nfl most receiving yards by a player before 1985

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

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	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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902

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RUSH

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Team Rankings

PPG

19.0

25th

OPP PPG

21.0

11th

RUSH YDS/G

84.0

27th

PASS YDS/G

225.5

17th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	1	.750
Patriots	2	2	.500
Jets	1	3	.250
Dolphins	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	LV	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM

Last Game

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1 - 3

Final

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3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

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Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

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Sack Leaders

16.0

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

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52

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48

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3-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM

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