nfl most receiving yards by a player before 2000

Before 2000, Jerry Rice had the most receiving yards, with 18,442 yards.

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	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	18,442	222	1,206	124	15.3	83.1	169	627	83	7.6	2.8	10
2	James Lofton J. Lofton	14,004	233	764		18.3	60.1	75	246	32	7.7	1.1	1
3	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	13,777	228	814		16.9	60.4	65	50	19	2.6	0.2	0
4	Andre Reed A. Reed	13,095	221	941	93	13.9	59.3	86	500	75	6.7	2.3	1
5	Steve Largent S. Largent	13,089	200	819		16.0	65.4	100	83	17	4.9	0.4	1
6	Art Monk A. Monk	12,721	224	940		13.5	56.8	68	332	63	5.3	1.5	0
7	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	12,237	241	810	46	15.1	50.8	79	226	42	5.4	0.9	1
8	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	12,146	239	750		16.2	50.8	65	22	8	2.8	0.1	0
9	Michael Irvin M. Irvin	11,904	159	750	19	15.9	74.9	65	6	6	1.0	0.0	0
10	Don Maynard D. Maynard	11,834	186	633		18.7	63.6	88	70	24	2.9	0.4	0
11	Cris Carter C. Carter	11,688	197	924	136	12.6	59.3	114	37	12	3.1	0.2	0
12	Tim Brown T. Brown	10,944	176	770	145	14.2	62.2	75	120	37	3.2	0.7	1
13	Gary Clark G. Clark	10,856	167	699		15.5	65.0	65	54	11	4.9	0.3	0
14	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	10,716	196	557		19.2	54.7	72	127	21	6.0	0.6	0
15	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	10,372	208	579		17.9	49.9	76	181	33	5.5	0.9	0
16	Lance Alworth L. Alworth	10,266	136	542		18.9	75.5	85	129	24	5.4	0.9	2
17	Drew Hill D. Hill	9,831	211	634		15.5	46.6	60	19	3	6.3	0.1	0
18	Andre Rison A. Rison	9,599	170	702	45	13.7	56.5	78	23	9	2.6	0.1	0
19	Rob Moore R. Moore	9,368	153	628	96	14.9	61.2	49	8	5	1.6	0.1	0
20	Raymond Berry R. Berry	9,275	154	631		14.7	60.2	68	0	0		0.0	0
21	Anthony Miller A. Miller	9,148	155	595		15.4	59.0	63	131	22	6.0	0.8	1
22	Charley Taylor C. Taylor	9,110	165	649		14.0	55.2	79	1,488	442	3.4	9.0	11
23	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	8,985	182	590		15.2	49.4	79	64	9	7.1	0.4	0
24	Mark Clayton M. Clayton	8,974	158	582		15.4	56.8	84	108	14	7.7	0.7	0
25	Fred Biletnikoff F. Biletnikoff	8,974	190	589		15.2	47.2	76	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

492

Purdy

RUSH

91

McCaffrey

REC

103

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Team Rankings

PPG

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OPP PPG

10.0

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

246.0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	2	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	1	.500
Rams	1	1	.500

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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0 - 2

Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

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Henry

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Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

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Pass TD Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

127.3

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125.9

Dart

125.8

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Sack Leaders

4.0

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3.5

Watt

3.0

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38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

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