most reciving yards as wr in last 40 years

Between November 10, 1986 and November 10, 2026, Jerry Rice has the most yards on receptions by a wide receiver, with 20,938 yards.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player game data complete from 1960

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jerry Rice J. Rice	20,938	277	1,451	709	14.4	75.6	182	570	75	7.6	2.1	9
2	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	17,492	263	1,432	2,335	12.2	66.5	121	68	20	3.4	0.3	0
3	Terrell Owens T. Owens	15,934	219	1,078	1,604	14.8	72.8	153	251	39	6.4	1.1	3
4	Randy Moss R. Moss	15,292	218	982	1,616	15.6	70.1	156	159	25	6.4	0.7	0
5	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	15,208	223	1,024	1,210	14.9	68.2	91	139	25	5.6	0.6	0
6	Tim Brown T. Brown	14,934	255	1,094	670	13.7	58.6	100	190	50	3.8	0.7	1
7	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	14,731	219	1,031	1,745	14.3	67.3	81	387	57	6.8	1.8	2
8	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	14,580	190	1,102	1,431	13.2	76.7	128	28	10	2.8	0.1	0
9	Reggie Wayne R. Wayne	14,345	211	1,070	1,712	13.4	68.0	82	0	4	0.0	0.0	0
10	Andre Johnson A. Johnson	14,185	193	1,062	1,743	13.4	73.5	70	54	23	2.3	0.3	0
11	Cris Carter C. Carter	13,899	234	1,101	442	12.6	59.4	130	41	13	3.2	0.2	0
12	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	13,779	202	1,076	1,739	12.8	68.2	82	229	42	5.5	1.1	1
13	Julio Jones J. Jones	13,703	166	914	1,432	15.0	82.5	66	163	24	6.8	1.0	0
14	Mike Evans M. Evans	13,472	182	893	1,533	15.1	74.0	111	10	1	10.0	0.1	0
15	Torry Holt T. Holt	13,382	173	920	1,561	14.5	77.4	74	57	11	5.2	0.3	0
16	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	13,295	195	1,006	1,624	13.2	68.2	85	21	6	3.5	0.1	0
17	Davante Adams D. Adams	13,113	184	1,047	1,671	12.5	71.3	121	-1	3	-0.3	0.0	0
18	Keenan Allen K. Allen	12,402	179	1,095	1,609	11.3	69.3	71	113	18	6.3	0.6	0
19	Brandon Marshall B. Marshall	12,351	179	970	1,650	12.7	69.0	83	118	20	5.9	0.7	0
20	Antonio Brown A. Brown	12,291	146	928	1,406	13.2	84.2	83	128	35	3.7	0.9	0
21	Jimmy Smith J. Smith	12,287	178	862	1,012	14.3	69.0	67	-1	2	-0.5	0.0	0
22	Andre Reed A. Reed	12,264	209	879	111	14.0	58.7	78	497	71	7.0	2.4	0
23	Hines Ward H. Ward	12,083	217	1,000	1,524	12.1	55.7	85	428	57	7.5	2.0	1
24	Derrick Mason D. Mason	12,061	230	943	1,439	12.8	52.4	66	3	9	0.3	0.0	0
25	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	12,037	181	707		17.0	66.5	54	55	9	6.1	0.3	0

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Rams	5	4	.556
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Cardinals	3	6	.333

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Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	SEA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 12/6	SF	@	NYG	1:00 PM
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Burrow

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Rush Yards Rankings

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142.0

137.8

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
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Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Rams	5	4	0	.556
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Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
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Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000