nfl most receiving yards by a player before 1985

Before 1985, Don Maynard had the most receiving yards, with 11,834 yards.

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Don Maynard D. Maynard	11,834	186	633	18.7	63.6	88	70	24	2.9	0.4	0
2	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	10,774	208	657	16.4	51.8	56	22	8	2.8	0.1	0
3	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	10,372	208	579	17.9	49.9	76	181	33	5.5	0.9	0
4	Lance Alworth L. Alworth	10,266	136	542	18.9	75.5	85	129	24	5.4	0.9	2
5	Raymond Berry R. Berry	9,275	154	631	14.7	60.2	68	0	0		0.0	0
6	Charley Taylor C. Taylor	9,110	165	649	14.0	55.2	79	1,488	442	3.4	9.0	11
7	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	8,985	182	590	15.2	49.4	79	64	9	7.1	0.4	0
8	Fred Biletnikoff F. Biletnikoff	8,974	190	589	15.2	47.2	76	0	0		0.0	0
9	Steve Largent S. Largent	8,772	130	545	16.1	67.5	72	53	14	3.8	0.4	1
10	Cliff Branch C. Branch	8,685	179	501	17.3	48.5	67	70	11	6.4	0.4	0
11	Paul Warfield P. Warfield	8,565	157	427	20.1	54.6	85	204	22	9.3	1.3	0
12	Billy Howton B. Howton	8,459	142	503	16.8	59.6	61	29	5	5.8	0.2	0
13	Tommy McDonald T. McDonald	8,410	152	495	17.0	55.3	84	22	17	1.3	0.1	0
14	Carroll Dale C. Dale	8,277	189	438	18.9	43.8	52	30	4	7.5	0.2	0
15	Haven Moses H. Moses	8,091	199	448	18.1	40.7	56	43	18	2.4	0.2	1
16	Art Powell A. Powell	8,046	117	479	16.8	68.8	81	0	0		0.0	0
17	Don Hutson D. Hutson	7,991	116	488	16.4	68.9	99	284	62	4.6	2.4	3
18	Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell	7,954	148	521	15.3	53.7	65	2,735	513	5.3	18.5	18
19	Jackie Smith J. Smith	7,918	210	480	16.5	37.7	40	327	38	8.6	1.6	3
20	Jimmy Orr J. Orr	7,914	149	400	19.8	53.1	66	122	15	8.1	0.8	0
21	Drew Pearson D. Pearson	7,822	156	489	16.0	50.1	48	189	21	9.0	1.2	0
22	James Lofton J. Lofton	7,663	105	397	19.3	73.0	41	231	27	8.6	2.2	1
23	Roy Jefferson R. Jefferson	7,539	162	451	16.7	46.5	52	188	25	7.5	1.2	0
24	Gary Garrison G. Garrison	7,538	134	405	18.6	56.3	58	29	12	2.4	0.2	0
25	Bob Hayes B. Hayes	7,414	132	371	20.0	56.2	71	68	24	2.8	0.5	2

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NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,706

Burrow

3,474

Smith

3,396

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

1,623

Barkley

1,407

Henry

1,053

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,319

Chase

1,170

Jefferson

973

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

33

Burrow

29

Jackson

28

Mayfield

Rush TD Leaders

13

Hurts

13

Henry

12

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

15

Chase

9

St. Brown

9

McLaurin

QB Rating Leaders

116.3

Jackson

109.1

Goff

108.1

Darnold

Sack Leaders

12.5

Hendrickson

11.0

Garrett

11.0

Bonitto

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.1

30.5

29.5

28.9

27.9

27.8

Opp PPG Rankings

15.9

18.0

18.3

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

422.5

394.8

379.3

378.5

377.6

376.3

Rush Yards Rankings

190.5

179.1

156.9

151.1

144.7

139.8

Pass Yards Rankings

285.1

269.9

264.2

258.4

258.0

256.5

Sack Leaders

47.0

42.0

41.0

40.0

39.0

38.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

271

Barkley

241.2

Henry

202.8

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

224.4

Chase

160.2

Jefferson

145.2

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

128

Kittle

118.7

Bowers

99.1

Smith

Fantasy K Rankings

165

Boswell

151

Fairbairn

140

Aubrey

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-3

9-3-1

9-4

8-4-1

Worst Record ATS

2-11

4-9

4-8-1

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	2	0	.846
Commanders	8	5	0	.615
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	12	1	0	.923
Vikings	11	2	0	.846
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	6	0	.538
Falcons	6	7	0	.462
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	8	5	0	.615
Rams	7	6	0	.538

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	10	3	0	.769
Dolphins	6	7	0	.462
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	10	3	0	.769
Ravens	8	5	0	.615
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	8	5	0	.615
Colts	6	7	0	.462
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	12	1	0	.923
Chargers	8	5	0	.615