nfl players with the most career receiving yards including playoffs

Jerry Rice has the most career receiving yards in the regular season and playoffs, with 25,140 yards.

	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	25,140	332	1,700	748	14.8	75.7	219	689	94	7.3	2.1	10
2	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	18,434	272	1,489	2,420	12.4	67.8	131	68	20	3.4	0.3	0
3	Terrell Owens T. Owens	16,685	231	1,132	1,665	14.7	72.2	158	251	39	6.4	1.1	3
4	Randy Moss R. Moss	16,269	233	1,036	1,708	15.7	69.8	166	173	26	6.7	0.7	0
5	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	15,967	232	1,068	1,293	15.0	68.8	95	140	26	5.4	0.6	0
6	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	15,732	230	1,090	1,831	14.4	68.4	90	432	62	7.0	1.9	3
7	Reggie Wayne R. Wayne	15,599	232	1,163	1,868	13.4	67.2	91	0	4	0.0	0.0	0
8	Tim Brown T. Brown	15,515	267	1,139	719	13.6	58.1	103	196	51	3.8	0.7	1
9	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	15,463	206	1,167	1,554	13.3	75.1	130	28	10	2.8	0.1	0
10	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	15,413	277	1,355	1,896	11.4	55.6	115	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
11	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	15,326	221	1,274	1,751	12.0	69.3	104	23	12	1.9	0.1	2
12	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	14,836	217	1,146	1,860	12.9	68.4	90	229	42	5.5	1.1	1
13	Cris Carter C. Carter	14,769	248	1,164	484	12.7	59.6	138	41	13	3.2	0.2	0
14	James Lofton J. Lofton	14,763	246	805		18.3	60.0	83	301	35	8.6	1.2	2
15	Julio Jones J. Jones	14,695	177	991	1,534	14.8	83.0	73	188	27	7.0	1.1	0
16	Andre Johnson A. Johnson	14,543	197	1,087	1,784	13.4	73.8	71	54	23	2.3	0.3	0
17	Andre Reed A. Reed	14,427	255	1,036	111	13.9	56.6	96	527	82	6.4	2.1	1
18	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	14,196	238	842		16.9	59.6	66	52	20	2.6	0.2	0
19	Mike Evans M. Evans	14,179	191	942	1,613	15.1	74.2	117	10	1	10.0	0.1	0
20	Davante Adams D. Adams	14,118	196	1,122	1,786	12.6	72.0	128	-1	3	-0.3	0.0	0
21	Torry Holt T. Holt	14,012	183	967	1,642	14.5	76.6	78	57	11	5.2	0.3	0
22	Art Monk A. Monk	13,783	239	1,009		13.7	57.7	75	349	69	5.1	1.5	0
23	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	13,770	204	1,046	1,693	13.2	67.5	87	21	6	3.5	0.1	0
24	Jason Witten J. Witten	13,532	279	1,273	1,783	10.6	48.5	75	0	0		0.0	0
25	Steve Largent S. Largent	13,523	207	842		16.1	65.3	104	81	18	4.5	0.4	1

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49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	4	.200

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Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
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1,485

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1,402

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Rush Yards Leaders

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412.0

405.8

394.2

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392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

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166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

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Pass Yards Rankings

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300.5

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281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

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17.0

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

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Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
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Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000