nfl receiving leaders 1920 to 2020

Between the 1920 and 2020 seasons, Jerry Rice had the most receiving yards, with 22,895 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
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 Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
15,127
270
1,325
1,862
11.4
56.0
111
14
2
7.0
0.1
0
7 Tim Brown
T. Brown
14,934
255
1,094
670
13.7
58.6
100
190
50
3.8
0.7
1
8 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
9 Marvin Harrison
M. Harrison
14,580
190
1,102
1,431
13.2
76.7
128
28
10
2.8
0.1
0
10 Reggie Wayne
R. Wayne
14,345
211
1,070
1,712
13.4
68.0
82
0
4
0.0
0.0
0
11 Andre Johnson
A. Johnson
14,185
193
1,062
1,743
13.4
73.5
70
54
23
2.3
0.3
0
12 James Lofton
J. Lofton
14,004
233
764
18.3
60.1
75
246
32
7.7
1.1
1
13 Cris Carter
C. Carter
13,899
234
1,101
442
12.6
59.4
130
41
13
3.2
0.2
0
14 Anquan Boldin
A. Boldin
13,779
202
1,076
1,739
12.8
68.2
82
229
42
5.5
1.1
1
15 Henry Ellard
H. Ellard
13,777
228
814
16.9
60.4
65
50
19
2.6
0.2
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 Andre Reed
A. Reed
13,198
234
951
111
13.9
56.4
87
500
75
6.7
2.1
1
18 Steve Largent
S. Largent
13,089
200
819
16.0
65.4
100
83
17
4.9
0.4
1
19 Jason Witten
J. Witten
13,046
271
1,228
1,723
10.6
48.1
74
0
0
0.0
0
20 Julio Jones
J. Jones
12,896
135
848
1,322
15.2
95.5
60
118
19
6.2
0.9
0
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 Brandon Marshall
B. Marshall
12,351
179
970
1,650
12.7
69.0
83
118
20
5.9
0.7
0
24 Jimmy Smith
J. Smith
12,287
178
862
1,012
14.3
69.0
67
-1
2
-0.5
0.0
0
25 Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
12,146
239
750
16.2
50.8
65
22
8
2.8
0.1
0
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