nfl receiving leaders last 35 years

Between May 23, 1991 and May 23, 2026, Larry Fitzgerald has the most receiving yards, with 17,492 yards.

NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Larry Fitzgerald
L. Fitzgerald
17,492
263
1,432
2,335
12.2
66.5
121
68
20
3.4
0.3
0
2Terrell Owens
T. Owens
15,934
219
1,078
1,604
14.8
72.8
153
251
39
6.4
1.1
3
3Randy Moss
R. Moss
15,292
218
982
1,616
15.6
70.1
156
159
25
6.4
0.7
0
4Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
15,208
223
1,024
1,210
14.9
68.2
91
139
25
5.6
0.6
0
5Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
15,127
270
1,325
1,862
11.4
56.0
111
14
2
7.0
0.1
0
6Jerry Rice
J. Rice
15,029
211
1,103
709
13.6
71.2
118
356
43
8.3
1.7
6
7Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
14,731
219
1,031
1,745
14.3
67.3
81
387
57
6.8
1.8
2
8Marvin Harrison
M. Harrison
14,580
190
1,102
1,431
13.2
76.7
128
28
10
2.8
0.1
0
9Reggie Wayne
R. Wayne
14,345
211
1,070
1,712
13.4
68.0
82
0
4
0.0
0.0
0
10Andre Johnson
A. Johnson
14,185
193
1,062
1,743
13.4
73.5
70
54
23
2.3
0.3
0
11Tim Brown
T. Brown
13,936
222
1,032
670
13.5
62.8
92
140
36
3.9
0.6
0
12Anquan Boldin
A. Boldin
13,779
202
1,076
1,739
12.8
68.2
82
229
42
5.5
1.1
1
13Julio Jones
J. Jones
13,703
166
914
1,432
15.0
82.5
66
163
24
6.8
1.0
0
14Torry Holt
T. Holt
13,382
173
920
1,561
14.5
77.4
74
57
11
5.2
0.3
0
15DeAndre Hopkins
D. Hopkins
13,295
195
1,006
1,624
13.2
68.2
85
21
6
3.5
0.1
0
16Mike Evans
M. Evans
13,052
176
866
1,494
15.1
74.2
108
10
1
10.0
0.1
0
17Jason Witten
J. Witten
13,046
271
1,228
1,723
10.6
48.1
74
0
0
0.0
0
18Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
13,002
192
1,080
1,508
12.0
67.7
82
16
10
1.6
0.1
2
19Davante Adams
D. Adams
12,633
178
1,017
1,622
12.4
71.0
117
-1
3
-0.3
0.0
0
20Brandon Marshall
B. Marshall
12,351
179
970
1,650
12.7
69.0
83
118
20
5.9
0.7
0
21Antonio Brown
A. Brown
12,291
146
928
1,406
13.2
84.2
83
128
35
3.7
0.9
0
22Jimmy Smith
J. Smith
12,287
178
862
1,012
14.3
69.0
67
-1
2
-0.5
0.0
0
23Hines Ward
H. Ward
12,083
217
1,000
1,524
12.1
55.7
85
428
57
7.5
2.0
1
24Derrick Mason
D. Mason
12,061
230
943
1,439
12.8
52.4
66
3
9
0.3
0.0
0
25Keenan Allen
K. Allen
12,051
171
1,055
1,551
11.4
70.5
70
113
18
6.3
0.7
0
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