	255	670	14,934	13.7	58.6	100	190	50	3.8	0.7	1
6	Keenan Allen K. Allen	1,081	176	1,591	12,278	11.4	69.8	71	113	18	6.3	0.6	0
7	Terrell Owens T. Owens	1,078	219	1,604	15,934	14.8	72.8	153	251	39	6.4	1.1	3
8	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	1,076	202	1,739	13,779	12.8	68.2	82	229	42	5.5	1.1	1
9	Reggie Wayne R. Wayne	1,070	211	1,712	14,345	13.4	68.0	82	0	4	0.0	0.0	0
10	Andre Johnson A. Johnson	1,062	193	1,743	14,185	13.4	73.5	70	54	23	2.3	0.3	0
11	Davante Adams D. Adams	1,047	184	1,671	13,113	12.5	71.3	121	-1	3	-0.3	0.0	0
12	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	1,031	219	1,745	14,731	14.3	67.3	81	387	57	6.8	1.8	2
13	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	1,024	223	1,210	15,208	14.9	68.2	91	139	25	5.6	0.6	0
14	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	1,006	195	1,624	13,295	13.2	68.2	85	21	6	3.5	0.1	0
15	Hines Ward H. Ward	1,000	217	1,524	12,083	12.1	55.7	85	428	57	7.5	2.0	1
16	Randy Moss R. Moss	982	218	1,616	15,292	15.6	70.1	156	159	25	6.4	0.7	0
17	Brandon Marshall B. Marshall	970	179	1,650	12,351	12.7	69.0	83	118	20	5.9	0.7	0
18	Stefon Diggs S. Diggs	966	166	1,382	11,718	12.1	70.6	78	170	35	4.9	1.0	1
19	Andre Reed A. Reed	951	234	111	13,198	13.9	56.4	87	500	75	6.7	2.1	1
20	Derrick Mason D. Mason	943	230	1,439	12,061	12.8	52.4	66	3	9	0.3	0.0	0
21	Art Monk A. Monk	940	224		12,721	13.5	56.8	68	332	63	5.3	1.5	0
22	Antonio Brown A. Brown	928	146	1,406	12,291	13.2	84.2	83	128	35	3.7	0.9	0
23	Torry Holt T. Holt	920	173	1,561	13,382	14.5	77.4	74	57	11	5.2	0.3	0
24	Julio Jones J. Jones	914	166	1,432	13,703	15.0	82.5	66	163	24	6.8	1.0	0
25	Wes Welker W. Welker	903	175	1,276	9,924	11.0	56.7	50	151	19	7.9	0.9	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,460

Purdy

RUSH

350

McCaffrey

REC

420

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

3rd

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

128.2

7th

PASS YDS/G

243.3

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Cardinals	2	4	.333
Rams	2	4	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/29	SEA	@	SF	4:25 PM

Last Game

Commanders

1 - 4 - 1

Final

49ers

6 - 0

Mon 19 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000