most reciving yards by a wr in last 50 years

Between September 16, 1976 and September 16, 2026, Jerry Rice has the most receiving yards by a wide receiver, with 22,895 yards.

Regular season

	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	22,895	303	1,549	709	14.8	75.6	197	645	87	7.4	2.1	10
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	James Lofton J. Lofton	14,004	233	764		18.3	60.1	75	246	32	7.7	1.1	1
12	Cris Carter C. Carter	13,899	234	1,101	442	12.6	59.4	130	41	13	3.2	0.2	0
13	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	13,779	202	1,076	1,739	12.8	68.2	82	229	42	5.5	1.1	1
14	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	13,777	228	814		16.9	60.4	65	50	19	2.6	0.2	0
15	Julio Jones J. Jones	13,703	166	914	1,432	15.0	82.5	66	163	24	6.8	1.0	0
16	Torry Holt T. Holt	13,382	173	920	1,561	14.5	77.4	74	57	11	5.2	0.3	0
17	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	13,295	195	1,006	1,624	13.2	68.2	85	21	6	3.5	0.1	0
18	Andre Reed A. Reed	13,198	234	951	111	13.9	56.4	87	500	75	6.7	2.1	1
19	Mike Evans M. Evans	13,101	177	872	1,501	15.0	74.0	109	10	1	10.0	0.1	0
20	Steve Largent S. Largent	13,003	199	814		16.0	65.3	100	84	16	5.3	0.4	1
21	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	12,785	255	851	122	15.0	50.1	84	242	44	5.5	0.9	1
22	Art Monk A. Monk	12,721	224	940		13.5	56.8	68	332	63	5.3	1.5	0
23	Davante Adams D. Adams	12,659	179	1,020	1,628	12.4	70.7	117	-1	3	-0.3	0.0	0
24	Brandon Marshall B. Marshall	12,351	179	970	1,650	12.7	69.0	83	118	20	5.9	0.7	0
25	Antonio Brown A. Brown	12,291	146	928	1,406	13.2	84.2	83	128	35	3.7	0.9	0

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68

McCaffrey

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50

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Cardinals	1	0	1.000
49ers	1	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	MIA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	ARI	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM

Last Game

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1 - 0

Final

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410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

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Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

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3

Henry

2

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Rec TD Leaders

2

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2

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QB Rating Leaders

150.6

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134.2

Dart

130.5

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Sack Leaders

2.0

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2.0

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2.0

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59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

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34.3

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31.4

Swift

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Walker

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Watson

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Coker

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000